Choosing Faith Over Fear
“Behold, the bond-slave of the Lord; be it done to me
according to your word.”
Luke 1:38 (NASB)
The above words were spoken by: Mary, the mother of
Jesus, after the angel of the Lord appeared to her. He proclaimed that by the
power of the Holy Spirit, she would conceive the Son of God.
Yet her initial response to the angelic being
was one of fear. Luke says she was
“greatly troubled.” However, Mary chose
faith over fear and declared herself a “bond-slave of the Lord,” and submitted
to God’s will over her own. The
definition of a bond-slave is:
A slave; one who
gives himself up to another's will; those whose service is used by Christ in
extending and advancing his cause among men; devoted to another to the
disregard of one's own interests (Biblestudytools.com)
Mary gave herself up to her Lord’s will. She disregarded her own interests for
His.
Are we willing to do the same?
Will we choose faith over fear?
May we proclaim like Mary, “Be it done to me according to
your word.”
What are your fears?
Remember the words of Holly Girth: (Best-selling author of You’re Already Amazing as well as several other books with Revell.)
“You’re more
courageous than you know!”
Cheryl Lutz is passionate to teach
women how to tear down strongholds and find freedom in Christ. A pastor’s wife
for twenty-five years, Cheryl possesses a vibrant love for teaching the Word of
God. She is the founder of Securely Held, LLC, where she works as a trained and experienced lay counselor
and speaker.
You may contact Cheryl through her blog
at: www.securelyheld.com
On Facebook: www.facebook.com/securelyheld
Twitter: @clutz40
Phone: 404.725.7046
Email: clutz40@gmail.com
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