Good morning champion.
Don’t absorb fear. Release faith!
Genesis 26: 1-3 (NKJV)
There was a famine in the land, besides the first famine that was in the days of Abraham. And Isaac went to Abimelech king of the Philistines, in Gerar.
2 Then the LORD appeared to him and said: “Do not go down to Egypt; live in the land of which I shall tell you. 3 Dwell in this land, and I will be with you and bless you; for to you and your descendants I give all these lands, and I will perform the oath which I swore to Abraham your father.
At the moment of writing this we are living in a time when it seems there has never been worse news pouring out daily such as recession, Swine Flu, and terrorism from every media outlet. We need to make sure that we are handling correctly what the media is giving out so freely.
There is nothing wrong with getting information but often it is much more than information they are trying to give out. Often without even knowing it they are releasing fear and breeding panic by their continual, sensational statements.
If you don’t know God or have your faith in Him then yes, maybe you should panic, but if you’re trusting God then don’t worry. There have been tough times before. Even in the Bible we read of famines.
Isaac was in a place of double famine and God told him not to pack up and move away but to take His promise and sow into the place of apparent famine during the time when others wouldn’t. He had a choice to either absorb the fear of the Philistine news readers and live in panic, or did he believe the Promise Maker and live with a different spirit in those troubled times?
Isaac’s Response to the Famine
Genesis 26: 12 -13 (NKJV)
Then Isaac sowed in that land, and reaped in the same year a hundredfold; and the LORD blessed him. 13 The man began to prosper, and continued prospering until he became very prosperous.
God’s promises still work in tough times! Listen to the media to get information but make the decision you are not going to absorb the fear they are dispensing daily. Instead, make the decision to release your faith to see God move in it for your good.
Thank God for good news programs and thank God that they are often wrong, especially concerning those who have placed their faith in God. I am believing, like Isaac, for my life and the church to prosper in a time of famine. How about you?
Challenge: Begin to speak back to your TV when you hear a statement spoken that could produce fear. Why not answer the news reader back and say something like, “That will not come near my life or family in Jesus name.” Release your faith. Don’t absorb the fear!
Have a great day,
Andy
A devotional by Pastor Andy Elmes to inspire you with a godly thought to start your day well. God’s word is indeed the breakfast of champions.
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