“There is no fear in love; but perfect love casteth out fear: because fear hath torment. He that feareth is not made perfect in love” (1 John 4:18 KJV). “Supreme love for God and unselfish love for one another—this is the best gift that our heavenly Father can bestow. This love is not an impulse,Continue reading “True Love Drives Out Fear”
Category Archives: Barb’s Devotionals
From Fearful to Fearless. . .
“Finally, my brethren, be strong in the Lord, and in the power of his might. Put on the whole armour of God, that ye may be able to stand against the wiles of the devil. For we wrestle not against flesh and blood, but against principalities, against powers, against the rulers of the darkness ofContinue reading “From Fearful to Fearless. . .”
Fearful, Unbelieving Professed Christians
“For God hath not given us the spirit of fear; but of power, and of love, and of a sound mind” (2 Timothy 1:7 KJV). “But the fearful, and unbelieving, and the abominable and murderers, and whoremongers, and sorcerers, and idolaters, and all liars, shall have their part in the lake which burneth with fireContinue reading “Fearful, Unbelieving Professed Christians”
The Sacred Seventh
It is a memorial of Creation Week.
Wisdom Among Many Counselors
It may not mean what you think.
Friends: No Longer Enemies
“Ye are my friends, if ye do whatsoever I command you. Henceforth I call you not servants; for the servant knoweth not what his lord doeth but I have called you friends; for all things that I have heard of my Father I have made known unto you” (John 15:15 KJVSD). “When at the altarContinue reading “Friends: No Longer Enemies”
Mercy: For Enemies Only
“Blessed are the merciful: for they shall obtain mercy” (Matthew 5:7 KJVSD). “God’s throne is a seat, or throne, of mercy – a mercy seat. ‘Mercy is compassionate treatment of an enemy, with a disposition to forgive,’ says Webster. Whose seat then did the mercy seat represent? The only answer is that it represented theContinue reading “Mercy: For Enemies Only”