God begins by guiding us into His perfect plan with His biblical principles. Then come our faults and those of others; pain and broken heart. But this is not the end. God’s perfect plan includes healing, forgiveness, and resurrection.

We know that living in fear is not God’s plan for our lives. Our Heavenly Father wants to see us fulfilled and free. But the Bible still encourages us to have a fear, that of the Lord. Do you have to be afraid of God? Not quite.

Are we ready to turn our backs on sin and follow Jesus? He will give us the strength to do what He has called us to do.

During a prayer meeting in 1865, Elvina Hall wrote a poem inspired by the redemptive power of Christ’s sacrifice. Her writing paired with the music of John Grape, the church organist, became a liberating hymn.

We often talk about salvation as being freed from the grip of sin. And it is absolutely true! Yet Christians still seem to walk in slavery in some areas of their lives. Why?