Fruitful Fear
“ And the Lord appeared to him the same night and said, “I am the God of your father Abraham; do not fear, for I am with you. I will bless you and multiply your descendants for My servant Abraham’s sake .”” Genesis 26 : 24 NKJV In seasons and environments surrounded by confrontations, conspiracy, and catastrophe, the only fruitful disposition to these challenging circumstances is the reverence of the presence of God. As experienced by Isaac in Gerar, this fruitful disposition is only possible in the life and affairs of those who truly fear God and encourage no reservation to obeying the express commandments of the Lord. “ And the Lord appeared to him [Isaac] the same night” of his contemplation on Gerar’s conspiracy against the divine instruction for Isaac to stay in the land. Obviously, the evidence of confrontations, conspiracy, and catastrophe in life, career, and ministry are the generators of fruitless FEAR, i.e., false evidence appearing real. The intention of this negat...