There Is No Fear In Love. But Perfect Love Drives Out Fear
Nothing Can Seperate Us From The Love Of God
1 JOHN 4:17-21
“Love has been perfected among us in this: that we may have boldness in the day of judgment; because as He is, so are we in this world. 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. We love Him because He first loved us. If someone says, “I love God,” and hates his brother, he is a liar; for he who does not love his brother whom he has seen, how can he love God whom he has not seen? And this commandment we have from Him: that he who loves God must love his brother also.
”I John 4:17-21 NKJV
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As we live our daily lives in this ever darkening world, it’s not difficult to understand that the day of judgement is fast approaching. It is that time when all people will appear before Christ and be held accountable for their actions.
We Spirit filled believers have God living in us through Christ, and have no reason to fear this day because we have been saved from the punishment of sin (JOHN 14:15-18).
Therefore, we can look forward to the day of judgement because it is the end of sin and the beginning of a face to face relationship with Jesus Christ (see REVELATION 3-4).
If we are ever afraid of the future, or God's judgement, we can remind ourselves of God's love that He perfected among us and cannot be separated from it (ROMANS 8:38-39).
We can remove our fears by focusing on His immeasurable unconditional love for us, and allow Him to manifest His love to others through us.
His love will take away your fears and give you confidence, not only in today’s world, but in our entire eternal future.
God's love is the source of all human love, and it spreads like wildfire.
In loving His children, God kindles a flame in their hearts. In turn, they love others and are warmed by God's love through them.
It is easy to say we love God when that love doesn't cost us anything more than a weekly visit to church. But the true test of our love for God is how we treat others, our family, and our fellow believers even when we are being treated badly.
We cannot love God while neglecting to love all others who have been created in God's image. Therefore my brethren, love the sinner, but hate the sin, forgive all who sin against you, then your Father will forgive you (MATHEW 6:14).
God’s love is like a weapon of mass destruction against the enemy and is a magnet that shall draw many to Christ and bring them to submission at His feet.
“What then shall we say to these things? If God is for us, who can be against us? He who did not spare His own Son, but delivered Him up for us all, how shall He not with Him also freely give us all things? Who shall bring a charge against God’s elect? It is God who justifies. Who is he who condemns? It is Christ who died, and furthermore is also risen, who is even at the right hand of God, who also makes intercession for us. Who shall separate us from the love of Christ? Shall tribulation, or distress, or persecution, or famine, or nakedness, or peril, or sword? As it is written: “For Your sake we are killed all day long; We are accounted as sheep for the slaughter.” Yet in all these things we are more than conquerors through Him who loved us. For I am persuaded that neither death nor life, nor angels nor principalities nor powers, nor things present nor things to come, nor height nor depth, nor any other created thing, shall be able to separate us from the love of God which is in Christ Jesus our Lord.”
Romans 8:31-39 NKJV
All glory to God forever and ever! Amen.
