July 7, 2025 – Fear and Faith Can’t Coexist
Judges 6:12-14
Sermon: 1803 Four Principles of Victory, Part 2
Pray Over This
“And the Angel of the Lord appeared to him, and said to him, ‘The Lord is with you, you mighty man of valor!’ Gideon said to Him, ‘O my lord, if the Lord is with us, why then has all this happened to us? And where are all His miracles which our fathers told us about, saying, “Did not the Lord bring us up from Egypt?” But now the Lord has forsaken us and delivered us into the hands of the Midianites.’ Then the Lord turned to him and said, ‘Go in this might of yours, and you shall save Israel from the hand of the Midianites. Have I not sent you?’”
Judges 6:12-14
Ponder This
Fear is infectious. When Moses sent out the twelve spies (Numbers 13), ten came back and gave a fearful report and nobody wanted to go into the land. In churches today, we are always faced with people who are fearful, who don’t believe God can do what He says. 2 Timothy 1:7 says, “God has not given us a spirit of fear, but of power and of love and of a sound mind.” The Bible says we are not to be terrified by our adversaries because “He who is in [us] is greater than he who is in the world” (1 John 4:4).
Some reading this could teach, but you don’t teach because you're afraid. All are called to give, but perhaps you don't give because you’re afraid. All should witness, but perhaps you don’t witness because you’re afraid. If that is you, you need to know something important: Fear and faith don’t live in the same heart. Fear will conquer faith or faith will conquer fear. One will conquer the other. How can you live in faith? You need to do what Gideon did and see the Lord. Look at God. See who God is and, after you’ve seen God, see if anything else seems too big to you.
- How have you lived in fear? How has fear hindered you?
- What does it look like for faith to overcome fear? How has faith made a difference in your life?
Practice This
Talk to a mentor or trusted friend about a time when he or she pursued faith over fear.
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