“and going on in the fear of the Lord and in the comfort of the Holy Spirit, it [the church] continued to increase.”
(Acts 9:31)
How did the early church grow? Fear and comfort.
Both of these ingredients are necessary. If we have comfort without fear, we quickly become complacent and will begin to indulge in sinful behavior. If we have fear without comfort, we slowly devolve into hopeless languor.
However, if we fear Him, we need not fear anything else. If we find our comfort in Him, we will not seek comfort in darkness. He is both our warm blanket of hope and the roaring lion of Judah.
The human heart needs both fear and comfort. Preach accordingly.
Matthew 4:4 #Biblebites