God bless!

             A big mistake that many of us make from time to time is to confuse discipline with punishment and it could represent a huge problem in our walk with God. Punishment and fear as stated in the verse below go hand in hand. Fear should never be attributed to God because He is love and not only does He love us, but He is the true meaning of love! This is the reason the verse today speaks about how Love drives out fear, where God is there is no space for anything else. As any responsible parent God also brings discipline so that we are not exposed to further consequences, but it isn’t the type of discipline we are accustomed to receiving in this world. The  discipline that God brings to us is all about allowing us to recognize our state of wrong being (conviction) and showing us the way out of our problem. Do you suffer from fear? If your answer is yes then you have to get closer to God because fear keeps you away from His perfect will being completed in your life. The love of God is designed specifically to mold you into His image and perfection through Christ Jesus our Lord and Savior, amen!

Can you handle His love?

Pastor Joell A. Perez

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.”