Do we have the fear of the Lord? This is
not a fear as in dread. The
correct fear of the Lord is to be in awe of the Lord
to reverence Him.
The correct fear of God is mentioned a lot of
times in the bible
especially in Proverbs, and is associated with most if
not all the attributes
required by God for salvation.
Pro
1:7 The
fear of the LORD is the
beginning of knowledge, But
fools despise wisdom and
instruction.
We have to learn
to understand the fear of God. The fear of the Lord is
linked with the
knowledge of God.
Pro 2:1 My son, if
you receive my words, And treasure
my commands within you,
Pro
2:2 So
that you incline your ear to
wisdom, And
apply your heart to
understanding;
Pro
2:3 Yes,
if you cry out for discernment,
And
lift up your voice for
understanding,
Pro
2:4 If
you seek her as silver, And
search for her as for
hidden
treasures;
Pro
2:5 Then
you will understand the fear of
the LORD, And find the knowledge of God.
Godly fear can
not be taught by men.
Isa
29:13 Therefore
the Lord said:
"Inasmuch as these people draw near with their
mouths And honor Me with
their lips, But have removed their hearts far from
Me, And their fear toward Me
is taught by the commandment of men,
Pro
3:7 Do
not be wise in your own eyes;
Fear the LORD and depart from evil.
Fear the Lord and
depart from evil.
Pro
8:13 The
fear of the LORD is to
hate evil; Pride and arrogance
and the evil way And the perverse mouth I hate.
Pro
9:10 "The
fear of the LORD is the
beginning of wisdom, And the
knowledge of the Holy One is
understanding.
Pro
10:27 The
fear of the LORD prolongs
days, But the years of the wicked will be shortened.
Those who fear
the Lord will tremble at the word of God.
Jer
5:22 Do
you not fear Me?' says the LORD.
'Will you not tremble at My presence, Who have
placed the sand as the bound of
the sea, By a perpetual decree, that it cannot pass
beyond it? And though its
waves toss to and fro, Yet they cannot prevail;
Though they roar, yet they
cannot pass over it.
Jer
33:9 Then
it shall be to Me a name of
joy, a praise, and an honor before all nations of
the earth, who shall hear all
the good that I do to them; they shall fear and
tremble for all the goodness
and all the prosperity that I provide for it.'
We need to fear
God, this fear is to be in awe of the great God and to
reverence His very name.
Those who fear God will tremble at the mighty power of
our Creator. This fear
will come from studying the bible and believing and
obeying God. The correct
fear of God cannot be feigned, it will come as we put
our whole life into God’s
way of life.
There is an
incorrect fear which will help to put us into the
Rev
21:8 But
the cowardly, unbelieving,
abominable, murderers, sexually immoral, sorcerers,
idolaters, and all liars
shall have their part in the lake which burns with
fire and brimstone, which is
the second death."
This fear is tied
in with some terrible sins and the end result is the
Fear is linked
with lack of faith.
Mar
4:40 But
He said to them, "Why
are you so fearful? How is it that you have no faith?"
Fear is matched
with wickedness and slothfulness. Read the parable of
the talents in Matt. 25 v
14 to 30. Especially verses 25 and 26. This person did
nothing with the talent
God gave him. He feared to push ahead.
Just as the
Israelites feared to go into the Promised Land so a
fearful person will fear to
follow God to eternal life. Remember the firstfruits
are those who follow
Christ where ever He leads. Rev. 14 v 4. If we have
been fearful about obeying
God we can repent.
There are two
types of ‘fear of God’.
One fear is to
stand in awe of our Creator. This fear will cause us
to tremble at the very
power of God as revealed in the bible. The correct
fear of God will help us to
believe the bible and obey God, regardless of the
physical consequences. With
the fear of God we will fear not what man can do.
The other fear is
the exact opposite, this fear will keep us from
entering God’s Kingdom. This
fear stops us from believing God’s word. It must be
repented of.
This fear will
stop us entering God’s Kingdom.
We must not fear
to fear God. If God be for us who can be against us.
Fear not what man can do.
Stand in awe and
revere the Great God. This is the correct fear of God.
