This verse says God's perfect love (for you) casts out (every) fear (of yours). The word 'perfect' in Greek here is 'teleios', which means 'complete, fullness'. It can also mean 'accomplished, finished, fulfilled, perfected'. And, who casts out fear? You, or Him? This verse says it's His perfect love that casts out fear!
So, whatever circumstance you may be facing at the moment, fear not, because there's no fear in His love and embrace. And when everything else seems to fail, know that His love (for you) never fails (1 Corinthians 13:8). The Bible also says His love has been 'poured out' on you! (Romans 5:5) The Bible doesn't say God 'sprinkles' His love on you! The Bible says He pours out His love on you! He is a generous and abundant God! Imagine yourself 'drenched' under a refreshing waterfall. What you need to do is just receive, and He will take care of the rest!
You may ask, "So, just how much does God love me?"
God so loved you He did not even withhold His only begotten Son (John 3:16).
Let's now look at Matthew 27:45-46. About the ninth hour, Jesus cried aloud, "Eli, Eli, lama sabachtani?", which means, "My God, My God, why have You forsaken Me?" It was a cry of distress. 'Sabachtani' literally means 'thou hast left me', and the word 'shebak' here in Hebrew means 'quit, leave'. In other words, Jesus was crying out, "My God, My God, why do you quit Me?"
Jesus was left 'forsaken' at the cross, so God can now say to you, 'I'll never leave you nor forsake you'.
2 Corinthians 5:21 says, 'For God made Him (Jesus) who knew no sin to be sin for us, so that we might become the righteousness of God (in right standing with God) through Him (Jesus)'. It means Jesus carried all your sins, curse, and 'filth' on the cross. He became 'sin' for you. He became 'curse' for you (Galatians 3:13). And because of this, He became too 'filthy' for His Father to embrace! A sin is a sin, and a sin has to be judged! As a consequence, Jesus even lost His Father-Son relationship (from the sixth hour till the ninth hour) at the cross! For once, the unimaginable happened, because they have always been ONE (John 17:22). What happened in the spiritual realm in the heavenlies was also reflected in the physical realm during that three hours! Matthew 27:45 says 'there was darkness over all the land'. You know what? The physical 'sun' also lost its light (glory) at the same time! Imagine the 'sun' without its light? As a matter of fact, the 'sun' without its 'light' is no 'sun' at all! So, the 'sun' here reflects God the Father, and the 'light' here reflects God the Son (Jesus, the Word).
Note: The Lord has in fact given you a 'sign' (i.e. the sun) to understand who He is!
In Matthew 27:46, notice also Jesus called God 'Eli', instead of calling Him 'Father'. That was the only time Jesus called out to God as 'Eli'! In fact, in John 11:41-42, when Jesus raised Lazarus back to life, not only Jesus called God as 'Father', He also said, "You always hear Me" (i.e. His prayers have always been answered).
Jesus' prayer went unanswered ("Eli, Eli, lama sabachtani?") at the cross, so you can now have your prayers answered!
At the Garden of Gethsemane, Jesus also said, "Father, if it is Your will, take this cup away from Me; nevertheless, not My will, but Yours, be done." (Luke 22:42) Why did He say this? Was He afraid of the physical scourging and suffering on the cross? No, He IS the Jehovah Rapha, the HEALER Himself. He wasn't afraid of those 'beatings' at all! He said this because He knew He'd have to separate from His Father!
Jesus lost His 'Sonship' at the cross, so you can now become sons (& daughters) of God, and call Him 'Our Father in heaven' (Matthew 6:9).
Notice only 'sons and daughters of God' call Him 'Father', but 'servants' (or unbelievers) call God as 'Eli' (or God). See the difference? This is the difference between you (believers) and others. What happened at the cross has truly made all the difference!
And God did all the above with you in mind.
