{"id":1121,"date":"2022-06-27T06:29:00","date_gmt":"2022-06-27T11:29:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.calvarycathedral.org\/wpbobnichols\/?p=1121"},"modified":"2022-03-15T20:16:09","modified_gmt":"2022-03-16T01:16:09","slug":"do-not-fear-you-have-a-promise","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.calvarycathedral.org\/wpbobnichols\/2022\/06\/27\/do-not-fear-you-have-a-promise\/","title":{"rendered":"Do not Fear, You have a Promise"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><u>Numbers&nbsp;<\/u><\/strong><strong><u>13:30<\/u><\/strong>&nbsp;(NLT)<br><em>But&nbsp;Caleb&nbsp;tried to quiet the people as they stood before Moses. \u201cLet\u2019s go at once to take the land,\u201d he said. \u201cWe can certainly conquer it!\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><u>Deuteronomy 31:6<\/u><\/strong>&nbsp;(NLT)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>So be&nbsp;strong&nbsp;and&nbsp;courageous! Do not be afraid and do not panic before them. For the Lord your God will personally go ahead of you. He will neither fail you nor abandon you.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Nothing works until you believe the promise.\u00a0This is what we learn from the verses above. When you get an unshakable word from God, don&#8217;t let go.\u00a0 You see, real faith keeps on believing even when things appear impossible or fail to go your way.\u00a0 The greatest enemy of our faith is fear and we must be on guard against it at all times.\u00a0 <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The command is to be of good courage and \u201cgood courage\u201d means to live without fear dominating your life.\u00a0I believe that has God instructed us not only to call people to be born again but to challenge the body of Christ to, by the grace of God, lay hold of life and that more abundantly.\u00a0 We mustn\u2019t think we can pet or tolerate the demons that whisper doubt and unbelief. You may think it will go away or is simply a result of our humanity but the fear, the phobia or weakness that you tolerate today will one day destroy your faith.\u00a0Folks, if there is a fear in your life, it is not a disgrace.\u00a0 But stand up today in the name of Jesus and say fear will not rule or dominate me and fear will not steal from me God&#8217;s best.\u00a0 This stance will place you in what I call the faith minority.\u00a0 <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Few people understand mountain possessing faith.\u00a0 When you share it with them some folks will look out the window or at the ceiling. They will clear their throat or pat their foot until you go on to something else.\u00a0 We must remember that not everyone is tuned for God&#8217;s best.\u00a0 But I am willing to be in the minority, because the faith minority becomes the majority.\u00a0 If you have mountain possessing faith, you will be a faith leader like Caleb who always had a good report.\u00a0You will be able to look at the impossible situations and giants that stand before you and say with confidence, \u201cWe are well able to possess the land.\u201d\u00a0 You can be convinced because you believe the promises of our God who never fails. The God who says to you today, \u201cBe\u00a0strong\u00a0and\u00a0courageous! Do not be afraid and do not panic before them. For the Lord your God will personally go ahead of you. He will neither fail you nor abandon you.\u201d<br><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Numbers&nbsp;13:30&nbsp;(NLT)But&nbsp;Caleb&nbsp;tried to quiet the people as they stood before Moses. \u201cLet\u2019s go at once to take the land,\u201d he said. \u201cWe can certainly conquer it!\u201d Deuteronomy 31:6&nbsp;(NLT) So be&nbsp;strong&nbsp;and&nbsp;courageous! Do not be afraid and do not panic before them. For the Lord your God will personally go ahead of you. He will neither fail you &hellip; <\/p>\n<p class=\"link-more\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.calvarycathedral.org\/wpbobnichols\/2022\/06\/27\/do-not-fear-you-have-a-promise\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &#8220;Do not Fear, You have a 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