“There is no fear in love; but perfect love casts out fear, because fear involves torment. But he who fears has not been made perfect in love.”1 John 4:18.
Are you gripped with fear about something?
Love is the answer to overcoming your fear!
Because love is the Christian’s security blanket.
When you were a child-
– did you have a teddy bear or a blanket that gave you a sense of security
– something you wanted to hold close to you and get wrapped up in?
The Holy Spirit of God is-
The believer’s blanket!
– the believer’s warm, loving security blanket!
I read the verse, “Perfect love casts out fear!”
But it never rang true to me because I had never done anything perfectly except sin.
Then, I read the translation in the Living Bible, which says:
“We have no fear of someone who loves us perfectly.”
God’s perfect love can eliminate all dread.
It is not our love for Him-
– but His perfect love for us that will cast out our fears.
The question isn’t:
Am I brave enough?
The question is:
Do I trust His love enough?
“For God has not given us a spirit of fear, but of power and of love and of a sound mind” 2 Timothy 1:7.
(PA)