"For God hath not given us
the spirit of fear; but of power, and of love, and of a sound mind" (2 Timothy
1:7, KJV).
Do not fear. Don’t allow it
in your heart. It is evil, and destroys all hope. Fear can’t live where His love
and faith abound. “There is no fear in love. But perfect love drives out fear, because fear has
to do with punishment. The one who fears is not made perfect in love” (1 John 4:18,
NIV).
“Fear has to do with
punishment.” Guilt produces fear. Sin produces fear. Fear is the blight of this
imperfect the world. There is fear of illness, of poverty, of loneliness, and of
devastation. Fear runs rampant. But His perfect love drives out fear. His
perfect love forgives and drives out the blame of sin. Faith springs up because
the one who has forgiven has the power to make all things new within your
heart.
This world lives in fear. You
are perfected in His love, and do not need to live in fear. Fight it. Refuse to
allow it into your heart. God has not given you a spirit of fear. He has given
you power, and with His perfect love, a sound mind that can banish
fear.
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