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Edwin Elisha James is an Evangelist whose commitment to preach wherever the Lord leads him has fructified in bringing hundreds of souls to the Lord - a dream and a desire that he has harboured for the longest time!

Wednesday, July 8, 2020

Do not Fear

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

Do you remember what Jesus said when he came walking on the water to his disciples during the storm? He literally told them, "Do not fear, I Am." In the presence of the holy and awesome Son of God, we don't have to be afraid. God's grace to us in Jesus takes away our need for fear because Jesus' sacrifice makes us holy, without fault, and free from any charge against us (Colossians 1:21-22). Our response?

Love! We love our Father for who he is, for what he has done, for his great sacrifice for us, and most of all, for making us holy and taking away our fear.

Jehovah – Jireh

. Inspired by His love – 2 Corinthians 5:14
For Christ’s love compels us, because we are convinced that one died for all, and therefore all died.

. Raised by His power -Ephesians 2:6
And God raised us up with Christ  and seated us with him  in the heavenly realms  in Christ Jesus,

. Encouraged by His Word – Deuteronomy 31:6-8
Be strong and courageous.  Do not be afraid or terrified  because of them, for the Lord your God goes with you;  he will never leave you  nor forsake  you.”

    Then Moses summoned Joshua and said  to him in the presence of all Israel, “Be strong and courageous, for you must go with this people into the land that the Lord swore to their ancestors to give them,  and you must divide it among them as their inheritance.   The Lord himself goes before you and will be with you;  he will never leave you nor forsake you.  Do not be afraid; do not be discouraged.”

. Helped by His Spirit – Romans 8:26
In the same way, the Spirit helps us in our weakness. We do not know what we ought to pray for, but the Spirit  himself intercedes for us  through wordless groans.

Thoughts

. Many of us have inherited great riches from our parents–the bank account of personal faith and family prayers. - Nels F. S. Ferre

. As light increases we see ourselves to be worse than we thought. - Francis Fenelon

[Message No: 7741]

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