READ: 1
JOHN 4:7-14
Today, the
people of the world are anchored to the horn of a dilemma. They live in fear
because the dwell in darkness and lack the knowledge of the truth that sets
free. According to our text, we are different from the people in the world.
Greater is He that is in us than he that is in the world. The love of God has
been shed abroad in our hearts, therefore fear has vanished. Love overcomes
fear. Fear simply means the dread of the kingdom of darkness. Since the light
of the gospel has made a great difference in us, fear has lost its grip over
our lives. If you are a true child of God, you will be a stranger o fear. If
you and I are as pure as light, not only shall we overcome the forces of
darkness, we will actually become a threat to them. Today, the entire world,
with the exception of a few Christians, is living in terror. People all over
the globe are afraid of Satan and his host of followers: witches, wizards and
demons. People also fear because of the threat of economic disaster, terrorist
attacks, nuclear war, global warming, etc because they are uncertain of what
tomorrow may bring. They have no assurance of security and stability. If you
are a true child of God this must not be your lot. Do not entertain fear. To
the Christian, fear should be a strange phenomenon indeed. When we hear of
people being afraid, we should be so much at ease in our Lord that we should
wonder why anyone should fear anything. After all, the cause of all threats to
peace and order is the devil. The devil is under our feet. If Satan is already
a defeated foe, and if we have total victory and dominion over him through
Jesus Christ our Lord, then why should we fear? Satan is no menace to those who
are in Christ Jesus. We are not his slave; he is ours. We have received power
and authority from the Lord to deal with the devil as we wish.
MEMORIZE:
1 JOHN 4:18 –There is no fear in love; but perfect love casts out fear, because
fear involves torment. But he who fears
has not been made perfect in love.
