Guest post by Jeanette Andrade
Just What IS the Fear of the Lord? February 2
Scripture Selection: Psalm 33:18-22; Prov. 2:1-5; 2 Corinthians 7:1
Food for Thought: Ps. 33:18
Usually, it’s pretty obvious who does not fear the Lord. Those who fear (reverence) the Lord know Him and seek to please Him, living according to the Word. The ones who live life any ol’ way, without any regard to what pleases Him and yet claim to fear the Lord, are only deceiving themselves. You can’t have it both ways!
There’s another reason why it is usually obvious who does not fear the Lord: The eye of the Lord is on the ones who fear Him and put their hope in Him. He protects them and delivers them out of trouble. He is their help, shield, and provider. The ones who don’t are on their own. They don’t live in the benefits of trusting in His name. Sadly, they don’t acknowledge His greatness and live accordingly.
Getting to know Him is key, and there’s only one way to go about it: receive His Word and hide it in your heart. Incline your ear to its wisdom, and apply your heart to understanding. Desire it more than any earthly treasures, and live it. THEN you will understand the fear of the Lord and find knowledge of God.
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I like the Proverbs passage……
…on the other hand : those He loves, He tests to perfect them(Heb12:6,James 1:12)
but then that’s just seems to be my personal experience
of course,fearing discipline is a great incentive for slow learners and contrarians
Indeed Dan. Proverbs 25:4 Take away the dross from the silver, and there shall come forth a vessel for the finer.
I’m still in the process of being refined. My hard-headedness sometimes causes more refinement than what I’d like.
Thank you for sharing The Word
Alfred
It is our pleasure and honor to do so. Thanks!
Mrs.A,
This always confused me when I was little.
I would hear “Fear the Lord” and “Jesus Loves you / me”.
It was quite confusing to me, at the time.
Yeah, it confuses many people. I guess words are not adequate to express the deepest meaning of the fear of the Lord. All I know is that His “awesomeness” is far beyond my pea brain’s capabilities, so I live reverencing Him and acknowledging that He is greater than my comprehension. I don’t want to leave anything to my human understanding because that will not be enough, yet at the same time, I try to always keep in the forefront of my mind that He is love, so I can trust Him. Thanks for bringing up your comments.
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