I will not leave you comfortless: I will come to you. – John 14:18
Christians must learn to get strength and courage from the promises and provisions of God. What if there are reverses, sufferings, hardships, disappointments injustices here in this brief life, if the life to come is filled with joy, beauty, light, holiness, power and glory for all eternity?
John, the Apostle of love, would give us a final word concerning this. He wrote:
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. (I John 4:18).
Perfect love for God casts out fear of all kinds. If our hearts are filled with love to God and man, as Jesus taught they should be, there is no room for fear, worry, resentment, hate and selfishness. And if we are filled with the Holy Spirit (Ephesians 5:18), then we will be filled with love, for love is the first fruit of the Spirit (Galatians 5:22).
God can so fill our lives that we are satisfied with Him and His provisions. Fears and worries will have to go because the things that cause them cease to matter.
— Faris D. Whitesell
From: “Climbing the Heights” by Al Bryant Copyright 1956, Zondervan Publishing House
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