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The bible tells us to resist and to conquer fear but there is one kind of fear we are called to embrace and that is the fear of God. To fear God is to give him reverence to become obedient to him and to live a life according to his standards. In Ps 34:11-16 we are told that to fear God is to learn to keep our tongue and action from doing evil and to walk according to the will of God. Jesus tells us that we are to be perfect, whole or holy as God is perfect and for that reason your Christian walk is called to be a walk toward perfection where we by following the leading of the Holy Spirit change ourselves to become a true reflection of God.

Jesus tell us that it is the truth that set us free, free from our bondage and our fears. The truth he speaks about is the truth of the word he spoke while on earth and the truth that is recorded in the bible. Paul in Heb 4:12 tells us that the word of God is alive, life changing and it is also powerful able to make the impossible possible. But in order to make the impossible possible we must stand unshakable on the word of God in faith. Jesus in John 15:3 tells his disciples that they have been cleansed but the words he has spoken unto them, the word of God has the power to transformed us in the image of God if we receive them as truth and choose to believe them. This is only possible if you become a doer of the word and not a hearer only. Jesus sent the Holy Spirit to guide us through this process of transformation into God's image and does so by revelations of God's word to us. One of the truths found is God's word is that God loves us and he is on our side, we can conquer fear knowing this truth if God is for us who can be against us (Rom 8:31) for nothing can separate us from the love God has for us (Rom 8:39). Jesus in Mark 11:23 tells us that we can move mountains referring to the impossible things we face in life if we simply stand in faith believe in our heart and confessing with our mouth the truth of God's word.

At Easter we not only celebrate the account of Jesus resurrection but also the resurrection of all those who have accepted him as Lord when he returns to earth to establish his kingdom. Sadly not all will resurrect at that time, those who rejected him will also rise one day only to be judged and to be sent to the Lake of fire where they will live for eternity separated from God and Jesus.

In John 15:4-5 Jesus tell us that he can only abide in us if we first abide in him in the same way God tells us that he can only draw nigh unto us if we first draw nigh unto him. On our own we may not be able to conquer what is before us and what is creating fear in us but when we connect with God through Jesus all things become possible. Jesus is a sure foundation one that can withstand the storms of life, those who are wise will choose to build their lives on that foundation. Through the Holy Spirit we can tap into the mind of Christ and find peace by becoming one with him. We become one with God by becoming one or by becoming intimate with Jesus and we become intimate with Jesus through obedience to the guidance or revelations of the Holy Spirit. Paul tells us that we can get so close to Jesus that we tap into his mind where our thoughts can become is thoughts and where we can live by faith and not fear. In Phil 2:1 Paull adds that we gain encouragement, comfort, fellowship, a tender heart and compassion when we become one with Jesus. Jesus himself tells us in John 17:3 that eternal life is not the ability to live forever but eternal live belongs to those who have become one or intimate with God by becoming one with him.

In Jude 1:20 we are encourage to build our faith in God by praying in the Holy Spirit referring to praying in tongues of angels and not of men. This is a spiritual language that is made available to us through the Holy Spirit. It is through faith in God's word that we can overcome fear, we must make the word of God the foundation we stand on. We can only make that foundation strong by putting our faith in his word and not in what we see or hear. Genuine faith in God's word will give you peace in your heart and a sound mind to help us conquer fear. We must listen to the leading of the Holy Spirit who through revelation of God's word will open our eyes to godly truths that will strengthen our faith in God even more. We through fear limits ourselves but God can do more for us then we think of and he reveals his love and what he can do for us through revelations we get through his Holy Spirit. The key to real peace is God Spirit in allowing him to lead you and to reveal unto you all the promises of the word of God.

Fear is not only an emotional response to situations that seam to be out of our control but the bible also refer to the spirit of fear as being a spiritual force that interact with us in order to imprison in our minds in order to manipulate us. Everyone of us interact with fear but fear can be overcome and the bible tells us that we overcome it with love. Love in this case is a synonym for God for God. The bible also define fear as being the opposite of faith, it is our faith in the word of God that allows us to overcome fear in our lives. Many of us fear death but the bible tells us that death is not an ending but a new beginning and that we have the power of choice to where we will spend eternity. As a Christian you have no reason to fear if you have true faith in God and understand that he loves and cares for you. God provided us with is Holy Spirit as a guide to his word, his promises and his angels at disposal for our protection. One of the tool at our disposal as a believer to build in us strong faith and power to overcome fear is the ability to pray in throngs, referring to a spiritual language provided to us by God through the Holy Spirit.

