Created 4/20/2009
Have you ever seen fear in action? Fear might appear as someone running for their life or saying things with their mouth that they otherwise would not. Fear takes on different ways of expressing itself. Fear also sometimes causes fights. I found a new thing that fear does…Fear can tell Jesus to go away. In the book of Mark we see Jesus healing a demoniac, only to be told to leave the town, and fear was the culprit. Take a look at Mark 5:15, 17. “And they come to Jesus, and see him that was possessed with the devil, and had the legion, sitting, and clothed, and in his right mind: and they were afraid…And they began to pray him to depart out of their coasts.” When I read these verses I had to ask myself: am I telling Jesus to leave any area of my life alone because I am afraid. What about you, are you fearful of Jesus’ work in your life? Remember the demoniac was thankful for Jesus’ intervention in his life (Mk 5:18-20), he was not fearful…only those who saw the results of a changed life from the outside.
