Center verse: Genesis 20:11(NIV) Abraham replied "I say to myself,' There is surely no fear of God in this place,and they will kill me because of my wife. TEXT:GENESIS 20:9-18. The word FEAR is an acronym of the statement False Evidence Appearing Real. A classical demonstration of this is a tale of a woman who lavished her moment crying carelessly by the way side. A man who was touched for her situation met her and asked her the reason of her distress. She complained" I was just thinking that may be one day I would get married. We would latter have a beautiful baby girl. Then one day,this child and I would go for a strolling along the street, and my dear daughter would run into the street, hit by a vehicle and give up the ghost" It is ridiculous! That is the same thing to what we do sometimes. Abraham who was crowned as the father of faith, had his package of unwanted fear. He showed this a few times. One of those moment was when he moved over from Mamre to Gerar,Philistines city. Abimelech,king of Gerar took Serah,the wife of Abraham because Abraham told him that Sarah was his sister. Abimelech king of Gerar confronted Abraham with his sin of deception after God warned him in a dream. Although Abraham was trying to prove his action to Abimelech that Sarah was both his half-sister and wife,the actual cause of his deception was fear: unwanted fear. In his own acceptance, "because I thought, surely the fear of God is not in this place; and they will kill me for the sake of my wife." Abraham had walked with God for a longer time which would have given him the confidence while in Gerar that God will protect him. But how anaemic the strongest of us can be when fear occupies our heart. Abimelech's instant obedience and sufficient gifts to Abraham whom he knew as a prophet demonstrated his fear of God and reverence for Abraham. In that reason, God caused Abraham to intercede for him and cancelled the barrenness that was deposited for his household. When fear present itself, don't consult Man's thought. Always remember what God declares in his word concerning your situation and go ahead. Further Bible verse: Proverbs 16:6.
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