Where God’s Love Is, There Is No Fear, Because God’s Perfect Love Takes Away Fear.

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Jeremiah 31; Jeremiah 32; 1 John 4

Where God’s Love Is,

There Is No Fear, 

Because God’s Perfect Love Takes Away Fear.

Scripture

1 John 4

¹⁸ Where God’s love is, there is no fear, because God’s perfect love takes away fear.(a)

Observation

FEAR…what are you afraid of? Where God’s love is, there is no fear! God’s perfect love takes away fear.

Fear on our part is always a lack of faith and trust in our Heavenly Father! He loves us. He will take care of us. We do not need to fear.

I don’t fear death. I don’t fear dying. I know that I will. And since I have already come close to it several times in less than a year I can tell you that I don’t fear leaving this world.

Fear creeps into my life not over something big like dying, but over the little…the tiny…the petty things. My Heavenly Father owns the cattle on a thousand hills and He owns the hills and yet I sometimes have a fear of not being able to provide for my family. Do you ever experience fears like that?

So when those little fears try to creep in I go to God’s Word and I hold on to His promises. And there are so many promises for me to hold on to! Here are two of my favorites:

    Let him have all your worries and cares, for he is always thinking about you and watching everything that concerns you. 1 Peter 5:7

    Don't worry about anything; instead, pray about everything; tell God your needs, and don't forget to thank him for his answers. If you do this, you will experience God's peace, which is far more wonderful than the human mind can understand. His peace will keep your thoughts and your hearts quiet and at rest as you trust in Christ Jesus. Philippians 4:6-7

 

 Application

Every time fear creeps in I am going to remember 1 John 4:18 “Where God’s love is, there is no fear!”

Prayer

Heavenly Father, help me to trust You in the big things of life and in the small things too. The small things seem to trip me up. It is in the small things where fear slips in. I know that You love me. I know that where Your love is, there is no fear!

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