Do Away With That Bondage of Fear

Gentle Rain

“I know a man in Christ who fourteen years ago was caught up to the third heaven. Whether it was in the body or out of the body I do not know--God knows.”2Co.12:21 NIV

We have nothing to fear

St. Paul had many supernatural experiences  and revelations given to him when he walked the earth and one of them was when he was caught up to the third heaven. He heard things that he said were inexpressible and that he was not permitted to tell.   He further talks about whether he was in the body or out, he could not tell.

Last night on CNN there was a special program about “Life After Death Experiences.”  One lady kayaking got caught between some rocks, she turned upside down and had drowned. She had been dead for 30 minutes, she was bloated and blue and gone! Her spirit left her body and she spoke of seeing her friends and talking to Jesus. She is a Doctor, she knows all about what happens when the body shuts down and she spoke about the glorious peace and love on the other side. She came back because Jesus told her that it wasn’t her time, yet.  She no longer has any doubts or fears and she knows there is work to do while she is here.

If you are interested you can go to CNN online of course and hopefully watch the special. It would be well worth your effort.

We have nothing to fear. Remember when Job said in 3:25 “What I feared has come upon me; what I dreaded has happened to me.?” Although, he was a good and perfect man, he still wrestled with things; like a spirit of fear. Everyone does from time to time.

Fear is the opposite of love and faith. Everyone of us believe for something in our lives, either in fear or faith. In fact, sometimes it is fear in faith. Fearing in faith?  That is a total waste of the energy that God has given to you.  God has not given you that spirit of fear, but power and love and a sound mind. If He did not give the spirit of fear to you, who did?

The antidote for fear is to prayerfully read Bible verses about God’s love. Once you meditate on this mind staggering heart uplifter, all fear will leave Can you believe and accept this?. One of my favorites is:

38And I am convinced that nothing can ever separate us from God’s love. Neither death nor life, neither angels nor demons,^p neither our fears for today nor our worries about tomorrow—not even the powers of hell can separate us from God’s love. 39No power in the sky above or in the earth below—indeed, nothing in all creation will ever be able to separate us from the love of God that is revealed in Christ Jesus our Lord. Ro. 8: 38,39 NLT