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Devotional: Antidote to Fear

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From Upper Room Devotionals–

The Lord replied [to Moses], “My Presence will go with you, and I will give you rest.”

Exodus 33:14 (NIV)

ONE day I experienced excruciating pain in my back. I tried applying rubbing alcohol to the area and took some anti-inflammatory medication, to no avail. The following morning when I awoke, my left foot was partially paralyzed. A week later I dragged myself off to a specialist. His diagnosis was scary: “You have a ‘drop-foot.’ A nerve has been pinched, cutting off its connection to the foot. I will have to operate first thing tomorrow morning, but it may already be too late. Your foot could be semi-paralyzed for life.”

As a hiker and outdoors enthusiast, I was devastated. That night as I prepared to go to the hospital, I remembered God’s promise: “My presence will go with you.” I went with peace and experienced the joy of the Lord’s presence throughout the procedure. Today I can still climb mountains.

Fear is a great illness for many of us. And the most powerful antidote to fear is the promise of God’s presence. The Bible is filled with testimonies of God’s servants who were gripped by fear when they faced adversity, but they were strengthened to endure by God’s promise, “Do not be afraid, for I am with you” (Gen. 26:24). The promise of God’s presence can carry us through life’s greatest challenges.

-by Gerald McCann

Peace/Trust

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Books:
devotional – Contentment: A Godly Woman’s Adornment, Lydia Brownback

The Rare Jewel of Christian Contentment, Jeremiah Burroughs – this is pretty theological, but also very simply and clearly written. Deeper reading.

Sermons:

A True Woman Learns to Trust, Karen Loritts (True Woman Conference, scroll down)

Trusting, Planning, and Deciding, Amos Yang (GOC, right-click)

Sustained by Sovereign Grace-Forever, John Piper

Articles:

Give Away Peace-Upper Room Devotional

God is Faithful – The Resurgence

When Longing to Choose Joy – reflective, personal post from A Holy Experience

 

Bible verses:
Passage – Matt 6:25-32 (lilies of the valley etc)
Verses:
John 14:27-Peace I leave with you, my peace I give to you. Not as the world gives do I give to you; let not your heart be troubled, neither let it be afraid.
Matt 11:28-Come to me
Proverbs 3: 5-6-Trust in the Lord with all your heart, and lean not on your own  understanding
Psalm 46:1-2 – God is our refuge and strength, a very present help in trouble. Therefore we will not fear.
Isaiah 40: 31 – But those who wait on the LORD Shall renew their strength; They shall mount up with wings like eagles,They shall run and not be weary, They shall walk and not faint.
Lamentations 3:22-23-Because of the Lord’s great love we are not consumed, for his compassions never fail. They are new every morning; great is your faithfulness.
Deaut 33: 25- As your days, so shall your strength be

Exodus 14:14- The Lord shall fight for you, and you shall hold your peace

Romans 8: 28- And we know that all things work together for good

Jeremiah 29: 11 – For I know the plans I have for you, says the Lord, plans for good and not for evil, to give you a future and a hope
James 4:13-14-Come now, you who say, “Today or tomorrow we will go to such and such a city, spend a year there, buy and sell, and make a profit”;whereas you do not know what will happen tomorrow. For what is your life? It is even a vapor that appears for a little time and then vanishes away.
Phil 4:6-7-Be anxious for nothing, but in everything by prayer and supplication, with thanksgiving, make your requests known to God, and the peace of God, which passes all understanding, will guard your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus.

Quotes:

“The result is that I discovered that God makes no mistakes and he wastes no experiences” – Karen Loritts

“I wait. Dear Lord, Thy ways are past finding out, Thy love too high. O hold me still beneath Thy shadow. It is enough that Thou lift up the light of Thy countenance. I wait because I am commanded so to do. My mind is filled with wonderings. My soul asks ‘Why?’ But then the quiet word, ‘Wait thou only Upon God.’ And so, not even for the light to show a step ahead, but for thee, dear Lord, I wait.” – Elisabeth Elliot, Passion and Purity