“I sought the Lord, and He answered me; He delivered me from all my fears.” (Psalm 34:4)
“There is no fear in love. But perfect love drives out fear.” (1 John 4:18)

In the above two verses, we see a clear theme. John says God’s love delivers us from the wrath of God so we can stand before Him in confidence. Thus, the way God’s love delivers from fear isn’t a mere psychological Band-Aid. There’s a real material trouble, and it’s removed. The same is true for the Psalmist. There are real threats of sickness, dangers, and more, but God removes these. His love is defined as removing material troubles. The removal of the troubles is why the Psalmist has no fear. The removal of God’s punishment is why the elect have no fear.

This is how God loves us. This is how the gospel works. Anyone against this doesn’t know the love of God or the gospel. Remove such a person from your life.

God’s love isn’t a fluffy pep talk—it’s a wrecking ball smashing real fears like sickness and danger. Psalmist and John spill the tea: faith zaps material troubles, leaving zero room for fear. Doubt this gospel power-up? Kick those naysayers to the curb and watch faith flatten walls with divine swagger.

By faith, we can see the walls fall down before it happens. The certainty of the walls coming down is absolute and imminent. By faith, we can both praise God and reject all fear in our minds because, immediately or soon, the material issue causing the fear will be removed. This is the confidence that belongs to faith. This is how God loves us.

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