April 3, 2021 WWJWMTD by Steve, the son of John

Calling all Peters, “What Are You Afraid Of?”

Every person has some sort of fear dictating their life’s decisions. Each person makes decisions according to what they are afraid of. If you would take a personal survey of your decision-making process and what motivates you, you would find that fear in some form and often in multiple cases is the driving force to what you do.

The Bible has lots to say about fear. God says often, “Fear not” and has given us the Scripture, “Love casts out all fear.” I wish we would spend more time working on having less fear instead of trying to have more faith. (The truth of the matter is if we would keep ourselves in the love of God [by praying more in the Spirit] we would be able to respond to what God wants rather than trying to figure out how to avoid fear.)

Much too often we place our minds and hearts ‘in fear’ before we pray and praise God. We ask ourselves, “Will God hear my prayer this time?” or “Does God truly love me and will respond to my worship of Him?” We worry and fear in so many of our actions and thoughts. The natural growth of fear and worry in our relationship with God comes from either ‘listening to Satan’s lies’ and/or our choices in ‘tempting God’.

The disciple, Peter, had to face what he feared—public opinion, Jewish leadership, and Roman Law. He denied the one person who loved him more than he loved himself yet could not follow Christ even though he tried—his fear kept him in bondage to the world and without the freedom that Jesus offered him.

The day before Easter Sunday I am challenging all you Peters. What are you afraid of? Public opinion, character assignation by the media, loss of money or lawsuits, family members, your neighbor’s respect, your job, or even your marriage—do any of these losses touch fear in your life?

Jesus died without friends, hated by loyal Jewish followers, looked down upon by Roman sympathizers, rejected by the very people He healed and loved, found Himself alone in death while knowing that the place He would be going, before His Father raises Him into heaven, would be hell itself. JESUS WAS NOT AFRAID!

I am calling on all Peters to repent, reject the fear Satan wants you to feel, and be reborn this Easter Sunday. It is time all of us must say, as Jesus said before His crucifixion, “Not my will but your will (Father) be done” and reject the very fear Satan offers us by accepting and living in the love of the Father.

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Dr. Steven J. Wentland www.wwjwmtd.com

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