Daily Manna with Pastor and Mrs Chifamba · Pastor Enock Chifamba

Overtaken by Blessings 🙏 John… The Blessing of Living without ❌ Fear in the Last Days (Part 4)

April 8, 2026·10 min·1 clip

Pastor Chifamba warns against denying the Lord because of fear, citing Revelation 2:18 about holding fast to faith.

1. Daily Manna with Pastor and Mrs Chifamba presents Part 4 of 'Overtaken by Blessings: The Blessing of Living without Fear in the Last Days.' 2. The host, Pastor Chifamba, delivers the episode as a solo devotional scripture reading without guests. 3. The episode's central argument is that fear of people causes believers to deny their faith, and the Bible consistently commands otherwise. 4. Revelation 2:18 opens with Christ's commendation to the church at Pergamos for holding fast his name and not denying his faith 'even in those days wherein Antipas was my faithful martyr, who was slain among you.' 5. 2 Timothy 4:7-8 is cited, with Paul's declaration 'I have fought a good fight, I have finished my course, I have kept the faith,' and the promised 'crown of righteousness' from 'the righteous judge.' 6. Proverbs 29:25 is stated plainly: 'The fear of man brings a snare, but whosoever putteth his trust in the Lord shall be safe.' 7. John 9:22 describes how parents of the man born blind feared the Jews, who had agreed to expel from the synagogue anyone confessing Jesus as Christ. 8. John 12:40-43 tells of chief rulers who believed in Jesus but 'did not confess him, lest they be put out of the synagogue, for they loved the praise of man more than the praise of God.' 9. Isaiah 51:12-15 directly addresses the fear of people: 'Who art thou that thou shouldst be afraid of a man that shall die, and of the son of man, which is but grass?' 10. The Isaiah passage points to God who 'divided the sea, whose waves rolled' as the basis for asking 'Why should you fear? Why should you worry when you have God on your side?' 11. Revelation 3:7-8, addressed to Philadelphia, promises 'I have set before thee an open door, and no man can shut it' to those who have kept Christ's word and not denied his name. 12. Psalm 119:46 is cited: 'I will speak thy testimonies before kings and will not be ashamed.' 13. Matthew 10:29-33 provides the sharpest consequence: Christ will confess before the Father those who confess him, and deny those who deny him. 14. Romans 10:9-11 closes the scriptural case: confessing with the mouth and believing in the heart produces salvation, and 'whosoever believeth in him shall not be ashamed.' 15. The episode builds a sequential case: early believers were martyred for their confession (Antipas), cowards loved human praise more than God's (John 12), and the stakes are permanent denial or confirmation before the Father (Matthew 10). 16. A hymn is included, with the lyric 'Lord I believe, Father I stretch my hands to thee,' expressing the personal response the episode invites. 17. The closing prayer asks God to 'help us to believe and confess your name without fear or intimidation.' 18. The tone is reverent and expository, moving through scripture at a measured pace with minimal commentary between passages. 19. The episode suits Christians who regularly engage with devotional Bible reading and want scriptural grounding for public faith in hostile or socially pressured environments. 20. Listeners seeking practical strategies, conversation, or non-religious content will find the format — scripture reading with brief pastoral notes — not designed for them.

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