Hello, thanks for joining me today for Give Him 15.

The title of today's post is, intimidation is a trap.

Proverbs 2925 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, and bowing to political correctness, all of which disables the church.

A desire in the church to be viewed by the world as progressive, intolerant, 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 has been catastrophic to our nation, causing the spiritual decay of three generations. Today, I'm going to

share three references that give us pictures and insights into this trap called the Fear of Man.

First, 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 ordinances for Israel.

He was gone longer than expected, and many of the people began to think he might never return.

Perhaps we need another God to help us, since Moses, who represented Yahweh, is evidently not coming back.

They reasoned, pathetic.

Aaron, his brother, Moses' brother, Aaron, who Moses had left in charge was then persuaded to fashion a golden calf for the people to worship.

Pathetic times two.

God was understandably angry and sit Moses back down the mountain to deal with it.

On arrival, Moses choice of words to Aaron made it clear that God was holding Aaron responsible for this sin.

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