Wednesday, October 25, 2017 -Masks and Fear

In our efforts to seem as if we have it all together, we sometimes wear masks. Life is often riddled with confusion, pain and fear. In many attempts to cope, we wear masks to cover up what is going on in our hearts and pretend we are not believing the lies of the enemy. Giving in to untruths eventually births sin in our hearts and doubts arise about God's sovereignty. We begin to lose focus on Who is actually in control and we end up fearing the enemy, the world, our circumstances or any number of things. The danger in that, though, is we dismiss the eternal truth Jesus warned His disciples of in verses 4-5 in our passage.  "Dear friends, don't be afraid of those who want to kill your body; they cannot do any more to you after that. But I'll tell you whom to fear. Fear God, who has the power to kill you and then throw you into hell. Yes, He's the one to fear." God sees beyond any mask. He knows what makes us fearful. He wants us to surrender our hearts and lives to Him so we can experience true life and freedom in Christ. There is freedom in true surrender to Christ and full restoration for lives previously driven by the enemy's lies.    Luke 12:1-5 Kenny Nix, Pastor