Welcome to Unshakable , a daily Christian podcast . I'm Reverend Ben Cooper , and each day we open up God's Word to strengthen your faith , encourage your heart and help you stand firm no matter what life throws at you . This is a listener supported podcast and we can't encourage you enough to stand strong on the word of God . We cannot do this without you . We really need your prayers , we really need your financial support . Support if you can and if this ministry has blessed you , please consider supporting us by simply buying us a coffee three pound a month . You can find that on rbchristianradionet . Your support helps us reach the world for Jesus Christ , right across the world . Every gift makes such a difference . Without further ado , let's dive in to the Holy Word of God today , this devotional message , and discover the power of God's unshakable
truth . Let's get straight into the Word of God . And what are we looking at today ? Today's title is Courage Over Fear . Courage Over Fear . If you have a Bible , please turn with me . If you are commuting , if you are traveling , if you are wherever you are , whatever your time zone is , may God strengthen you in the mighty name of Jesus Christ . If you can't get a word of God at this moment in time . Please just sit back , relax , grab a coffee , a cup of tea , as we just go through this devotional message , just for these few moments , and we're in Isaiah 41 , and we're in verse 10 . So do not fear , for I am with you . Do not be dismayed , for I am your God . I will strengthen you and help you . I will uphold you with my righteous right hand . Shall we pray , father , in the name of Jesus . We stand on the crest of a wave of another day and , lord , we are expecting miracles . We're expecting the fire of God to consume us all the way around and to lift us and to carry us . But let the joy of the Lord be our strength today because , lord , we do not want fear to dictate to our life . We want courage over fear . So , lord , let the joy of the Lord be our strength . So , wherever we are across this world , we shall not let fear win . We will rise on wings as of eagles . So , father , we thank you that fear is not holding us down , fear is not chaining us to the seat of adversity . We rise like eagles today , on wings . As of eagles , we rise out of the ashes of doubt , we rise out of the ashes of fear . We rise up today , lord , and we say fear be gone at the name of Jesus . So , father , wherever people are listening today , can you encourage them and strengthen them . Let the joy of the Lord be their strength , whether they're commuting
, traveling at school , on the school run , sitting at at home . Let the fire of god rest on them in jesus name , amen .
Speaker 1Isaiah 41 . The book of isaiah 41 , verse 10 . Let's read this and just take our time as we just stretch through this devotional message today . So do not fear , for I am with you . Devotional message today . So do not fear , for I am with you . Do not be dismayed , for I am your God . I will strengthen you and help you . I will uphold you with my righteous right hand . Let's just take it through the midway point . I will strengthen you . God is strengthening you right now .
Speaker 1There's adversity in your life . There's adversity in your life . There's fear in your life . There's doubt , there's uncertainty . The mind is at 50-50 . We're in the garden of uncertainty . We're in uncertain territory today . We are sailing across waters that we never thought that we would sail across . There is turbulence , there is fear , there is doubt , there is worry . There is this rush of uncertainty in our mind and our heart , but the god that we serve , the king that went to the cross of calvary , is telling me and telling you ben , do not fear , for I am with , do not be dismayed , for I am your God . I will strengthen you and help you . I will uphold you with my righteous right hand . The Father of fathers , the God above all gods , the King above all kings , the Savior of the world , is with you . That fear has to go . World is with you . That fear has to go . That fear has to be removed from your life . Take courage today , stand strong today and realize who you are in the eternal king . Realize who you are in the power of the word of God . Get the scripture today , open up the word to Isaiah 41 , verse 10 . So , do not fear , for I am with you . Do not be dismayed , for I am your God . I will strengthen you and help you . I will uphold you with my righteous right hand . God is strengthening you . The holy glory of God is with you , the power of the Father , the Son , the Holy Spirit .
Speaker 1So how do we make this a practical application ? It's so easy , isn't't it ? Just to speak these scriptures and not , and to try not and to possibly
look at these words and just think that they're just words . But they're not just words , they are holy words from the word of god . I've got to turn this into a practical application in my life . So how do I do this ?
Speaker 1I grab a Bible , I open it up to the text that we are in and , as my eyes read the Holy Word of God , I say to myself , through the practical power of speech Father , today I take a hold of this fear , and I do this through faith . I do this through Hebrews 11 , verse 1 . Now , faith is the substance of things hoped for , the evidence of things not seen . So today , lord , I , practically , through the power of speech and through the power of belief , I believe that fear is being removed . And , lord , I see the fear being removed right now . I see the black cloud disappearing from my heart , my mind , my body , my soul . I see this black cloud of heaviness , of doubt . I see it being removed , just like a rain cloud , disappearing into the far slung sky of the heavens above . Lord , I see it disappearing . I believe , lord , in my spirit , that fear is not part of my life . I believe that the power of the word is over me . God is with you .
