- By Jeff Evensen
Fear... it grows and eats at our thoughts and our insides. Fear comes to us all. How we deal with the fear is what is important. For many, it’s something we can’t simply ignore. Apostle Paul tells us to be anxious in nothing, but by prayer and supplication, make your requests known to God and the peace of God which is beyond comprehension will guard your hearts and minds in Christ Jesus!- By Jeff Evensen
I was spending time today with Jesus in John 14. The first words he says are, “If you love me, you will keep my commandments,” It’s one of those phrases that he emphasizes in this final conversation with his disciples before the cross. In verse 21 he reverses the statement by saying, “Whoever has my commandments and keeps them, he it is who loves me.”
Jesus continues by telling us this is the way to know Him. “He who loves me will be loved by my Father, and I will love him and will manifest myself to him.” Keeping the commands of Jesus out of love for Him, opens a door into a greater encounter with His love and Jesus will allow Himself to be known at a more intimate level. This is not working to earn something, but a response of love from Jesus to our love for Him. He wants to reveal Himself to us in greater ways.
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