(Doing it Afraid)
Rising up in spite of:
· A threatening disease in you life
· Bad things said about you, all the negative staff.
· Poverty
· The bad SA economy
· Jobless
· Neglected by friends and family
· Hurt in your life
· Discouragement from people
And Marching to do all these things you are afraid to do
Doing those things while you are afraid;
· While you are afraid of failure
· While you are afraid of being laughed
· While you are afraid of the unforeseen situations
Luke 15: 11-24
11 Jesus continued: “There was a man who had two sons.
12 The younger one said to his father, ‘Father, give me my share of the estate.’ So he divided his property between them.
13 “Not long after that, the younger son got together all he had, set off for a distant country and there he squandered his wealth in wild living.
14 After he had spent everything, there was a severe famine in that whole country, and he began to be in need.
15 So he went and hired himself out to a citizen of that country, who sent him to his fields to feed pigs.
16 He longed to fill his stomach with the pods that the pigs were eating, but no one gave him anyting.
17 When he came to his senses, he said, ‘How many of my father’s hired men have food to spare, and here I am starving to death!
18 I will arise and go back to my father and say to him: Father, I have sinned against heaven and against you.
19 I am no longer worthy to be called your son; make me like one of your hired men.
20 So he got up and went to his father. “But while he was a long way off, his father saw him and was filled with compassion for him; he ran to his son, threw his arms around him and kissed him.
21 “The son said to him, ‘Father, I have sinned against heaven and against you. I am no longer worthy to be called your son.’
22 “But his father said to his servants, ‘Quick! Bring the best robe and put it on him. Put a ring on his finger and sandals on his feet.
23 “‘Bring the fattened calf and kill it. Let’s have a feast and celebrate.
24 “‘For this son of mine was dead and is alive again; he was lost and is found.’ So the began to celebrate.”
Do it Afraid
Ezra 10 :1- 4
1 While Ezra was praying and confessing, weeping and throwing himself down before the house of the Lord, a large crowd of Israelites-men, women and children-gathered around him. They too wept bitterly.
2 Then Shecaniah son of Jehiel, one of the descendants o Elam, said to Ezra, “We have been unfaithful to our God by marrying foreign women from the peoples around. But in spite of this, there is still hope for Israel.
3 Now let us make a covenant before our God to send away all these women and their children, in accordance with the counsel of my lord and those who fear the commands of our God. Let it be done according to the Law.
4 “Rise up; this matter is in your hands. We will support you, so take courage and do it.”
· We fail to rise because of certain issues in our lives.
· We are controlled by fear.
Take courage, this issue is yours. Get into it while you are afraid and in the house of the Lord you will get support.
· Let no one stop you from achieving your dreams.
· May be you have started something and gave up on the way; it is time for you to stand up and do it regardless of any situation that is blocking you.
Examples
· Elijah with 450 prophets Baal (meeting at mount Caermel: 1 Kings 18:16 -39)
· Daniel in the den of lions after failure to worship Darius god for 30 days. (Daniel 6)
· Meshach, Abednego and Shadrach denied to worship Nebuchadnezzar’s gold statue (Daniel 3:1-27)
· Job (Job could not curse his God in spite of his situation)
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