In Touch Daily Devotional 5th August 2023: Fear Is Your Cue

IN TOUCH DAILY DEVOTIONAL 5TH AUGUST 2023, SATURDAY INSPIRATIONAL MESSAGE

Read In Touch Daily Devotional 5th August 2023 Saturday Message With Dr. Charles Stanley

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TOPIC: Fear Is Your Cue

TODAY’S SCRIPTURE: Numbers 13:1-33; Numbers 14:1-45

MESSAGE: You’ve probably heard that the Israelites wandered in the wilderness for 40 years, but do you know why? Because in their fear, they doubted God’s call. He had intended for the Israelites to finally inhabit the Promised Land, but when Moses sent spies to scope it out, they reported, “The people who live in the land are strong, and the cities are fortified and very large” (Num. 13:28). The Israelites became afraid and mistrusted what the Lord had said. As a result, they didn’t reach the land of milk and honey.

One of the reasons we, like the Israelites, often question what we’ve heard from God is the fear of failure. Feeling afraid is a normal, human response, but it’s also an internal cue that it’s time to do two things:

1. Investigate what is going on inside: What is scaring you? How do you think God views this situation? How do you believe He’ll respond to your feelings?

2. Connect with the Father. You are always safe to share your fears with God—He wants to know about them.

It’s the Lord’s desire that we move through life with confidence and assurance in Him (2 Timothy 1:7). Whenever fear tempts you to change course, take a moment to pause, look inward, and talk to God.

BIBLE IN ONE YEAR: Isaiah 54-57

REFLECT: What scares you? God invites you to bring it to Him and receive His peace and courage.

In Touch Daily Devotional 5th August 2023. Charles Stanley is the senior pastor of First Baptist Church Atlanta and founder of In Touch Ministries, both located in Atlanta, Georgia. Dr. Stanley’s heart’s desire is to get the gospel to “as many people as possible, as quickly as possible, as clearly as possible, as irresistibly as possible, through the power of the Holy Spirit to the glory of God.

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