TODAY’S SCRIPTURE: “There is no fear in love, but perfect love casts out fear. For fear has to do with punishment, and whoever fears has not been made perfect in love.” 1 John 4:18
TODAY’S MESSAGE: Just what does it mean to have perfect love? How do we obtain perfect love? There is no one who enjoys fearing. Fear of anything is not of the Lord. It is from the evil one, the destroyer, the devil himself. However, when we fear we are allowing ourselves to accept this condition in our lives. We are opening ourselves up to fear instead of the love of Jesus. Perfect love is a love that is unconditional in nature. It is a love that is complete and mature. This love was shown by Jesus when he was on the earth. He faced all kinds of desperate situations but never feared. He, at times, would become upset with the world. He would become sad because of the condition of the world, but he never was afraid. He plugged along in this world with one mission and that was to fulfill the love commitment he had for each of us. It was his unconditional love that kept him going. It was his love for us, but it also was for his love for his Father God in heaven. There was nothing that could deter him from fulfilling his mission. His love for us was unconditional and fear could not stand in his way. Because of this, fear ran from him. Fear and love cannot be in the same place at the same time. Why not? Because they are direct opposites. We can experience this love if we just increase our faith and live as the bible tells us to. We must know his commands for our lives, live in step with what the Holy Spirit tells us, and fear will not be present. As humans we are all a work in progress. It is not easy not to fear. It is easy to look at what the world shows us as reality and begin to believe the fear of the unknown. But with our hope, our faith and our trust in the Lord, the only thing we will be capable of is walking in in Godly love. With persistent prayer and study of God’s Word we are able to develop perfect and undeniable love in our hearts and fear will flee from us! PRAISE THE LORD IN ALL THINGS!
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