THE FEAR OF GOD

October 24, 2013

2 Kings 17:39 says, “But the LORD your God ye shall fear; and he shall deliver you out of the hand of all your enemies.” One of the secret of taking delivery of God’s promises for us is through the fear of God. Fear of God is the idea of living in respect, awe and submission to God. Prov 8:13 defines the fear of God as hatred for evil, pride, arrogance, evil way, and the froward mouth.

The fear of God is your pathway to accessing God’s wisdom as stated in Prov 9:10. The fear of God gives you access to His secrets – Psa 25:14. Psa 34:7 says that for everyone that fears God, the angel of the Lord encamps round about them and delivers them. Hezekiah’s fear of God made God repent of His evil which he has pronounced against him.

Prov 22:4 says, “By humility and the fear of the LORD are riches, and honor, and life.” In order words, the man that would live long in riches and honor must be the man that fear God. Man is not to be feared, but God and God alone. 1 Sam 2:6 says, “The LORD killeth, and maketh alive: he bringeth down to the grave, and bringeth up.”

However, many of us fear our parents, employers and authorities over us more than we fear God. This ought not to be so. Humans are to be respected and God is to be feared. Prov 16:6 says, “And by the fear of the LORD men depart from evil.” Obeying God’s commandments becomes easy when you fear God. When you have the fear of God, it would be very difficult for you to rob God by not paying your tithe. The fear of God would stop you from cheating on your spouse.

May the spirit of knowledge and of the fear of the LORD rest mightily upon you, from henceforth in Jesus Name. Amen!

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