"Fear of Man bringeth a snare"

In Spring of 1982 Life Action Ministries from Niles Michigan came to my church to hold a two week crusade.  This was a critical part growth as a Christian.  Though the ministry would remind us that they do not bring revival in their boxes and buses, they did bring the Word of God and the truth that gives the answers to having our lives revived toward God.  The founder and preacher that week was Del Fehsenfeld Jr.  His dedication to preaching the truth of God’s Word and praying for lives to be changed was evident.  It was during this time where the Lord touched my heart about the true reality of God and His message.  The Word of God, living for God, and committing to the truth of the Word of God became real to me, it became mine not just my parents religion.  I grew up hearing men of God who knew God and it was evident in their lives.  I was brought up to see these men of God as heroes and not worldly people.  Del Fehsenfeld was a spiritual hero of mine.  Yes, he is just a man. No, he was not perfect.  Yes, we should follow God.  However, the Bible does teach us we can follow men as they follow God.  We need more men following God so we can teach our children to follow them as they follow God.  Del went to be with the Lord in 1989 a year before I graduated from college.  The Lord took him home by way of brain cancer.  He was a young man in our earthly eyes, whose death came way too soon.  However, God’s ways are not our ways.  We may not know why the Lord took him when He did but we know that God always does right. 

Two months before Del died, he preached one last message.  I believe he knew the end was close, even though I believe Del truly believed that God by way of miracle could heal him.  I have attached a link of that message that at the time of this publication is active.  I encourage particularly pastors to take the time to watch this message, while everyone can benefit from this message.  Please make sure you have at least an hour and half to prayerful listen to what the Lord is teaching.   Remember as you watch that Del is in his last days here on earth.  He is sharing a truth from God’s Word by way of testimony of his life.  Proverbs 29:25 The fear of man bringeth a snare: but whoso putteth his trust in the LORD shall be safe.  The passage he preached from was truly an accumulation of the lessons learned in his life of God’s leadership.  This message shows why to me he was a hero of mine.

Quote from the message is a definition of Insecurity.

“The only thing that I remember from that staff meeting was the definition of insecurity: that it is the result of placing my confidence and trust in people or things that can be taken away from me.”

“We also discovered that security, unlike insecurity, is placing our faith and confidence and trust in that which cannot be taken away from us and that there are only two things on this earth that cannot be taken away: one is our relationship to the Living Word, Jesus Christ, and the other is our relationship to the written Word, the Bible.”

http://vimeo.com/57870764