THE LORD WILL HOLD YOUR HAND

FIGHT OR FLIGHT

 

The adrenaline rushes through your veins as the lion stalks around you seeking the weak spot where he can come in and conquer you physically.

You must remain still and calm and be prepared to defend yourself in the manner that you have been trained, and with the weapon that you have been given to be victorious over this assault.

There are times when being still demands more strength than to flail about striking at the air and weakening your position by unwisely using the resources available to you.

Your composure is the highest result of the power within you.   Isaiah 41:11-13   

 

Whenever Jesus was accused and unlawfully charged of crimes that He did not commit, He responded with deep, unbroken silence, and His ability to do so further inflamed the pack mentality of His accusers.

Whenever we are unjustly and wrongfully accused, it will take a tremendous amount of strength to keep silent and allow God to do battle for us.

The Apostle Paul was at times during his ministry, beaten, stoned, falsely accused, hated, cast out of communities, cast into the animal den, and imprisoned for the message that he delivered, and even so was able to say that “None of these things move me.” Acts 20:24

Paul did not say “none of these things hurt me.”

It is one thing to be hurt, it is another thing to be moved, from your belief.

Matthew 10:28

Paul was a man that was able to shed tears for those he loved, for those he had never met, for he knew that they had need of a Savior and someone had to bear the truth of the Good News of Jesus to them, for without it they would perish in a sinners hell.

Yet we never read of Paul crying for himself, his concern was for others.

The Apostle had determined not to be moved from what he believed to be true, even if it damaged him physically, and financially.

Paul was concerned about one thing above all, the unchanging message of God, which is that all men are sinners and in need of a savior, and His name is Jesus.

John 3:16-17

The Apostle was not overly concerned about the approval of man, he had been given a mandate by the Son of God and therefore his only concern was the approval of a smile from his Savior.

Matthew 25:23

Be honest with yourself, what matters most , the approval of man or the approval of God?