Prayer – Lord, perfect love. How can it be? That is the
love that You have showed to mankind—creating us in Your image and then being
willing to die for us. Perfect love.
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. 1 John 4:17-19 NKJV
(Underlined for emphasis.)
Meditate. Consider perfection.
Can you imagine perfection? What does that mean to you?
Perfect love casts out fear. Perfect. According to
Strong’s Lexicon, perfect mean nothing needed to complete it; brought to an
end, finished. Remember Jesus’ last words on the cross.
Korean brass cross
Perfect Love Casts Out Fear
He said, "It is
finished!" And bowing His head, He gave up His spirit. John 19:30b
NKJV
It is finished. His work on earth was done—completed
in accordance with the expectations of God the Father. It was perfect. There
was no more to be done. Perfect love had been accomplished by Jesus’ death on
the cross. His perfect love for all of mankind. For you and for me. That
perfect love eliminated any fear. Fear comes from Satan—not from God. Jesus
eliminated that fear in us by shedding His blood—sacrificing His very life to
redeem us from sin and the power of death. There is no fear in love.
Do you feel fear when you think of Jesus? He expects us to
repent of our sin…and that repentance, done in love towards Him, casts out
fear. There you go. No fear. No need to be afraid. Jesus is our protector…our
shepherd…our Savior. Perfect love casts out fear.
Verse of Salvation ~ Let all those who seek You rejoice
and be glad in You; And let those who love Your salvation say continually,
"Let God be magnified!" Psalm 70:4 NKJV
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