🙏DONT FEAR DEATH 🙏🙏
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January 12, 2022 at 10:54 amNo fear of death Life is never easy. It was not easy for Isaac. Among other difficulties, he waited twenty years for the birth of a child (25:20–26). Then there was sibling rivalry when the twins were born. He lived amongst hostile Philistines and one of his sons became a ‘source of grief’ (26:35), ‘thorns in the side of Isaac and Rebekah’ (v.35, MSG). Isaac committed the very same sin as his father – trying to pass off his wife as his sister (vv.7–11). However, it seems that Isaac did learn from some of his father’s mistakes. When Rebekah was unable to have a baby – unlike Abraham’s disastrous attempt to solve things himself through his relationship with Hagar – Isaac’s response was to pray to God for a miracle (25:21). The Lord had appeared to Isaac and promised, ‘I will be with you and will bless you… Through your offspring all nations on earth will be blessed’ (26:3–4). Nevertheless, Isaac was afraid. He feared that he might die: ‘The men of this place might kill me on account of Rebekah, because she is beautiful… I thought I might lose my life on account of her’ (vv.7,9b). God said to Isaac, ‘Do not be afraid, for I am with you’ (v.24). Isaac feared people more than he feared God, and yet he is reminded that he need not fear others because God is with him. Remember the same truth when you are tempted to fear: God is with you. If God is with you, you need not be afraid of anyone or anything. In spite of Isaac’s fear of others, God blessed him. God says, ‘I will bless you and will increase the number of your descendants…’ (v.24). God’s blessing meant growth, reaping many times over. This is what he wants for your life too. ‘Isaac reopened the wells that had been dug in the time of his father Abraham, which the Philistines had stopped up’ (v.18). (Perhaps the equivalent for us is to reopen churches that have been closed to be a source of living water!) When Isaac met opposition and was stopped, he moved on until he found another well he could reopen. In this way, the Lord gave him room to flourish (v.22). None of this is easy, but remember what the Lord says to you: ‘Do not be afraid, for I am with you’ (v.24). Lord, thank for your promise to be with me. Thank you that you tell me over and over again that if I fear you, I do not need to be afraid of anything or anyone else. 🙏🙏🙏🙏👏🏿 Ponder on these facts Be blessed Gods Chosen One GA
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January 12, 2022 at 11:11 amAmen!
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January 12, 2022 at 11:17 amThis is a great word for today. Thank you once again. ❤️❤️❤️
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January 13, 2022 at 1:52 pm❤
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January 13, 2022 at 2:20 pmReally needed to hear that today, Blessings and thank you,
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January 13, 2022 at 5:02 pmAMEN🙏🏻♥️♥️
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