Perfect Love Casts Out Fear
Beloved1 Devotional
YOU ARE DEEPLY LOVED
Have you ever heard that God loves you? You may have heard it so often that it doesn’t mean anything to you. You also may have never heard it before. God loves you deeply, truly, and genuinely. God’s love doesn’t change based on anything that we do. It won’t stop, and it isn’t something that we can ever fully understand. We just have to know that no matter where we go or what we do, God is here to love us and wants what is best for us.
God loves us deeply. Sometimes, He doesn’t love some of the things that do, but that doesn’t change how much He loves us, so He wouldn’t let that stop Him. That’s why He sent Jesus so that not only could He love us, but He could be with us.
This is how God showed His love among us: He sent His one and only Son into the world that we might live through Him. This is love: not that we loved God, but that He loved us and sent His Son as an atoning sacrifice for our sins.
1 John 4:9-10
God’s love is greater and deeper than you could ever imagine.
YOU ARE VALUED
No, in all these things we are more than conquerors through Him who loved us. For I am convinced that neither death nor life, neither angels nor demons, neither the present nor the future, nor any powers, neither height nor depth, nor anything else in all creation, will be able to separate us from the love of God that is in Christ Jesus our Lord.
Romans 8:37-39
Imagine the person you love the most and never getting to be with them because of their choices; that is how it would have been for God, but greater. That’s why He sent Jesus for us. Jesus lived a life full of miracles and cared for people well. Not only did He care for them, but He helped them to live a life of impact. A life that matters. Jesus encountered so many people that were hurt or stuck. He met so many people who weren’t living their life for the fullness of who they could be. But Jesus never left people in those places.
A Life Lived to the Fullest
There was a woman in the Bible who heard about Jesus and encountered Him, which changed her life. This woman had a medical issue that had caused her lots of pain for a long time. She was outcasted by her society and her family. She felt completely alone. She had heard about Jesus and His miracles and believed that just touching a part of His robe could heal her. When she touched Jesus, she was completely healed. She was able to live her life to the fullest after that because when you encounter Jesus, He gives you a life to its fullest potential.
“Immediately her bleeding stopped, and she felt in her body that she was freed from her suffering.” Mark 5:29
She was healed physically, but Jesus didn’t stop there. Jesus talked with her and called her “Daughter” even after her own family had left her. You may be scared of trusting Jesus and His love, but He won’t hurt or leave you. If you can find enough courage to receive His love Jesus won’t let you down.
“Then the woman, knowing what had happened to her, came and fell at his feet and, trembling with fear, told him the whole truth. He said to her, “Daughter, your faith has healed you. Go in peace and be freed from your suffering.” Mark 5:33-39
Do You Know Jesus?
Jesus is the son of God, and He came to earth to save all of us from the things that we do that would separate us from God. He loves you so much that He died on the cross for our sins, and then He rose again three days later. Jesus wants to be your safe place, your peace, and He wants to lead and guide your life. He also wants a relationship with you!
If you want a relationship with Jesus, the Bible says that you have to admit that Jesus is Lord, that He died on the cross, and rose again to save you from your sins. Ask Him to come into your life, and I promise He will change your life.
IF YOU DECLARE WITH YOUR MOUTH, “JESUS IS LORD,”
AND BELIEVE IN YOUR HEART THAT GOD RAISED HIM
FROM THE DEAD, YOU WILL BE SAVED.
– ROMANS 10:19
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