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 1 John 4:18 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.  God's perfect love drives out fear. The bible says, God is love. It is His character, which He demonstrated through Christ Jesus, Whom He loved so much. So, when we picture God, we ought to have a picture of someone who loves us dearly. If He loves us so, it is not possible to associate Him with fear. Yes we fear Him out of respect and obedience, but not as a Father that will harm us, that's not His character. Also, our relationship with Him, is based on faith, where there's faith, there's no fear. 2 Timothy 1:7 says: " for God gave us a spirit not of fear but of power and love and self-control."  This confirms that we are given the Spirit of love, not fear. So, if we have the Spirit of love, fear will be driven off us. In the bible, we hear God telling His people to be strong and courageous! He doesn...

 John 14:27 (NLT) “I am leaving you with a gift—peace of mind and heart. And the peace I give is a gift the world cannot give. So don’t be troubled or afraid. Indeed, peace is a real gift, a gift from God to us. This is something that cannot  be bought, even those with millions and billions of rands, if they don't have peace, they can't enjoy what they have. When you consider what the world goes through from time to time, whether it's the pandemics, financial downturn, poverty, inflation, job losses, corruption etc. troubles are so many. If you internalize  all these, your peace is gone. Which is why we need God's peace. Peace that surpasses all understanding (Philippians 4:6), which remains even when there's trouble everywhere! When Jesus was about to return to our Father, He left us with the Holy Spirit, Who blesses us with this marvelous peace. On our own, we couldn't access it. But through Him, we can enjoy this peace. God doesn't want us to be troubled ...

 Isaiah 6:8 Then I heard the voice of the Lord saying,  “Whom shall  I send? And who will go for us?” And I said, “Here am I. Send me!” There's a saying that we are the hands and feet of Jesus. We are here on earth on a mission. When God created us, He called us and appointed us for various purposes (Jeremiah 1:5). He set us apart for a particular assignment. This is evident when we read about different characters in the bible, each one had a particular assignment to fulfill. The thing is, there are characters whose roles were big and impacting a lot of people at a time, whilst there were other roles that were not impacting too many people at a time, but important as well. Look at the role Moses had to play, which impacted a lot of people and changed their lives forever. Joseph, the entire nation was saved by His gift and wisdom that God put in him. It is the same with us, others are meant to change peoples lives on a big scale, whilst others  are called to other thi...

 Romans 8:31 What, then, shall we say in response to these things? If God is for us, who can be against us ? Sometimes this is all you need to know and remember! If God be for us, who can be against us? We may not be able to have everyone on our side, we may not be able to convince everyone, or make everyone like us. All that matters is that, God is on our side and He is for us. God is everything, God is our Father here on earth and most importantly  He's still our Father even after life. What people say on earth, last only for a moment, but what's most important, is what does God say about us.  As humans sometimes we can be so consumed with what will people say, how can I get them to be on my side, which can be daunting task, trying to please people as they'll only appreciate that for a moment and then they forget what you've just done and be on your case about something else again. But God is the same today and forever. He's word is never changing, what He says He...

 2 Chronicles 20:17   You will not have to fight this battle. Take up your positions; stand firm and see  the deliverance the  Lord  will give you, Judah and Jerusalem. Do not be afraid; do not be discouraged. Go out to face them tomorrow, and the  Lord  will be with you. These were the words from the Lord, spoken through His prophet to tell king Jehoshaphat,  as they were facing a big army that wanted to finish with them off. The most important thing this king did, when he was told about the army that was about to fight them, is that he went straight to God and told Him about this. He cried out to Him and even reminded Him that He was the one who saw their ancestors through  when they were delivered from  Egypt, basically  reminding Him of His power and faithfulness. He commanded a prayer and fast for the nation and this was when the Lord spoke to the king. God instructed them to not worry, that the battle belongs to Him, that all ...

 1 John 2:6 Whoever claims to live in Him must live as Jesus did. We are called to live like Jesus did! Some could say it's a big ask, but we serve the Mighty God, who lives in us, directing us always. This simply means, allowing Him the right-of-way, to fulfill His plans in and through our lives, like He did with Jesus' life. In our own strength, we couldn't do it, we are not strong enough, not righteous enough, not patient enough  and more. Which  is why when you accept Christ as your Lord, the Holy Spirit comes and dwells within you, giving you power, directing you and convicting  you where you go wrong. Some of the things we can pray about, in exhibiting the life Jesus did, is the compassion, wisdom, patience, kindness, willingness to serve and even to lay down own's life for others. Today I learned that to leave a legacy, that means you are thinking of the people that will benefit out of your actions, where the rewards you might not even taste yourself. This mad...

 Matthew 7:13 “You can enter God’s Kingdom only through the narrow gate. The highway to hell is broad, and its gate is wide for the many who choose that way. Ultimately, we live to die; something that is true, that we don't want to constantly think about. God already said earth is not our permanent home, and through what happened in the garden of Eden, sin entered the world and resulted to death. However, the good news is that when we die, we do not have to die again, where the bible describes going to hell, but we can enter the kingdom of God as a result of the price that was paid through the blood of Jesus. Now, how we live our lives on earth, determines the which gate we will enter, whether the narrow gate that leads to the kingdom of God or the wide gate that leads to hell. God gave us free will, an opportunity to choose for ourselves (described in the book of Deuteronomy). In this case, should we choose the narrow gate, that means we HAVE to make sure that we accept Jesus into...