Living Faith Church of Augusta

Proverbs 1:33 says, But whoso hearkeneth unto me shall dwell safely, and shall be quiet from fear of evil. 

As we have already seen, hearken means “to declare,” so this verse means, “Hearken unto Me-declare unto Me what I have said,” Speaking words such as, “I am far from oppression!” will set forces at work for you to keep fear and other negative forces away from your life.

According to Proverbs 3, putting God’s wisdom-the Word of God-into your heart will free you from fear:

My son, let not them (wisdom and knowledge) depart from thine eyes: keep sound wisdom and discretion: so shall they be life unto thy soul…

Then shalt thou walk in thy way safely, and thy foot shall not stumble.

When thou liest down, thou shalt not be afraid: yea, thou shalt lie down, and thy sleep shall be sweet.

Be not afraid of sudden fear, neither of the desolation of the wicked, when it cometh. For the Lord shall be thy confidence, and shall keep thy foot from being taken.  Proverbs 3:21-26

These words will do wonders for building up the soulish man, as well as the spirit, and free you from fear!

Some say, “You’re just ignoring the problems.” On the contrary, I’m doing something about them by planting seed in my heart that will overcome the problem.

When you fear, the thing you are fearing will come upon you because fear is a spiritual force: God hath not given us the spirit of fear; but of power, and of love, and of a sound mind (2 Tim. 1:7).

Fear is a spirit that will draw the very thing you do not desire! In Isaiah 54:14 God told Israel,…..thou shalt be far from oppression; for thou shalt not fear: and from terror, for it (fear) shall not come near thee.

Fear draws oppression. It draws all the negative forces.

When Job greatly feared, he set in motion the formula for failure. He said, For the thing which I greatly feared is come upon me, and that which I was afraid of is come unto me. I was not in safety, neither had I rest, neither was I quiet; yet trouble came (Job 3:25,26).

In the first chapter of Job, you will find that the indictment Satan brought against God was that He had put a hedge around Job. (v.10.) Job was safe until he began to fear. He couldn’t rest for fear of what was going to happen. He was actually calling things that were not, but he did it on the negative side. He continually offered sacrifices to God. 

We have an advantage over Job because we can read the Book of Job and find out that Satan was the one who caused Job’s trouble. Job thought God did it. He said,….the Lord gave, and the Lord hath taken away; blessed be the name of the Lord (Job 1:21).

This statement by Job is in the Bible, but is it the truth? As someone so aptly put it: It is a true statement of Job’s opinion, but it is not a statement of truth. The Lord gave and the Devil took away.

Job did not do all the things described in the above passage, but he did fear. (Even though a man walks upright before God, he can still miss God.) For the thing which I greatly feared is come upon me (Job 3:25). Job didn’t just fear, he greatly feared!

Remember all the times Jesus said, “Fear not. Neither be afraid. Don’t be afraid. Fear not!” He wasn’t just making up scriptures to fill the Bible; He was revealing a secret: Fear will produce the very things you fear, the same as faith will produce the very thing you believe. Jesus said, “Don’t take anxious thought,” because it will dig up the Word that you’ve sown.

You can pray the most beautiful prayer, full of faith, then talk that see right out of the ground!

God’s Word instructs us: Wisdom is the principal thing; therefore get wisdom (Prov. 4:7). Then it says that wisdom comes out of the mouth of God. (Prov. 2:6.)

Too often when people are caught up in problems, troubles, calamities, and failures, you will hear them say, “Why did God allow this to come? Why didn’t God do something about this? Why did it have to happen to me?”

Well, let’s go to the book of Proverbs and see what God’s Word says about it. 

Because I have called, and ye refused; I have stretched out my hand, and no man regarded; 

But ye have set at nought all my counsel, and would none of my reproof:

I also will laugh at your calamity; will mock when your fear cometh;

When your fear cometh as desolation, and your destruction cometh as a whirlwind; when distress and anguish cometh upon you.

Then shall they call upon me, but I will not answer; they shall seek me early, but they shall not find me:

For that they hated knowledge, and did not choose the fear of the Lord:

They would none of my counsel: they despised all my reproof.

Therefore shall they eat of the fruit of their own way, and be filled with their own devices.

For the turning away of the simple shall slay them, and the prosperity of fools shall destroy them.

But whoso hearkeneth unto me (wisdom) shall dwell safely, and shall be quiet from fear of evil.  Proverbs 1:24-33

If you hearken unto wisdom, you will be quiet from fear of evil. 

Turn at the reproof of wisdom, which is the Word of God that they may recover themselves out of the snare of the devil (2 Tim. 2:26). You have to recover yourself out of some things; God can’t do it for you.

Jesus said, Take no thought, saying. Why should Jesus be concerned about our taking thought by saying? Because saying will produce either faith or fear.

Speak faith-filled words, and they will produce faith. Speak fear-filled words, and they will produce fear. I can say things to you that will produce a degree of faith in you; or, I can speak words that will create a sense of fear in you.

Statements like, “What are we going to do? How are we going to make this payment?” produce fear. When you fear, you allow Satan to steal the Word from you. Every time you say such things, you are opening the door for the Devil to speak to your carnal mind. You are to take no thought by saying anything that would open the door to the Devil. 

The Devil clouding your mind with such thoughts is a major area you must deal with if you expect to walk in God’s prosperity. Jesus told us to take no thought by saying because the human spirit is designed to produce in like kind from the seed you plant in your heart. If you plant thoughts based on worry, your spirit will produce-and, in fact, lead you to-the very thing you fear.

Remember this: Satan is very limited in what he can do unless you fear! Fear releases his ability against you. He can no more prevail against you if you are without fear than God can move in your behalf without faith! Faith brings God on the scene, but fear is an invitation to Satan.

Learn to control your vocabulary and harness your tongue because by your words you release the ability of Satan against your finances, your home, and your physical body.