Monday, November 30, 2009

Vapor, Fear and Legacy


I just watched a 4 hour funeral (online) of Pastor Billy Joe Daugherty. He was the pastor of the 17,000 member Victory Christian Center in Tulsa, Oklahoma. He died at 57 years old. What an amazing man!
"You are just a vapor that appears for a little while and then vanishes away." James 4:14 Most of those reading this blog have never heard of Pastor Billy Joe...but like our lives...his was a vapor. But, it was a fruitful vapor. He touched millions of lives through his ministry around the world. Most of us will never touch millions...but we all can have a fruitful vapor by...
Facing our fears...the Bible gives us good news in that "God has not given us a spirit of fear, but of power and of love and of a sound mind." 2 Tim. 1:7 All of us are being held back right now by fear...but Jesus has conquered fear and has given us His Spirit which trumps fear. What are you called to do but fear has made your vapor fruitless...today pray and then claim your heritage...the one in 2 Tim. 1:7...the one in which fear is replaced with power, love and a sound mind! And then...
You will be on your way to a fruitful legacy. We all leave a legacy...but not all a fruitful one. We will all leave different legacies...according to our calling by God. Everyone who leaves a fruitful legacy will have faced their fears and stepped out for God. Do so...
Today...take one step over fear...why not right now!

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