DEVOTION – THURSDAY,
MAY 24, 2012
“Someone Loves You Perfectly”
BY
ADRIAN ROGERS
“There is no fear in love; but perfect love casteth out fear:
because fear hath torment. He that feareth is not made perfect in love.” - 1
John 4:18
Are you
gripped with fear about something? Do not give in to despair. There is hope.
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? Well,
dear friend, the Holy Spirit of God is the believer’s warm, loving security
blanket.
Have you
read the verse, “Perfect love casteth out fear”? It may not have rung true to
you because you are thinking, “I can never manage to achieve “perfect love.”
But this is not the way to look at this verse. Listen to it 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?
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