Hello, thank you for joining me today for Give Him 15 from the Devotional.

Give him 15 and appeal to heaven, volume 3 of that picture of the cross at Cape Henry.

And the title of this post today, intimidation is a trap.

Proverbs 29, 25, warns us regarding the fear of man, referring to it as a snare.

The Passion Translation says,

Intimidation is a trap that holds you back.

The message Bible reads,

The fear of human opinion disables.

Indeed, the fear of human opinion leads to people-pleasing,

compromised values, yielding to peer pressure,

bowing to political correctness, all of which disables the church. A desire in the church to be viewed by the world as progressive and tolerant, maybe woke, is a snare Satan has used

to conform people to his way of thinking. The need to be liked and or accepted outweighs the

word of God to many believers, causing compromise, lukewarmness, and a lack of fruit. The damage caused

by the fear of man has been catastrophic to our nation, leading to the spiritual decay of three

generations. Today, I'm going to share from three references that give us pictures

and insights into this trap called the Fear of Man. The first one is from the life of Aaron.

The first is in Exodus 32. In Moses' day, many of the Israelites had bought into polytheism.

They believed in Yahweh, but also in the existence of other gods. After their deliverance from

Egypt, Moses had been on Mount Sinai for several weeks,

receiving God's laws and instruction or ordinances for this new nation.

Israel.

He was gone longer than expected, and many of the people began to think he might not return.

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