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Savior and brother; death is only the door
I must walk through to meet Him.
Are YOU ready?
You can be.
1 John 4:15
Whosoever shall confess
that Jesus is the Son of God, God
dwelleth in him, and he in God.
16 And we have known and believed the
love that God hath to us. God is
love; and he that dwelleth in love
dwelleth in God, and God in him.
17
Herein is our love made perfect, that
we may have boldness in the day of
judgment: because as he is, so are
we in this world.
18
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.
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We love him, because he first loved
us.
This concludes the fourth and final part
of
My Story
, written by Emanuel
Schrock.
If you’d like to contact Emanuel directly,
you are invited to do so. God bless you,
as continue to make your way toward
the Promised Land.
Emanuel Schrock
PO Box 1450
Bowie, TX 76230
(419) 651-9811
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My Story
—in booklet
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Are You Afraid?
What are you afraid of? It seems like
everyone has a fear of something. You
could be afraid of the dark, or maybe you
have a fear of snakes or spiders. Maybe
it’s a fear of the future, of the unknown,
or the fear of being alone. Most, if not all
of us, probably have at least one of these
fears. Fear can be a good thing, warning
us of danger. For example, let’s say we
are on the way to church on a Sunday
morning, and suddenly we see a horse
galloping down the road toward us. The
horse is not pulling a buggy, and no one
is in control of the horse. It is apparent
that this a runaway horse. So, how do we
respond?
Fear can do two things, it will either
move us into action or it will paralyze us.
Our first impulse should be to take action
and try to stop the runaway horse before
it causes an accident. But what if we just
shrink back in fear and say there is
nothing we can do and hopefully
everything will turn out okay? Let’s say
the horse continues on his way and
eventually causes an accident where
someone is seriously injured. The
accident could have been avoided had we
responded correctly to our fear and
stopped the horse. So, my question to you
is, how do you respond to your fears? Are
you constantly filled with worry and
dread because of your fears? Let me tell
you a little bit of my story and how God
has released me from those fears that I
once had.
As a young boy growing up, I remember
hearing about God, about Jesus, and
about heaven and hell. But above all that,
I remember very distinctly hearing over
and over about God’s judgement, about
the end of the world and Jesus’ return,
and of one day standing before God and
giving an account of my life here on
earth. That alone was enough to make me
fearful of God, and rightfully so.
When we understand that God is
almighty, that He is righteous, holy, and
perfect, and that no sin can enter into His
presence, and we realize how helpless we
are by ourselves, how can we help but be
fearful and afraid? We are supposed to
have a fear of God, right? But, just like
the story about the runaway horse, so the
fear of God can cause us either to take
action or to shrink back
and let that fear consume
us.
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—By Martin Miller