Apr 08 2012
Being Afraid
I’ve felt that awful feeling of being afraid, many times. All sorts of fear, too. But at my age, the one fear that still lingers is death. Where will I go after I close my eyes for the last time? What will I feel? Will my doubts be confirmed? Will I be able to be see Jesus since I’ve accepted Him as my Lord and Savior?
Of course, God has promised that I’ll be with Him because He gave His son for me. The bible says so:
But God showed how much he loved us by having Christ die for us, even though we were sinful. But there is more! Now that God has accepted us because Christ sacrificed his life’s blood, we will also be kept safe from God’s anger. Even when we were God’s enemies, he made peace with us, because his Son died for us. Yet something even greater than friendship is ours. Now that we are at peace with God, we will be saved by his Son’s life.
Romans 5:8-10
It’s a beautiful picture of sacrifice and love.
So how do I know how I’ll be there with God? In John 3:16, it’s simply accepting Jesus as my personal savior. When I’ve truly accepted Jesus, His grace and love pour out of me – and consequently, I will no longer be afraid.
