December 4
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PERFECT LOVE EXPELS ALL FEAR
A poem by ILMA
Dear friends, let us continue to love one another as God commands
Love comes from God and anyone who loves is God’s child and knows him
But anyone who does not love does not know God, for God is love
God showed how much he loved us by sending his only Son into this world.
Since God loved us that much, we surely ought to love each other
No one has ever seen God, but if we love each other, God lives in us
His love is brought to full expression in us when we operate in love
God has given us his Spirit as proof that we live in him and he in us.
All who declare that Jesus is the Son of God have God living in them
They live in God and we know how much God loves us and have to trust him
And as we live in God, our love grows more perfect and we won’t fear the day
Then we can face him with confidence since we live like Jesus here in this world.
Such love has no fear, because perfect love expels all fear
If we are afraid, it is for fear of punishment, and this shows we haven’t truly loved
If someone says, “I love God,” but hates a fellow believer, that person is a liar
For if we don’t love people we can see, how can we love God, whom we can’t see?
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MEMORY VERSE
Such love has no fear, because perfect love expels all fear. If we are afraid, it is for fear of punishment, and this shows that we have not fully experienced his perfect love.
– 1 John 4:18
Read: 1 John 4:7-20
Many of us do not realize the real meaning of how to live in perfect love. Even though we know that God is love, we are not able to live fearless lives. When we live in fear, we are not letting his Spirit live in us. When we are fearful, we fail to love. They can’t operate together.
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REFLECTION
• What deceives us from thinking that we can stay fearful and claim that we love?
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WHAT CASTS OUT FEAR Poem Devotional
Nov 28
Such love has no fear, because perfect love expels all fear. If we are afraid, it is for fear of punishment, and this shows that we have not fully experience his perfect love.
– 1 John 4:18(NLT)
WHAT CASTS OUT FEAR
A poem and essay by ILMA
What kinds of fears have kept you enslaved?
The enemy brings insecurities so we won’t be saved?
If we are afraid, it is usually for fear of punishment
It may also be fear of rejection or abandonment.
God’s faithful love for us is perfect and total
The kind of love that casts out fear is unconditional
Such perfect love expels all kinds of anxiety
It brings us peace, joy and tranquility.
There are many things that people fear. Fear of rejection, being unloved, abandoned, ostracized, misjudged, laughed at, belittled, and many more are just some of the many kinds of fear we experience. I used to have claustrophobia. It probably resulted from being confined in a sack when I was a small child. It took many years before I got over the fear of small spaces. One friend exposed me slowly and assured me of being confined in tiny places. He first stayed with me to walk me through overcoming it. Because he built that trust, I felt safe to go through it.
The bible says that perfect love casts out fear. Only God is the source of this perfect love.
PRAYER
Lord, always let me cast my fears on you.
REFLECTION
How has unconditional love freed you from fear?
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