DO NOT FEAR

Genesis 14: 13-14

“Moses answered the people, “Do not be afraid. Stand firm and you will see the deliverance the Lord will bring you today. The Egyptians you see today you will never see again. The Lord will fight for you; you need only to be still.”

Even though this is a year of victory, yet this year spells more battles than victories for many. In fact, some of us find ourselves facing a rougher year than ever in our lifetime. Me myself undeniably had several battles this year and even before the year of victory began. Sometimes we then ask the Lord, “where is my victory?” Despite the battles, I was reminded that there cannot be or will not have any victories till we undergo battles and win them! Think about it. How can there be victory when there is no battle for you to claim victory for? It is when we overcome the battles in our lives then we can come out victorious, shining as God’s light.

As I look at the verse, I found myself like the Israelites, being all afraid and sometimes wavering due to my own uncertainties in life. Today, God reminded me that amidst my fears, anxieties and struggles in life, He wanted me to be still before him. To be still and know that He is Lord over everything (and that includes my fears, anxieties, struggles and all). That He is a God who has gone before me and won the battles in my life. Sometimes, I find myself trying to outsmart God and spend half the time being swallowed by the battles I face. More than often we find it hard to even be still before the Lord and wait on Him to do His work. To us, we may feel that we cannot simply just watch and wait for things to happen. Today, let us not be anxious, know that we are not fighting alone or fighting against flesh and blood, but our battle is against the evil one. Let us stand firm today and not be shaken by our greatest enemy. The battle belongs to the Lord! Amen! Most importantly, let us simply be still and wait on our heavenly father, to do his work at his timing.

Do you fear something in your life today?

Do you feel like you have been shaken and beaten by the battles in your life?

If yes, let us be still in this coming weekend and allow God to deliver us from all our fears and to simply wait on Him.

Guy Stuff

Genesis 22:1-14

What is your most precious possession? Perhaps it’s your sleep or girlfriends, studies or work. Conventional wisdom tells us to hang on to what we value most.

Now think abt the story of Abraham and Isaac. Imagine being put in Abraham’s position, being asked to sacrifice your only son, for whom u waited for 100 years, wondering why God would ask for such a devastating act of obedience. What would u do?

Of course, we knew the end story. Isaac was never in danger. But Abraham was. God tested Abraham’s heart to clarify who came first. The answer came back clearly: “You do. God.”

The truth is that Isaac wasn’t Abraham ‘s to sacrifice.. The doting father didn’t own the son. We don’t truly possess what we have in this life: Our jobs, our homes, etc. Similarly, our families and friends are entrusted to us for a time and it is up to us to influence them towards following God while we have the opportunity. We need to follow Abraham’s example and hold our possession and relationship loosely to be regarded and “used” as God intends.

A simple enough idea, right? But as Abraham proved, what seems simple isn’t necessarily easy. In what ways is God asking you to give up what you might be tempted to think belongs to u?

Yew Fie says: In my tribe, I know some of u are holding strongly to –

- Relationship (finding girlfriend)

- Ur image to others (how ppl see u)

- Status in the tribe

Yew Fie says: Guys, always remember this as what my spiritual father,

Pastor William always tells me:

100% man, 100% God. Put your trust in HIM.

John 14:1

Jesus says: “Do not let your hearts be troubled. Trust in God, trust also in ME.”

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