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10 spies Moses sent into the Promised Land. Numbers 14:37 says the report they brought back was an "evil report." What made it evil? It was inspired by fear and not faith. Instead of assuring the Israelites the land was good and they could conquer it just like God said they would, the spies said, "Oh, the land is good all right, but it's full of giants who are too big for us to fight. We're like grasshoppers in their eyes!" When you worry, you're essentially tak ing that same at tit ude. You're believing the devil's evil report. Rather than standing in faith on God's WORD, you're giving in to unbelief and fear. When it comes to operating by faith or fear, there is no in between. ere is no neutral zone where we can just hang out and do our own thing. As human beings, we're always agreeing with either God or the devil—and the one with whom we agree is going to determine the outcome of our situation. If we agree with God and His WORD, we'll walk by faith, and whatever situation we're facing will turn out good because God is out for our total, complete, supernatural health and wealth. If we agree with the devil, we'll walk in fear and things will turn out badly because he's the thief who's come to "steal, and to kill, and to destroy" (John 10:10). This is the reason it's impossible to please God without faith (Hebrews 11:6). It 's not just because He's hardheaded about it. It's because He loves us, and faith is what connects us with Him and enables us to receive His BLESSINGS. Fear, on the other hand, disconnects us from Him and connects us to the devil. W h at w e k now to d ay a s fe a r w a s or i g i n a l l y A d a m's f a it h . A potent spiritual force, it came into manifestation on earth when Adam sinned and the forces in his spirit were perverted, or twisted opposite to the way God created them to be. (e word wicked actually means "twisted." at's why furniture that's made from twisted wood is referred to as wicker.) e first thing fear did when it came on the scene was separate Adam from God. It caused him to run and hide from God and His WORD in his time of trouble, instead of running to Him for help. If the devil had gotten his way, that would have been the end of the story. Mankind would have remained eternally separated from God and we all would have been trapped in sin and fear forever. But God loved us too much to let that happen. So He put into effect the plan He had made before the foundation of the world. He went to work to abolish fear, save us from the curse, and restore to us His BLESSING. He made a blood covenant with Abraham and promised, "If you'll walk with Me by faith, I'll BLESS you and your seed and make you a BLESSING to all the families of the earth. I' ll make you heir of the whole world" (see Genesis 12:2 and Romans 4:13). en, as a result of what Jesus did through the cross and the resurrection, He extended that same covenant promise to all who believe on Him. For the promise, that he should be the heir of the world, was not to Abraham, or to his seed, through the law, but through the righteousness of faith…. erefore it is of faith, that it might be by grace; to the end the promise might be sure to all the seed; not to that only which is of the law, but to that also which is of the faith of Abraham; who is the father of us all…. And if ye be Christ's, then are ye Abraham's seed, and heirs according to the promise (Romans 4:13, 16; Galatians 3:29). A High Price to Pay If you want to see clearly how evil fear and worr y tr uly are, just put yourself in God's place for a moment and consider what He did to set us free from them. Consider the price He paid to sever our connection with the devil and the curse, and to re-establish our covenant connection with Him and His BLESSING. He sacrif iced His own Son. He laid the sin of all mankind upon Him and Jesus received it. He bore our sins in His own body on the 6 : B V O V See how you can be part of the answer when you discover the true enemy behind Racism in the Church! RACISM IN THE CHURCH Kill the Root, Destroy the Tree Racism. Strife. Political enmity. These are the divisions that tear apart families, churches and governments. order today #B160801 $ 9 99 * reg $12.99 sale kcm . org/mag 1-800-600-7395 U.S. only *FREE standard shipping included. Offer price valid until Oct. 31, 2016

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