Feb
22
Fearless
Filed Under Devotional
Watching the skiers in the Olympics, you hear the term “fearless” over and over. At first, they all seem crazy to be heading down a hill that steep, that fast, but if you watch a few, you can see what the announcers mean. There are those who seem timid and are taking the safe path through the course and there are those that seem to be leaning forward and pushing with everything they have regardless of safety. They seem to want a medal so badly that they have no fear of the dangers of the course.
Is fearless just a lack of common sense? Is it extreme confidence? Is it courage to the point of insanity?
I don’t remember this verse sinking in before, but it did yesterday:
“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
We can be fearless in living a life of love. We can follow His love and have no fear of punishment. We know He has taken that for us. We are forgiven and restored. Hell is the righteous punishment for our rebellion. We have been rescued from that sentence. We will not be punished for our sin.
Back up a verse to get this reinforcement:
“In this way, love is made complete among us so that we will have confidence on the day of judgment, because in this world we are like him.” 1 John 4:17
Be fearless with His love.