DO NOT FEAR THEIR FEAR!

These days, it has become fashionable to say things like "only God can keep one safe in this country", "first it was Boko Haram, now it is Ebola", "where can one run to?", "no one is safe in this Nigeria", "if it is not a plane crash or car accident, it's a bomb blast" etc etc. While some sound like faith and some sound like statements of the harsh realities of our time, the truth is that they almost always stem from a root of fear that has gripped the hearts of many Nigerians, sadly, even the church: the called out of God.

Come ye out from among them and be ye separate! Don't participate in this festival of fear that is going on in this country right now! You are the body of Christ, the called out of God, the elect, the chosen. You are NOT "the average Nigerian", you are different! Not all Nigerians have a covenant of protection, a covenant of life like you do. Not all Nigerians are dwelling in the secret place of the Most High like you are. And this secret place is moveable, it's beyond a location. Where I work in Lagos, next door to the epicenter of the Ebola-quake, I am in the secret place. If I am posted next year to Northern Nigeria where the Boko Haram fire rages, I'm still in the secret place. And if, tomorrow, I'm accosted by armed robbers in the middle of the night, I'm still in the secret place, untouchable!

We must talk different, we must act different, we must respond differently, because we ARE different! Brother, do not fear what they fear. Let God be your confidence! My confidence is not in the gloves I wear and the regular handwashing practices I adhere to. My confidence is in God! He shall deliver me from EVERY evil (including bomb blasts, armed robbers, food poisoning and the Ebola virus) and shall preserve me unto His heavenly kingdom!

God's Word is still as true today as it was when it was first spoken and written. Thou dost keep him in PERFECT PEACE whose mind is STAYED on You, because he TRUSTS in You. Trust in the Lord forever, for in the Lord Jehovah is EVERLASTING STRENGTH (Isaiah 26:3-4). The eternal God is our REFUGE, and underneath are the EVERLASTING ARMS (Deuteronomy 33:27).

We are that army spoken of in Joel 2:8, when we fall upon the sword, we are not wounded! Come on now! Let's be like David, people! Let's say like David: the Lord is my light and my salvation, whom shall I fear? The Lord is the strength of my life, of whom shall I be afraid? Do not fear their fear! You may FEEL afraid, but REFUSE to fear. Don't let fear grip you, don't let the devil distract you. Shake off the fear and run your race unhindered. Jesus' return is near!