Fear Of The Lord
The fear of the Lord, translates into positive character, a major doorway to blessings in life while the absence of the fear of the Lord, translates into negative character, a major doorway to curses in life.
The Blessings of the Lord is not negotiable. God is under pressure to release the Blessing on His people if the conditions are right.
Psalm 133:3.
It is like the dew of Hermon,
Descending upon the mountains of Zion;
For there the Lord commanded the blessing –
Life forevermore.
One of the best words to describe the fear of the Lord is reverence, according to me. Reverence is a response to a revelation of God. When God reveals Himself, I believe the only appropriate response is reverence. And with it goes submissiveness. A submissive attitude toward God is an expression of the fear of the Lord in our lives.
I want to share with you some of the benefits of the fear of the Lord. This is one of the most exciting aspects of serving God.
These verses will get each of us excited when we learn what the fear of the Lord will do for each one of us.
Let’s look first at what God said to man in Job 28:28.
“And to man He said,
‘Behold, the fear of the Lord, that is wisdom,
And to depart from evil is understanding.”
True wisdom is inseparable from the fear of the Lord. Many people think of wisdom as something intellectual, like cleverness. But wisdom is not cleverness—because cleverness can exist with evil. The fear of the Lord cannot exist with evil.
Psalm 25:12 offers another wonderful benefit of the fear of the Lord:
“Who is the man that fears the LORD?
Him shall He teach in the way He chooses.”
This verse indicates that God doesn’t teach everybody—and God doesn’t choose His students on the basis of examinations. He chooses His students on the basis of character. And He does not commit Himself to teach those who have no fear of the Lord. You can go to the best Bible school to learn, but without the fear of the Lord you are not a pupil of God. You can only be a pupil of human teachers, but not of the Lord.
And then two verses later—in Psalm 25:14 —we find another wonderful thought:
“The secret of the LORD is with those who fear Him,
And He will show them His covenant.”
Isn’t that marvelous?
If you fear the Lord He will share His secrets with you. You only share your secrets with somebody who is intimate with you—a person whom you trust isn’t it?
Prayer
Sol.Fiona