Deliverance Prayers - Day 34 - (2) RESPECT, FEAR AND NERVOUSNESS

SCRIPTURES
Genesis 43:23 - Peace be to you, fear not.

Exodus 9:20 - He that feared the Word of the Lord.

15:11 - Fearful in praises, doing wonders.

Leviticus 19:3 - Fear every man his mother, and his father, and keep my Sabbaths.

Deuteronomy 1:21 - Fear not, neither be discouraged.

6:24 - And the Lord commanded us to do these statutes, to fear the Lord.

8:6 - To walk in his ways, and to fear him.

28:67 - For the fear of thine heart wherewith thou shalt fear.

31:6 - Be strong and of a good courage, fear not, nor be afraid of them.

31:12 - Fear the Lord your God, and observe to do all words of this law.

Joshua 24:14 - Therefore fear the Lord, and serve him in sincerity and in truth.

Judges 6:23 - Peace be unto thee; fear not.

II Kings 17:35 - Ye shall not fear other gods.

II Chronicles 19:9 - He charged them, thus shall ye do in the fear of the Lord.

Job 3:25 - For the thing which I greatly feared is come upon me.

21:9 - Their houses are safe from fear.

28:28 - Behold, the fear of the Lord, that is wisdom.

Psalm 15:4 - But he honors them that fear the Lord.

23:4 - I will fear no evil.

25:14 - The secret of the Lord is with them that fear him.

74:20 - Have respect unto the covenant.

89:7 - God is greatly to be feared in the assembly of the saints.

96:4 - He is to be feared above all gods.

96:9 - Fear before him , all the earth.

119:6 - When I have respect unto all thy commandments.

119:15 - And have respect unto thy ways.

119:117 - And I will have respect unto thy statutes continually.

147:11 - The Lord takes pleasure in them that fear him.

Proverbs 8:13 - The fear of the Lord is to hate evil.

10:24 - The fear of the wicked, it shall come upon him.

14:26 - In the fear of the Lord is strong confidence.

14:27 - The fear of the Lord is a fountain of life.

15:33 - The fear of the Lord is the instruction of wisdom.

23:17 - But be thou in the fear of the Lord all the day long.

28:14 - Happy is the man that fears always.

29:25 - The fear of man brings a snare.

Ecclesiastics 12:13 - Fear God, keep his commandments: this is the whole duty of man.

Isaiah 8:13 - And let him be your fear, and let him be your dread.

14:3 - The Lord shall give thee rest from thy sorrow, and from thy fear.

17:7 - And his eyes shall have respect to the Holy One of Israel.

41:14 - Fear not, thou worm Jacob. (Fear not preachers to tell the truth.)

44:8 - Fear ye not, neither be afraid.

Daniel 5:19 - All people, nations, and languages, trembled and feared before him.

Malaciah 1:6 - And if I be a master, where is my fear?

3:16 - Book of remembrance was written for them that feared the Lord.

Matthew 6:30 - Shall He not much more clothe you, O ye of little faith?

8:26 - Why are ye fearful, O ye of little faith?

10:28 - Fear not them which kill the body, are not able to kill the soul.

Luke 12:5 - Fear him, which after he had killed has power to cast into hell.

21:26 - Men's hearts failing them for fear.

Romans 8:15 - For ye have not received the spirit of bondage again to fear.

II Cor. 7:1 - Perfecting holiness in the fear of God.

Ephesians 5:21 - Submitting yourselves one to another in the fear of God.

5:33 - And the wife see that she reverence her husband.

Philippians 2:12 - Work out your own salvation with fear and trembling.

II Timothy 1:7 - For God hath not given us the spirit of fear.

I Peter 2:18 - Servants, be subject to your masters with all fear.

3:2 - While they behold your chaste conversation coupled with fear.

I John 4:18 - There is no fear in love; but perfect love casts out fear.

Revelation 21:8 - Fearful shall have their part in the lake which burns with fire.

WHAT DOES IT TAKE OTHER THAN MENTALLY FEARING GOD? - Fear is an emotion or state of mind. We need to do more than just think about God in this manner. We need to put feet to our thoughts and walk the Christian walk not just talk the Christian talk.

The verses that we used above tell us to keep the Sabbath and His Statutes, walk in His Ways, observe all the Words of the Law, serve God in sincerity and truth, hate evil, keep His Commandments, perfect holiness towards God, submit ourselves one to another, wives reverence their husbands, work out our salvation, be subject to our masters, have a chaste conversation, and love God and man.

SHOULD WE FEAR DEATH? - Death is the ultimate fear for most people. Should a Christian fear death? For a Christian, death is leaving this life on earth for a better life in Heaven. It is walking into eternal life with God. It is leaving an imperfect body for a perfect body.

We should not fear death. What should we do? We should walk out our salvation with fear and trembling, and prepare to die. We should love God, trust in God and relax in His Peace. If we can't trust God for the here-and-now, how are we going to trust God for the here-and-after? Do you fear death?

