Freedom from Fear

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Are you fully persuaded that God loves you?

^“38For I am persuaded, that neither death, nor life, nor angels, nor principalities, nor powers, nor things present, nor things to come, ³⁹Nor height, nor depth, nor any other creature, shall be able to separate us from the love of God, which is in Christ Jesus our Lord” (Romans 8:38-39).

The more you understand the immenseness of God’s love for you, the more you can love in return. Love frees. Fear paralyzes. “There is no fear in love; but perfect love casts out fear: because fear has torment. He that fears is not made perfect in love” (1 John 4:18).

Fear keeps you from stepping out in love toward others. Love throws out the fear in your life. Fear keeps you in bondage. It has torment. It’s trying to punish you. Knowing the perfect love of Jesus emancipates you from that punishing fear.

The more you know the love of God the more you can release that love. And God’s love is never going away. Nothing can separate you from His love—absolutely nothing.