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.
1 John 4:18
Jesus gives you His shalom
to set you up for success in life. You cannot be a success in your marriage,
family and career when you are crippled and paralyzed with fear. Today, as you
are reading this, I believe with all my heart that Jesus has already begun a
work in your heart to liberate you from all your fears, whatever they may be.
They may be the fear of failure, the fear of success, the fear of people’s
opinions of you or even the fear that God is not with you.
All the fears that you are
experiencing in your life today began with an untruth, a lie that you have somehow
believed. Perhaps you have believed that God is angry and displeased with you,
and that His presence is far from you. That’s why the Bible says, “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.”
This scripture tells us
that when you begin to have a revelation that God loves you perfectly (not
because of what you have accomplished, but because of what Jesus has
accomplished for you), that revelation of the unmerited favor of Jesus will
cast out every fear, every lie, every anxiety, every doubt and every worry that
God is against you. The more you have a revelation of Jesus and how He has made
you perfect, the more you will free yourself to receive His complete shalom and
succeed in life!
My friend, know that as a
believer in Jesus Christ, you have absolute peace with God. The new covenant of
grace is also known as the covenant of peace. Today, you stand upon the
righteousness of Jesus and not your own. Today, because of Jesus, God says this
to you: “I would not be angry with you, nor rebuke [condemn] you. For the
mountains shall depart and the hills be removed, but My kindness shall not
depart from you, nor shall My covenant of peace be removed”
(Isaiah 54:9–10).
God is on your side. Jesus’ shalom is on your side to make you a success in life. All of heaven’s resources are on your side. Even if you are caught in the midst of a storm right now, just think of the picture of the eagle chicks sleeping soundly in spite of the storm, nestled under the wings of their mother, their protector and provider. And may the shalom of God, which surpasses all understanding, guard your heart and mind through Christ Jesus (Philippians 4:7). Go in this peace, my friend, and rest upon His shalom! (Article & Picture; courtesy of Joseph Prince Ministries used with kind permission).
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