NERVOUS HABITS - Let's look at several definitions: Nervous: originating in or affected by the nerves; easily excited or irritated; JUMPY, TIMID, APPREHENSIVE; tending to produce nervousness or agitation; UNEASY; appearing or acting unsteady, erratic, or irregular. Nervous breakdown: an attack of mental or emotional disorder of sufficient severity to be incapacitation especially when requiring hospitalization. Nervous Nellie: a timid or worrisome person. Do you have nervous habits or characteristics that other people would notice?

Habit: manner of conducting oneself; BEARING; bodily appearance or makeup especially as indicative of one' capacities and condition; the prevailing disposition or character of a person' thoughts and feelings; mental makeup; a settled tendency or usual manner of behavior; a behavior pattern acquired by frequent repetition or physiologic exposure that shows itself in regularity or increased facility of performance; an acquired mode of behavior that has become nearly or completely involuntary; ADDICTION.

FAITH, TRUST AND LOVE OF GOD - We need to be fearless: free from fear. We do not need to be fearful, apprehensive or afraid. Perfect love casts out fear, I Jo. 4:18. Perfect love of God drives away fear of man and fear of what will happen to you. For God hath not given us a spirit of fear, II Tim. 4:8. (Try singing this verse over and over again to dispel fear.) Demonic fear comes from Satan, not God. Shall He not much more clothe you, Matt. 6:30. Do not be fearful about what you shall eat or drink, or how you will be clothed. Why are ye fearful, O ye of little faith, Matt. 8:26. Have faith in God and get rid of your fear.

Nervous habits stem from the emotion of fear. For the Christian, nervous habits stem from the lack of faith and trust in God and His Provisions. They stem from trusting in yourself or man rather than God.

What are you hiding from? What are you afraid of? Did your parents abuse you as a child? Does your husband or wife mistreat you? What have people done to you to cause you to fear others or things?

SHOULD WIVES FEAR THEIR HUSBANDS? - Eph. 5:33 Nevertheless let every one of you in particular so love his wife even as himself; and the wife see that she reverence her husband. In this verse, reverence (phobe) means to be terrified, affrighted, afraid. Here is a good verse for you women to ponder; are you reverencing your husband? If not, what are the consequences to your marriage and family? 

SHOULD HUSBANDS LOVE THEIR WIVES? - Col. 3:18-21 Wives submit yourselves unto your own husbands, as it is fit in the Lord. Husbands, love your wives, and be not bitter against them. Children, obey your parents in all things: for this is well pleasing unto the Lord. Fathers, provoke not your children to anger, lest they be discouraged. These four little verses are the keys to a perfect family in God. For you husbands, this love (agapao) is the Love of Christ. Eph. 5:25 Husbands, love your wives, even as Christ also loved the church, and gave himself for it. This verse spells it out clearly for you men; you know what Christ gave for the church - his life. 

REFERENCES - Webster's Collegiate Dictionary and Young's Analytical Concordance to the Bible.

~Bits and Pieces of the Deliverance Manual by Gene and Earline Moody


PRAYER - Victory Over Fear

Father, in Jesus’ name, I confess and believe that no weapon formed against me shall prosper, and any tongue that rises against me in judgment I shall show to be in the wrong. I believe I dwell in the secret place of the Most High. I shall remain stable and fixed under the shadow of the Almighty God, Whose power no foe can withstand — this secret place hides me from the strife of tongues.

I believe the wisdom of God’s Word dwells in me, and because it does, I realize that I am without fear or dread of evil. In all my ways I know and acknowledge God and His Word; thus, He directs and makes straight and plain my pathway. As I attend to God’s Word, it is health to my nerves and sinews, and marrow and moistening to my bones.

I am strengthened and reinforced with mighty power in my inner self by the Holy Spirit Himself Who dwells in me. God is my Strength and my Refuge, and I confidently trust in Him and in His Word. I am empowered through my union with Almighty God. This gives me the superhuman, supernatural strength to walk in divine health and to live in abundance.

God Himself has said, I will never leave you without support or forsake you or let you down, my child. [I will] not, [I will] not, [I will] not in any degree leave you helpless or relax my hold on you...assuredly not! (based on Hebrews 13:5 amp) I take comfort and am encouraged and confidently and boldly say, “The Lord is my Helper. I will not be seized with alarm. I will not fear or be terrified, for what can man do to me?”

I confess and believe that my children are disciples taught of the Lord and obedient to God’s will. Great is the peace and undisturbed composure of my children — because God Himself contends with that which contends with me and my children, and He gives them safety and eases them. God will perfect that which concerns me.

This Word of God that I have spoken is alive and full of power. It is active and operative. It energizes me, and it affects me. As I speak God’s Word, it is sharper than any two-edged sword, and it is penetrating into my joints and into the marrow of my bones. It is healing to my flesh. It is prosperity for me. It is the magnificent Word of Almighty God. According to His Word that I have spoken, so be it! Hallelujah! Amen.

