” There is no fear in love/ But perfect love drives out fear, because fear has to do with punishment. The man who fears is not made perfect in love.” 1 John 4:18
God is love! Love is a fundamental characteristic of who our God is. Everything that he does is impelled and influenced by his love. If we are not living in the love of Christ Jesus, then we are spiritually living in the fear of the punishment of being condemned on judgement day. When we accept Jesus, and truly believe in him and his total love for us, the fear of condemnation is driven out of our lives. We know the love of our Lord. We know his forgiveness and his gentle hand that he uses in correcting our every step. Our fear of the upcoming judgement vanishes when we understand without a doubt that Jesus is our Lord and our Savior. Through Jesus we have been reconciled to God. We must understand that God’s judgement fell on Jesus at the cross so that you and I could be spared. Jesus’s sacrifice satisfied God’s justice and won his good favor. Jesus did not come into the world to condemn but to save the world. Our God has not given us a spirit of fear but one of love and a sound mind. The only way to overcome any fear that comes our direction is by total and complete trust in God. There is no other way. PRAISE THE LORD IN ALL THINGS!
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