Speaker 1How do we turn these scriptures into practical applications ? I believe , I believe and I believe and I put these words into action and I say today I grab hold of this fear through my mind , through my thinking , through my cognitive processing , through this human way that I live , lord , I take hold of this fear and I take hold of it through the power of word and I speak to this fear and I say be gone . At the name of Jesus , I'm not going to wrestle this fear anymore . I'm not going to cry over this situation anymore , I'm not going to allow this fear to beat hard and strong in my head . But I'm going to take this and I'm going to say now , in the name of Jesus Lord , erase these thoughts , erase this mind of uncertainty . Lord , remove the ifs , the buts , the possibles , the maybes , and Lord , remove the uncertainty and the doubt that fear starts to stir up the bin of opportunities .
Speaker 1So today , lord , I choose to rise , I choose to stand on the word . Today , I choose to get out of bed . Today , I choose to put my shoes on . Today , I choose to get my coat . Today , I choose to leave this house and I'm not going to allow social anxiety to hold me back . I'm not
going to allow anxiety to stop me going to school . I'm not going to allow anxiety to stop me going to school . I'm not going to allow anxiety to stop me getting into this world .
Speaker 1Lord , I choose by faith , I rise in faith , I walk by faith . I allow this word to lead me . I'm letting the word of God take hold of my life . And Father , in the name of Jesus Christ , this fear has to go . You know , it's going to melt like a mountain of wax . It's going to go at the name of Jesus , because the Bible says so .
Speaker 1Do not fear , for I am with you , your God is with you , your King is with you . Your King is with you . Do not be dismayed in the face of adversity , for I am your God . The God of Israel , the father of Isaac , jacob and Abraham , is with you Wherever you are . What country are you in ? What nation are you in ? What city are you in ? God is with you . Look in the mirror and tell yourself I rise today , not because of my physicality , not because of my strength , but because greater is he that is in me than he that is in the world .
Speaker 1I choose to leave this house today , I choose to drive my car . I choose to leave this house . Today , I choose to drive my car . I choose to get to work . I choose because I am not allowing fear to dictate to me , because my God will strengthen me . Do you need strength today ? Do you need that strengthening in your spirit ? I will strengthen you , says the Lord . I will strengthen you and help you . I will uphold you with my righteous right hand . The King is for you . The Savior of the world is in your life .
Speaker 1Are you facing a job opportunity today , an interview ? Is there something in your education at university and school that is worrying you ? Have you got something at home that is really troubling you ? Are you living in fear of what people might say about you if your history gets out the bag ? Do not allow demonic forces to hold you . In your history , the says all have sinned and fallen short of thy glory . There is only one righteous and his name is Jesus . Don't allow the history to hold you back . Don't allow the fear of what people may say could say to hold you back . Do not allow the historical events to freeze you , but rise up today and realise the God above all gods , the saviour of the world .
Speaker 1The writer of Isaiah 41.10 says so do not fear , for I am with you .
Speaker 1Do not be dismayed , for I am your God .
Speaker 1I will strengthen you and help you .
Speaker 1I will uphold you with my righteous right hand .
Speaker 1Shall we pray , father , I pray for this scripture today . I pray from the Old Testament of Isaiah , 41 , verse 10 . I pray that this word will release me from doubt . This word will release me from fear . This word will release me from fear . This word will release me from uncertainty . That this word will heal me .
Speaker 1Father , I pray for mental health . Today . I pray that fear will break at the sound of the name of Jesus . So , lord , as we rest in your presence , as we call on the greatest name in heaven and earth , as we look to the great , I Am Jehovah Jireh , jehovah Nissi , jehovah Shalom . I pray for the listeners today that you will strengthen them and carry them and lead them , and they will know that their redeemer lives and because he lives , they can face tomorrow . So , wherever , whoever , whatever they look like , I pray that the fire of god and the presence of the holy spirit will be with them today and they will know that Jesus Christ has removed all fear . So today , lord , as we come to you , let your will be done , let your mercies unfold , because your blessings are new every morning . I pray that cancer will bow and you will have unshakable faith . I pray that heart disease will go . You will have unshakable faith . I pray that heart disease will go and the fear of dying will go and the fear of the lack of . I pray that you will have courage to stand strong on the word of God today , that you will have courage to rise . Courage over fear . From the book of Isaiah 41 , verse 10 . From the book of Isaiah 41 , verse 10 . May the God above all gods , may the King above all kings lead you in paths of righteousness for his namesake .
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