The Spirit of VALOUR..!!

Let’s read 2 Timothy 1:7(NKJV), Psalm 27:1(NIV) & 1 John 4:18(NIV) in tandem

“For God has not given us a spirit of fear, but of power and of love and of a sound mind”

“The Lord is my light and my salvation— whom shall I fear? The Lord is the stronghold of my life— of whom shall I be afraid?”

“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”

Do you remember this classic instruction from your parents/elders/teachers from when you were a kid? – “Don’t ever accept anything (chocolates/sweets) from strangers”

Luring kids through false-incentives is still a popular trick practiced by kidnappers all over the world...!

As a loving and responsible father, God is giving us a similar instruction today. He does not want you and me to get lured by Satan into his “Fear-trap”. Just as a kidnapper tries to entice his victim into confinement through false incentives and lies, Satan who is a “liar and the father of lies” (John 8:44) also tries to entice you and me into FEAR through untrue promises, semi-facts, and total lies…!

The Psalmist was bold enough to say “...whom shall I fear…. of whom shall I be afraid...” (Psalm 27:1) because he found everlasting solutions to the two main causative factors of FEAR - darkness and insecurity. He found LIGHT as a solution to darkness. He found SALVATION as a solution to insecurity. The common synonym he used for both these solutions is – “THE LORD”

If you believe that Jesus Christ is really the Lord of your life, then you should be “FEARLESS”. If you are still “FEARFUL” in some areas of your life, then it is a clear indication that you have not accepted Jesus Christ as the Lord of ALL areas of your life. 

The Lordship of Jesus Christ drives-in perfect love into your life. This perfect love then drives-out all “FEAR” from your life…!