Dearly beloved of God the Father and Creator of all things, I pray that you are following God’s plan for your life with all the energy you have. He and His angels are watching over you to keep you safe and secure in Him. He is absolutely good, righteous, faithful, and all powerful on your behalf. Continue to get to know Him intimately by reading and studying the Bible because that is where your strength and joy comes from. He has given you all things that pertain to life and godliness as well as health and prosperity. 2 Pet. 1:3. He really loves you and cares about you. You are residents in a “community” where many people are filled with fear. Everything that can be feared is feared by someone you live near. Fear is an evil thing. Fear comes from our enemy, the devil . . . satan. Fear is the opposite of faith. Faith is from God. He has given each one of us the measure of faith. Everyone is given the same measure. When you begin to use it, it grows stronger. If you don’t use it, it remains the same. “Faith grows (cometh) by hearing, and hearing by the Word of God.” Rom 10:17. When you need faith for a situation or circumstance, if you will recall a scripture that you have read, or if you hear a sermon, perhaps, that deals with that situation or circumstance, faith will “come” to you to overcome that situation. It’s supernatural. When you are filled with faith and joy as you work or just relax, others will see that you are not exhibiting fear and eventually they will ask you why you are not in fear. Then you will have an opportunity to help that person by telling them about Jesus, salvation, the Holy Spirit, and God’s plan for their life. The reason many people have fear is that they don’t know what God says about them. Many don’t read their Bibles. Many are ruled by their 5 senses and circumstances. Many are in rebellion to what they know is right because of selfishness and ignorance of the Truth. Many are controlled by demon spirits who are all around us, just looking for an open door to get into a careless person. The devil is going about seeking whom he may devour by stealing, killing, and destroying. John 10:10. The greatest decision you can ever make if you want a happy, fulfilled life is to ask Jesus, the Christ, the Messiah, the Savior of the World, to come into your heart and be your Lord. He is the great Protector and He has given us all the power, authority, and dominion over all the earth and the enemy that we need to live a dynamic, peaceful, happy life with no fear at all. Gen. 1:26. He also sent the Holy Spirit to come to Earth and dwell in every believer (He can do that because He, too, is God) so that we can use the powerful, supernatural gifts of God to subdue the evil in the earth and bring forth God’s will. In Luke 10:19, it reads, “Behold, I give you the authority to trample on serpents and scorpions, and over all the power of the enemy, and nothing shall by any means hurt you.” I choose to believe God and His Word over anything I see or feel because I know that God is Almighty, Omnipresent (everywhere present at once), and Omniscient (knowing everything past, present, and future). My part in all of this is to believe what God says, make Jesus my Lord and Savior, speak what God speaks only, and do what His Word says to do. We are to “live by the faith of the Son of God” Gal. 2:20. He was anointed by His Father, God, and “went about doing good, healing all who were oppressed by the devil, because God was with Him.” Acts 10:38. Just as He was about to ascend into Heaven, He told His disciples, “Go into all the world and preach the Gospel to every creature. He who believes and is baptized will be saved; but he who does not believe will be condemned. And these signs will follow those who believe: In My name they will take up serpents; and if they drink anything deadly, it will by no means hurt them; they will lay hands on the sick and they will recover.” Mark 16:15-18. In Luke 24:49, Jesus told (commanded) His disciples, “Behold, I send the Promise of My Father (the Holy Spirit) upon you; but tarry in the city of Jerusalem until you are endued with power from on high.” In Acts 1:5, it tells the rest of what He said, “For John truly baptized with water, but you shall be baptized with the Holy Spirit not many days from now.” And He continued in verse 8, “But you shall receive power when the Holy Spirit has come upon you; and you shall be witnesses to Me in Jerusalem, and in all Judea and Samaria and to the end of the earth.” For the rest of this story, read the 2nd chapter of Acts where the Holy Spirit baptized them in the upper room. Verse 39 of Acts 2 says, “For the promise (of the Holy Spirit) is to you and to your children, and to all who are afar off, as many as the Lord our God will call.” Now, my brothers, when you are somewhere – like on an airplane – and someone near you is tense with fear, just comfort them by saying, “This plane can’t crash because I am on it and my Father God says, ‘Nothing can by any means hurt me or kill me because He has given me authority over all the evil things.’” Luke 10:19. There are many other scriptures giving us assurance that no evil shall hurt us because God has given us promises that He watches over to make sure they do what He says. Jer. 1:12. Isaiah 54:17 says, “No weapon formed against me shall prosper, and every tongue which rises against me in judgment You shall condemn.” There are literally thousands of promises in God’s Word that pertain to keeping you safe. There are at least two promises of deliverance for every problem that comes at you. God wants you to be free of all the attacks of the enemy. The closer you get to Him and His Word, the more free you will be. The one thing I want to leave with you is that you already have everything you need to become all that God has promised to His children. If you are a believer in the Lord Jesus, you are a child of God; therefore, you already have everything God has promised in His Word. All you have to do is believe it, speak it, and receive it – in Jesus’ Name. u AUGUST 2024 GLAD TIDINGS PEGGY CLARK Pearl River, LA MARRIAGE FROM HEAVEN AN INTERNET CONNECTION by CHRISTIAN AUTHOR PEGGY ROTH CLARK Publisher Zulon Press One Christian Widow and One Christian Widower’s parallel Journey of Faith A true testimony of Godʼs faithfulness Can Be Purchased: Christian Book Stores Amazon.com & Barnes & Noble.com Author: prclark7@gmail.com Delightful and Inspiring! Tomorrow’s Best Seller Today! 6 NOTHING SHALL BY ANY MEANS HURT YOU
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