Scripture References:

Isaiah 54:17 amp Ephesians 6:10 amp
Psalm 91:1 amp Hebrews 13:5,6 amp
Psalm 31:20 Isaiah 54:13 amp
Proverbs 3:6,8 amp Isaiah 49:25 amp
Ephesians 3:16 amp Psalm 138:8 amp
Psalm 91:2 Hebrews 4:12 amp
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Deliverance Prayers - Day 33 - RESPECT, FEAR AND NERVOUSNESS

WHAT IS FEAR? - Fear: an unpleasant often strong emotion caused by anticipation or awareness of danger, an instance of this emotion, a state marked by this emotion, anxious concern, solicitude, PROFOUND REVERENCE AND AWE ESPECIALLY TOWARD GOD, reason for alarm, danger. Do you have profound reverence and awe towards God?

FEAR, DREAD, FRIGHT, ALARM, PANIC, TERROR, TREPIDATION mean painful agitation in the presence or anticipation of danger. FEAR is the most general term and implies anxiety and usually loss of courage; DREAD usually adds the idea of intense reluctance to face or meet a person or situation and suggests aversion as well as anxiety; FRIGHT implies the shock of sudden, startling fear; ALARM suggests a sudden and intense awareness of immediate danger; PANIC implies unreasoning and over-mastering fear causing hysterical activity; TERROR implies the most extreme degree of fear; TREPIDATION adds to DREAD the implications of timidity, trembling, and hesitation.

FEARFUL, APPREHENSIVE, AFRAID   mean disturbed by fear. FEARFUL implies often a timorous or worrying temperament (the child is fearful of loud noises) APPREHENSIVE suggests a state of mind and implies a premonition of evil or danger (apprehensive that war would break out) AFRAID often suggests weakness or cowardice and regularly implies inhibition of action or utterance (afraid to speak the truth). (How about that preachers, are you afraid to preach the truth? Are you more afraid of man than of God?)

HOW ABOUT FEAR MENTIONED IN THE BIBLE? - Fear is used frequently in the Word of God. Some definitions of fear are terror, sorrow, tremble, fright, REVERENCE, dread, rage, anger, timid, afraid, pain, caution and horror.

Reverential fear means fear, fearful, dread, terrible, terror, that ought to be feared, be afraid, reverence, be feared, be had in reverence, terrible acts, terrible things, affright, make afraid and put in fear. The number of times that reverence means fear is significant.

SHOULD WE RESPECT AND/OR FEAR THE LORD? - In recent years, I have told people not to fear the Lord or to be deathly afraid of Him but to have enough respect for God that they would obey His Word. Satan causes many Christians to fear lost salvation and implies that God is a harsh God that wants to hit people with a big stick as soon as they do anything wrong. Instead of respecting God, they fear God. We need to fear the judgements of God. God is holy and righteous, and will not compromise His Word. Do you fear the judgements of God?

We should respect God's Covenant, Commandments, Ways, Statutes, and Being. Psa. 74:20 - Have respect unto the covenant. 119:6 - When I have respect unto all thy commandments. 119:15 - And have respect unto thy ways. 119:117 - And I will have respect unto thy statutes continually. Isa. 17:7 - And his eyes shall have respect to the Holy One of Israel.

Some of the Body of Christ want to dwell on the God of Love and not the God of Judgement. God's Love is balanced with God's Judgement. Most people do not want to think about God's Judgement. We want to think about God's Love and what He will do for us. We do not want to think about what is our part of the Covenant with God and what we are supposed to do for the Lord.

This study has indicated to me that we need to have a very healthy respect and fear for God and His Holiness. We actually need to have somewhat of a fear for God so that we don't take Him and His Word lightly and casually. We should fear God in the manner indicated in the Bible. Do not take God for granted! Do you?

~Bits and Pieces of the Deliverance Manual by Gene and Earline Moody

PRAYER - Victory Over Fear

Father, when I am afraid, I will put my confidence in You. Yes, I will trust Your promises. And since I trust You, what can mere man do to me?

You have not given me a spirit of timidity, but of power and love and discipline (sound judgment). Therefore I am not ashamed of the testimony of my Lord. I have not received a spirit of slavery leading to fear again, but I have received a spirit of adoption as a son, by which I cry out, “Abba! Father!”

Jesus, You delivered me, who through fear of death had been living all my life as a slave to constant dread. I receive the gift You left to me—peace of mind and heart! And the peace You give isn’t fragile like the peace the world gives. I cast away troubled thoughts, and I choose not to be afraid. I believe in God; I believe also in You.

Lord, You are my light and my salvation, You protect me from danger—whom shall I fear? When evil men come to destroy me, they will stumble and fall! Yes, though a mighty army marches against me, my heart shall know no fear! I am confident that You will save me.

Thank You, Holy Spirit, for bringing these things to my remembrance when I am tempted to be afraid. I will trust in my God. In the name of Jesus, I pray.

Scripture References:

Psalm 56:3-5 TLB Hebrews 2:15 TLB

2 Timothy 1:7-8 NAS John 14:1,17 TLB

Romans 8:15 NAS Psalm 27:1-3 TLB
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