God love for us began before we were even born even before the foundation of the world. God has also plan certain event to take place in our lives to bring us closer to him events that were recorded in a book he keeps on us before we were ever born. Ps 57:10 tells us that God has unfailing love for everyone of us, agape love the started with him giving his only begotten Son in order to reconcile us with himself so we could have an intimate relationship with him. God love for us never changes, he is gracious and merciful toward us slow to anger filled with unfailing love for us, nothing can separate us from his love for us. We are never alone he is with us in every storm we will face, the closer we get to him the more we will realise how wide, how long, and how deep his love is for us. God protects us from many dangers and his love even extend to cover our children and our children children.

In the sermon on the mount found in Mat 5, 6 and 7 Jesus exposes to us exactly why he expects of those who have chosen to follow him showing us how we can show our love to him and God. In chapter 7 Jesus tells us that we need to put actions to our faith because faith without works or action is worthless, dead or unproductive. We must also learn that there is only one judge and that is Jesus, there is consequences for those who chose to judge other for Jesus will judge them by the same standards the hold other to. The bible tells us that death and life in in the power of the tongue make sure that your judgements and gossip of others are not storing death or eternal separation from God on judgement day. Jesus goes on to tells us not to waste our time ministering to those who don't want it, we must understand that no one can come to salvation unless God first draws them. As a Christian we are to never give up hope even when times are hard, we are to keep asking, seeking ant to stand in faith. Finally we must watch over our actions making sure we love everyone around us in the same manner we would expect to be love by them. These things are all very important because narrow is the way to eternal life with God, God requires holiness, living a life that is a reelection of God character. Jesus over all encourages us to build our life on his word for they are a sure foundation that will help us standing in the storm of life and will guarantee us eternal life with him.

In the sermon on the mount found in Mat 5, 6 and 7 Jesus exposes to us exactly why he expects of those who have chosen to follow him showing us how we can show our love to him and God. In chapter 6 Jesus focuses on behavior on the things we do claiming that we do them for him. Claiming that we are doing deeds for God while seeking for praise for doing them is what God considers a dead work or a work that will not bring any blessing to him. These types of work also do not bring and blessing from God to us and are therefore considered to be dead works. The same is true when we pray and fast claiming we are doing it for God when all along we seek praise from others for doing them. Jesus then goes on to talk about forgiveness telling us that we can't expect to receive forgiveness from God for our sin if we don't first forgive other. He also speaks or reconciliation telling us that we are to reconcile with those we have hurt before offering any gift to him because our gift will be for nothing. The next topic Jesus focus on in Mat 6 was about the things we treasure, the thing we worship over God including money. It is impossible for us to serve to masters, we break God's first commandment when we worship anything other the God. Doing so causes us to become unfocused and also causes the light that was put in us at salvation to become darkness. We can't worship God and the thing of the world at the same time for if we love the world we are actually telling God that we hate him.

This message is all about how Holy Spirit is always there to help with our walk with the Lord!

One of the foundational truth we are called to incorporate in our foundation is to have faith in God. Faith is not only express in believing God's word but in faithfulness toward God and the leading of the Holy Spirit. To be faithful to God is to be obedient to his word and to the path he guides us on no matter what we have to face. God tells us that he doesn't give us more then we can bare, we are to trust him and keep moving forward through obedience. Jesus in his last days on earth ask one question he wondered if he would find faith which includes faithfulness on earth when he would return.

God judges the heart of man and many who call themselves Christian live lives that are offensive to God. To be Christian is not to live a lawless life, God expects us to live according to his commandments and to walk in love. God does not look at our actions only but specifically at our heart at the thing we try to keep hidden. Judge not and you will not be judged, do not participate in the evil action of other even if they claim to be Christians. We are to model our live after Jesus and not blindly follow the leading of others who may have a hidden agenda or may be unknowingly being used by Satan to draw you away from God. We must not let ourselves be overcome by evil but we must overcome evil with good.

Most people celebrate Jesus as a baby but he was much more then that he was God's personal gift to humanity the one who would reconcile mankind with God.

Imagine if Jesus was never born, so many things would be different.

Many ask the question how can i show my love to Jesus and God? Jesus in John 14:15 tells us that we do so by keeping his commandments. In the sermon on the mount found in Mat 5 6 and 7 Jesus exposes to us exactly why he expects of those who have chosen to follow him showing us how we can show our love to him and God. He speaks of us controlling our anger watching over our mouth, we should be quick to hear but slow to speak and slow to anger (James 1:19). We are to also quickly reconcile the hurts we have cause in the heart of others, doing so is more important to God then any sacrifice we could offer him. He spoke of being faithful to the commitment we make like marriage saying that we are not to commit adultery even in our hearts. We are also not retaliate against those who do evil to us showing kindness instead, we are to love our enemies in the same way that God shows us when we do evil. Evil is not conquer by evil but by doing good (Rom 12:21).