Practice what you preach. Sometimes that can be harder then it sounds, but if we do not do what we say, that makes us hypocrites. This month my team’s ministry has been preaching. We preach every night and some days we preach more then once. For the most part we have been preaching at church but we have also gone to people’s homes to preach and we our also preaching on the radio twice a week reaching up to 6 million people.
As many of you know, I am not generally the one to jump up and give a speech or let alone a sermon. I would rather just be the one sitting back and listening to what is being said. But I knew I had to take my turn preaching this month and probably the next couple of months.
What I find ironic is that God has been giving us sermons to preach that we, ourselves need to work on. My second sermon that I gave, I talked about the fear of rejection and other fears that we may have. I had the idea to preach on something else but God told me that I needed to preach on the fear of rejection. God has been showing this area of my life. That deep down, I have the fear of doing or saying the wrong thing and losing my friends.
God then gave me verses of comfort. 1 Peter 2:4 says, “Rejected by men but chosen by God and precious to Him.” In this world, it should not matter who accepts me and who doesn’t because God accepts who I am. It does not matter what I do or say, God is always going to accept me and I am His Segullah. I am His chosen daughter, His precious jewel, His royal priesthood, and His treasure.
God’s promises are spread throughout the Bible and each day they are sinking deeper and deeper in my heart. They are becoming true to me. When I spoke about fear, God told me over and over again that He is with me. Genesis 15:1 says, “Do not be afraid Abram, I am your shield, your very great reward.” Deuteronomy 31:8 says, “The Lord himself goes before you and will be with you; he will never leave you nor forsake you. Do not be afraid; do not be discouraged.” Psalm 27:1 says, ” The Lord is my light and my salvation, whom shall I fear? The Lord is the stronghold of my life, of whom shall I be afraid?” John 14:27 says, “Peace I leave with you: my peace I give you. I do not give to you as the world gives. Do not let your hears be troubled and do not be afraid.”
