Beloved of God,
I just wanted to share these thoughts with all of us the Saints of God wonderfully and fearfully made in His image.
We already know that faith comes by hearing and hearing by the word of God (Romans 10:17). Caleb and Joshua were distinguished gentlemen that brought faith-inspiring report because they have been trained on hearing the right things. Exodus 17:14 - And the LORD said unto Moses, Write this for a memorial in a book, and rehearse it in the ears of Joshua: for I will utterly put out the remembrance of Amalek from under heaven. Fear, like faith, also comes from hearing and hearing the wrong words from the wrong sources. How?
In Luke 8:49, carriers of evil report came to Jairus to tell him not to trouble Jesus anymore because his daughter had finally died. Jesus - who was not the one being addressed- realizing that fear cometh by hearing and hearing the wrong words (words that do not originate from God) intervened immediately before Jairus' brain could process the evil report! Luke 8:50 - But when Jesus heard it, he answered him, saying, Fear not: believe only, and she shall be made whole.
Finally, brethren, I beseech you by the mercies of God, disassociate yourselves from carriers of bad news. God did the same – He permitted only Caleb and Joshua (of all the Israelites that were born in Egypt) to enter the Promised Land. Jesus did the same – He locked out all the messengers of doom from the room where He resurrected Jairus' daughter!
In His Service
Doreen.
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