love's perfection

 Saturday, July 24, 2021 (6:55 a.m.)

Blessed Lord God,

Thank You for music that gets us thinking ♪God Only Knows♪ Music that speaks Your Truth ♪Fear [he] Is A Liar♪ Music that inspires us to hope and sing and follow You.

Mm, yes. Hope. And sing. And follow You. I’m here asking You to lead me into Your Word. Specifically Your perfect love casting out fear.

1 John 4:18a. I’m familiar with “There is no fear in love. But perfect love casts out fear.” Reading various versions of this verse I stop at The Passion Translation followed immediately by Worldwide English (New Testament).

“Where God’s love is, there is no fear. God’s perfect love takes away fear. It is punishment that makes a person fear. Anyone who has fear does not have perfect love” (WE).

The Passion Translation. “Love never brings fear, for fear is always related to punishment. But love’s perfection drives the fear of punishment far from our hearts. Whoever walks constantly afraid of punishment has not reached love’s perfection.”

Love’s perfection. Mm, yes , please. Continue Your perfect, refining work in us Lord. Speaking to us. Teaching us. Making us obedient to Your will and to Your way.

I love You Lord. Imperfectly. Use me as only You know is best. Thank You. Praise You. Amen.

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