Jesus doesn’t want you to be afraid of stepping out of line. He doesn’t want you to walk through your life on eggshells, worried that you’ll disappoint Him. He doesn’t want you to be terrified of His wrath. He doesn’t want you to go around, hanging your head thinking that you are the most miserable sinner that has ever lived. He doesn’t want you to be afraid of what’s coming because you know that you don’t deserve any better than some doomed future of holy payback. For some folks, their Christianity has made their life awful because it has told them they’re horrible and they should live in a constant state of regretting the person they are. For some people, their Christianity is making them afraid to simply live a normal, balanced life because they’re so afraid of sin that everything is off limits. Jesus didn’t come for that. The Apostle Peter says that we have everything we need for life and godliness. He says that Jesus has given us “very great and precious promises” that should let us play a part in real and full life. In other words, Jesus promised us that we are forgiven. He promised us we’ll never be judged. He promised us that He’s working in us and accomplishing His perfect plan. He promised the Holy Spirit will be inside us, making us new by His power. He promised we’ll never be alone and that He Himself will come back to get us. He promised that nothing could ever snatch us out of His hand and He promised that the Father loves us. Jesus doesn’t want us to mope around, heavy-hearted. He wants us to live in the joy of His outrageous promises.
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