Wednesday, September 25, 2013

Fearless

There is no fear in love; but perfect love casts out fear, because fear involves punishment, and the one who fears is not perfected in love. 1 John 4:18  

Fearless—NO FEAR! When a person can face disaster or peril with a sound mind and boldness from God—that is “fearless.” Just not doing something stupid in the face of danger or a serious threat is a fearless reaction that could be attributed to the hand of God. With God all things are possible. In the Bible there is a story of a rich young man who wanted to be assured of eternal life. When told that he would have to give up his riches, he rejected Jesus and salvation. Jesus continued His discussion of the Kingdom of God—heaven and salvation—with His disciples… Jesus looked at them and said, "With man this is impossible, but with God all things are possible." Matthew 19:26 NIV. Have no fear. Knowing Jesus as your personal savior and having a relationship with Him and God the Father will assure you of a place in heaven. Perfect love of Jesus takes away all fear—there’ll be no punishment. Just love—pure, simple and fearless.

Training Tip – Do the “trust” exercise with your children. Stand behind one child and let him or her fall back into your arms. Encourage them not to be afraid—but to trust you. The perfect love that you have for them and that they have for you will help them not to be afraid. Talk to them about trusting God in the same way…we don’t need to be afraid of God, if we love and obey Him. Just love from God to us and from us to God…no fear.  

Lord God, we praise You and thank you for loving us so perfectly. Help us in our unbelief—that we would feel no fear, knowing that You love us and will keep us safe from all harm. 

HAPPY BIRTHDAY, SWEET LIBERTY!

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All scripture quoted from the New American Standard Bible (NASB) unless otherwise noted.
© 2013 by Mickey M. Hunacek. All rights reserved.

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