For God has not given us a spirit of fear, but of power and of love and of a sound mind. 2 Timothy 1:7
As we live in these dark times, as the world seems to be collapsing around us, nation is at war with nation, the love of everyone around has grown cold, the Apostle Paul is reminding us , that God has given us the Holy Spirit to live inside of us. The same Holy Spirit that raised Jesus Christ from the dead is living inside of us (Romans 8:11) but also the Holy Spirit is not a spirit of fear , or cowardice, or timidity.
This is the same Holy Spirit that emboldened the early Church, took a group of ordinary people and set the world on fire by boldly preaching the gospel of Jesus Christ and demonstrating their power over Satan and the Kingdom of Darkness, with the power of the Holy Spirit and their faith in Jesus Christ.
As I reflect upon the “pandemic” a few years ago, it really showed the spiritual state of the Church. As most Churches closed and were afraid to gather for fear of the government or a virus, the early Church boldly confessed their faith in Christ, even if it meant imprisonment, persecution, or even death.
As the Lord Jesus Christ promised, “But the Helper, the Holy Spirit, whom the Father will send in My name, He will teach you all things, and bring to your remembrance all things that I said to you” (John 14:26) Jesus also said “Nevertheless I tell you the truth. It is to your advantage that I go away; for if I do not go away, the Helper will not come to you; but if I depart, I will send Him to you.” (John 16:7)
The Holy Spirit sent by Christ, to teach us all things, to live inside of us, to seal us until the day of redemption, has equipped the Church to fulfill our mission of the Great Commision (Matthew 28:19) God has not given us a spirit of fear, of cowardness, or timidity, God has given you the Holy Spirit , the power of the living God living inside of you, to equip you to be the salt and light of the world (Matthew 5) that we were called to be!
The Holy Spirit also has given us a sound mind, a mind that can spiritually discern the evil in this world, as the Apostle John told us “Test the spirits” (1 John 4:1) , how are we able to do this? Because we have the Holy Spirit living inside of us, the Holy Spirit will give us a sound and new mind in Christ (Ezekiel 36:26) to be equipped to serve our Lord Jesus Christ and fight the good fight of faith, Amen!
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