Fear is a powerful motivator. As we see above, earthly power and position
is never fully attained because it is rooted in the insecurity of losing it. The chief priests and Pharisees of Jesus’ day
could see the reality of losing their effectiveness, influence and control
among the people. Instead of feeling the
gratitude for the blessings of their people they felt the fear of losing the
respect of their people. Their fear was
their motivation while faith was the motivation of Jesus.
So I ask you this morning, which will you choose? Although you see the hand of God all around
you, does your fear cloud your faith, causing you to manipulate and calculate a plan to alter
the direction God is moving?
There is another who tries to alter God’s plan by infiltrating and dominating – Satan. He lays in wait knowing that our fear will resurface, and takes his place on stage in our minds when fear emerges. He knows the effectiveness of our testimonies and the transforming work of those who are sharing their miraculous stories. Just as the fearful leaders in the time of Jesus plotted, Satan will plot to murder our Lazarus stories. ‘So the chief priests made plans to kill Lazarus as well, for on account of him many of the Jews were going over to Jesus and putting their faith in him.’ John 12:10.
Does your life reflect a walk that encourages others to go over to Jesus? Are you experiencing a fear motivated faith
instead of experiencing a faith motivated life?
One is death to our testimony and one is life to our witness. We must choose life if we are to spread the knowledge
of Christ through our faith.
‘But thanks be to God, who always leads us in triumphal procession in Christ and through us spreads everywhere the fragrance of the knowledge of him…To the one we are the smell of death; to the other, the fragrance of life. And who is equal to such a task?’ 2 Co. 2:14-16.
Who indeed?
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