Dealing with the fear of Man part 2.

Dear fellow countrymen. The Bible Book of Psalms is a very interesting Book indeed. It was written by David, a King of the nation of Israel, a God chosen people. He was a man of God and a man or war and a man of valor.He wrote psalms, he sang or had his musicians sing psalms and indeed found comfort in the psalms. DEFINITION: A psalm is a sacred song or poem, a hymn. A psalm is a collection of very intense thoughts that come out of the heart as a man Like David meditates on God and His word. Psalms constitute deep thougths of the heart as a man is faced with important and intriguing issues of this life. David wrote his psalms when he was surrounded by differing circumstances and situations in his life. He may have wrote some as a young shepherd, others as a young adult destined to be king. Most of them he obviously wrote when he became a King. Psalm 56:3,4 "What time I am afraid, I will have confidence in and put my trust and reliance in You. By [the help of] God I will praise His word; on God I lean, rely and confidently put my trust; I will not fear. What can man, who is flesh do to me?" Right now as I write, Zimbabweans in Johannesburg, South Africa are under heavy xenophobic attack. Some have been beaten to death, severely injured, displaced and robbed of their property.Now the above scripture surely gives hope to them and all of us who may be far from what is happening yet afraid and terrified. Whatever time, whatever moment you come into fear- whenever you are gripped by fear and you realise that you are in a state of fear, do not dwell on what is the source of that fear. For instance we are here dealing with fear of man. So whenever you are afraid of man, do not dwell on what they may do to you. Do not dwell on what they are doing to you or what they have done to you that causes you to be so afraid of them. Instead dwell on God, purpose it in your heart to look to Him, to look at the Throne of Grace. When you look, dwell on what you see concerning the man or the situation that may have caused you such fear. 1.You see David, when he was faced with Goliath, with King Saul, with all the men he fought against, he did not dwell on their might or what they were capable of doing to him. He chose to look to Heaven and when he did, he saw God's pinions and wings spread over him; he saw the armies of heaven ready to march in battle to his defence; he saw the right hand of righteousness and victory of God upon his life; he saw God as the one who is greater in him than the one who is in the world; he saw and found grace and mercy, he found strength; he received hope beyond comprehension. and when he did, he put his trust and confidence in God. He relied not in his weapons of war but rather relied on God, with the understanding that the battle was not his but that the battle belongs to the Lord. 2.David heared and knew the Word of God. He understood that the Word of God is true; that it contains promises made by God and that the One who has promised is faithful to fulfill those same promises because He is wathcing over His Word to perform it and has said that His Word which he has sent down will not return to Him void without achieving what He has sent it to; In this understanding, David praised the Word of God. He then went to do something that is profound and very important - He spoke the Word. He spoke what was different to the man he was faced with, he spoke what was different to the circumstances of life and the situations that had brought him fear. He defeated his enemies by the word of his testimony that came out of his meditations on the Word and on God. He declared his confident trust and reliance on God. He drove out the fear in him, and thereby was filled with faith and hope and courage. 3.In that same moment of declaration, David reduced his enemies to nothing by boldly saying, "what can man, who is flesh, do to me?" Surely what can man do to you if the armies of heaven are beside you. If God is for us surely who can be against us. Oh what a profound statement. What an encouraging word. 4.In these words I encourage you my fellow countrymen to behold the greatness of God, to come to the full knowledge of who God is and realise what provision He has made for us in His Word and His Son Jesus Christ.I challenge you to put in your heart the above scripture and speak with faith Psalm 56:3,4. I desire that you fill up your heart with the Word of God because the mouth speaks from the abundance of the heart. May God grant us peace, joy and comfort in our hearts through the Holy Spirit.

SERIES ON PREPARING FOR WAR: 1.1 Dealing with fear

Like I said in introducing this series, we have to protect the hope we have for our beloved homeland. Protect it jealously as to fight for it. Since we have to fight to get to where we need to be as a people, we need to deal with issues that we maybe afraid of , understanding that such issues maybe a hindrance in our cause. Fear of man Do not fret or be afraid of any man as you prepare for war, during the war or at any stage of your life. For as long as you know the truth,as long as you hold fast to the knowledge that God provides, you are certified for victory. This is what the Holy Bible/ The Word of God has to say about this issue: Isaiah 54:14,15 (read the whole scripture) ".....Behold, they may gather together and stir up strife, but it is not from Me. Whoever stirs up strife against you shall fall and surrender to you." Joshua 1:5 "No man shall be able to stand before you all the days of your life. As I was with Moses, so I will be with you; I will not fail you or forsake you." Psalm 118:6,7 " The Lord is on my side; I will not fear. What can man do to me?...." Hebrews 13:5,6 " .....So we take comfort and are encouraged and confidently and boldly say, The Lord is my Helper; I will not be seized with alarm [I will not fear or dread or be terrified].What can man do to me?" Isaiah 41:10,11,12,13 "...You shall seek those who contend with you but shall not find them; they who war against you shall be as nothing, as nothing at all. For I the Lord your God hold your right hand; I am the Lord, Who says to you, Fear not; I will help you!" With these words, I charge and encourage you to hold fast to the hope for a better Zimbabwe. Draw closer to God by accepting Jesus Christ as your Lord and Saviour. To God be the Glory, Honour, Praise and Adoration. AMEN!

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A NEW SERIES ON THE WAY - DONT MISS OUT

Dear Fellow Countrymen The elections have come gone amid much controversy in the aftermath considering the delay in the announcement of the Presidential ballot count. The fact that a recount has been called before the entire process is seen through, just clearly pronounces how corrupt and unjust the system is in dealing with issues of national governance. There well maybe yet another round of elections in the form of a Presidential run off. Many predict that it will be as bloddy as the 2000 and 2002 elections.Do we have a government, do we have a cabinet, do we have a parliament, do we have a voice, are we a sovereign republic, are we Marxist/Leninist cum socialists or are we something yet undefined and a nation in limbo? I will leave you to figure the answers to those questions. Well, I have in the past couple of days been bombarded with calls from mostly youthful friends in the struggle (both within and without our borders), either announcing their readiness, or calling for “some” action to remove or deal with the regime. Some have emailed me to express their fear for the worst, what with rumors and news that there is a ship from China with a consignment of ammunition, rocket propelled hand grenades and tubes, slowly making its way to the Angolan Shores, where the friends of the regime will gladly and willingly deliver them to Harare regardless of retribution from any discerning quarters. It is clear that patience is a virtue fast diminishing in our homeland and that fear is steadily gaining ground once again. The Hope that had been so bold and clear in all our hearts and within the horizon before the elections could be vanished at the wink of an eye if we do not guard it jealously. In light of the above sentiments, I am taking a bold stand against evil and do hereby take up responsibility to give leadership in this crisis. God help me to express what I have to say in the next couple of days because I feel it will change many of you and indeed bring us to the Zimbabwe we are searching for. Make sure you don’t miss out on these messages and tell others about it. So in this series of messages, I will seek to encourage the fearful, give ammunition to those considering and willing to engage in “action” to deal with the circumstances, and above all try to rekindle or keep the fire of our Hope burning. I hope you will be blessed, that you will be empowered, that you will be challenged and above all that you will be inspired to join hands with many of us in doing what is right for our people. COMING SERIES!!!!!!!!!! !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!WATCH THIS SPACE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! 1. PREPARING FOR WAR Dealing with fear: Keeping fit, exercising and training for battle: Do you want to fight - then go ahead and fight: Know the enemy and identify his tactics: Source of funding for our war: How to join the army: