Perfect Love

“Such love has no fear, because perfect love expels all fear. If we are afraid, it is for fear of punishment, and this shows that we have not fully experienced his perfect love.” 1 John 4:18

Abba is love. It is sometimes very difficult to wrap our minds around the magnitude of this love. It is not like earthly love or human love where we’ve seen and experienced hurt or rejection. We often view Abba through the pain we have encountered from someone we loved. Maybe you can’t even call Him Abba yet. He is still known to you as God. Language matters. It reveals the contents of our heart. Luke 6:45, “For the overflow of what has been stored in your heart will be seen by your fruit and will be heard in your words.”

When we encounter the perfect love of Abba it is there to cast out any and all fear we have in our hearts. Fear causes you to be suspicious of Abba and other people. If you are always waiting for something to happen in your health, relationships, finances, or world matters you are living in a measure of fear. This points back to one thing: you have not allowed Him to love you. Did you know you can stop the love of Abba from going deeper into your heart?

The Creator of all things. The most powerful being. This One who speaks, and life is created can be hindered in your life. He gave us free will to choose Him. Even in this we see His love and goodness.

You don’t have to be afraid of anything. Your Abba, your Dada wants to love you perfectly to the degree you have no fear of anything. He is trustworthy in every sense of the word. Let love reach its goal in you starting today. He will meet you where you are. Be honest with Him concerning these areas of fear. Today let’s believe our hearts can be whole again with confident hope. No fear of the future or rejection.