--There Is No Fear In Love~~

"There is no fear in love; but perfect love casts out fear, because
fear involves punishment, and the one who fears is not perfected
in love"--[1 John 4:18].

-"March on, my soul: be strong! [Judges 5:21]
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~~Listen to God's Word, He cannot lie. In 2012, Phillips, Craig and Dean released their song "Tell Your Heart to Beat Again." It was inspired by the true story of a heart surgeon. After removing a patient's heart to repair it, the surgeon returned it to the chest and began gently massaging it back to life. But the heart still wouldn't beat. Finally, the surgeon knelt next to the unconscious patient and spoke to her: "Miss Johnson," he said, "this is your surgeon. The operation went perfectly. your heart has been repaired. Now tell your heart to beat again." Her heart began to beat.

The idea that we could tell our physical heart to do something might seem strange, but it has spiritual parallels. "Why, my soul, are you downcast?" the psalmist says to himself. "Put your hope in God" (Psalm 42:5). "Return to your rest, my soul," says another, "for the LORD has been good to you" (116:7). After beating Israel's enemies in war, Deborah, a Judge, revealed that she too had spoken to her heart during battle. "March on, my soul," she told it, "be strong!" (Judges 5:21, because the Lord had promised victory (4:6-7).

Our capable Surgeon has mended our heart (Psalm 103:3). So when fear, depression, or condemnation come, perhaps we too should address our souls and say: March on! Be strong! Feeble heart, beat again. ~

--ODB/SV~--"I Speak Jesus (lyrics)" Darlene Zschech ~ <https://youtu.be/p-2rRUQlEws>
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