Fear (ii)
And he (Adam) said, “I heard the sound of Thee in the garden, and I was afraid because I was naked; so I hid myself ” (Gen 3:10).
Unholy fear is rooted especially in the fear of rejection. Because man was created to have fellowship with God and one another, rejection is one of the most painful human experiences, and one of the most crippling fears that dominates the human race. Rejection will either cause one to cower in hiding, or try to dominate others so you will always be the first to do the rejecting. Therefore, it takes great faith in God to come out of hiding in spite of our own nakedness. It takes great faith to be vulnerable, but this is the first step toward redemption and restoration.
Jesus was the Lord of glory and yet He emptied Himself to become a frail human child. He made Himself utterly vulnerable, even allowing corrupt, fallen men to beat and humiliate Him before submitting to the ultimate humiliation of the cross. He became vulnerable to us so we would forever understand how much He loves us. When we begin to truly behold the cross, we will begin to come out of hiding. The cross alone will free us from our deepest fears and allow us to start being real again.
Fear was introduced to man when he ate the forbidden fruit. Generally, fear is one of the biggest open doors through which the evil one enters into the lives of people. The devil controls men with fear; but the Lord leads men with faith. This battle for the heart of man is basically the determination of whether fear or faith will rule. Faith begins by knowing God\’s acceptance of us through the cross.
- Read 1 Cor 3.9-11. As the heavens declare, this is a season for dealing with foundations. Foundations are not a gentle subject and they are to be dealt with, relentlessly with energy and wrath until the only foundation that remains is Yeshua.
- Pray that you and every kingdom citizens will receive the Holy Spirit’s anointing to see and understand areas the enemy has stolen, killed or destroyed because of ungodly foundations.
Pray that as you receive revelation the Lord will inspire you on how to deal with them; and that He will prompt you so that you deal effectively with each area until you have the victory