KEY SCRIPTURE: Joh 18:4 ISV “Then Jesus, knowing everything that was going to happen, went forward and asked them, “Who are you looking for?”

Judas and his accomplices came to take Jesus captive, yet He did not move the least about the threat they posed. He fearlessly confronted them and asked, who are you looking for? The Lord knew they were looking for Him, yet He asked, who are you looking for? The Lord Jesus would always expect men to say what they really want. He took charge of the situation. Anything you take charge of in faith, cannot unleash what Satan may intend for you to do. It is always one thing, what the devil may do and there is also how you respond, whether in faith or in fear.

What made the master so fearless? Jesus knew His father, and so was very strong. Dan 11:32 ISV’ Through flattery he’ll corrupt those who act wickedly toward the covenant, but people who know their God will be strong and take action.” The Lord was deeply rooted in His Father and His mighty power that surpassed whatever these carnal earthlings were. Such fearlessness is not worked out at such critical moments, but an already existing confidence in God. He had built this confidence over a lifetime of association with the Father. He said, I know my Father.

Dear child of God, take time to build your confidence in God. Know Him through His word, through the practice of the word, through meditation on the word, and finally through the abstinence from sin. One of the strongest blockers of faith and confidence in God is sin. The Lord Jesus has always walked in the Spirit throughout His ministry period. On the day of trial, He still functioned in the Spirit.

THOUGHT: A LIFE IN THE SPIRIT WOULD ALWAYS RESPOND FROM THE SPIRIT.

FURTHER STUDIES

Deut 3:22 ISV “You are not to fear them because the LORD your God will fight for you.”

Psalms 27:3 ISV” If an army encamps against me, my heart will not fear.   If a war is launched against me, I will even trust in that situation.”