Exploring the Fear of the Lord: Insights from Scriptures
Understanding the concept of the fear of the Lord as a reverence rooted in intimacy with God, drawing lessons from biblical examples like the Exodus and Jesus' example of aligning with the Father's will.
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The Fear Of The Lord!! Bro Perry
What is the fear of the Lord? Fear Yirah Moral reverence. The fear of God Yirat Adonai The practicing presence of God. (Genesis 20:11) The fear of the Lord is birth from intimacy with God.
The Exodus out of Egypt. God s plan was to get the Israelites to know the promiser first before they knew the promises. (Exodus 3:12) The Lord desired to fellowship with the Israelites just like He fellowshipped with Moses but they feared the very presence we of God. (Exodus 19:10-11, 16) Moses said to the people, Do not fear, for God has come to test you, that the fear of him may be before you, that you may not sin . Exodus 20:20
The fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom; Proverbs 1:7a The fear of the Lord in our lives operates from a place of knowledge of God. (Proverbs 2:5) The fear of the Lord is born out of love for the Lord and the things of God. (Psalm 25:14) The fear of the Lord births the wisdom of God in us. (James 3:17)
Jesus our perfect example And his delight shall be in the fear of the Lord. He shall not judge by what his eyes see, or decide disputes by what his ears hear. Isaiah 11:3 So Jesus said to them, Truly, truly, I say to you, the Son can do nothing of his own accord, but only what he sees the Father doing. For whatever the Father does, that the Son does likewise. John 5:19 At the core of Jesus fear of God was His awareness of the presence of God in and around Him, and His desire to be intimate with the Father and not be separated from Him.
Focusing on the fear of God!! God desires us to be aware of and engage His presence. Where shall I go from your Spirit? Or where shall I flee from your presence? If I ascend to heaven, you are there! If I make my bed in Sheol, you are there! If I take the wings of the morning and dwell in the uttermost parts of the sea, even there your hand shall lead me, and your right hand shall hold me. If I say, Surely the darkness shall cover me, and the light about me be night, even the darkness is not dark to you; the night is bright as the day, for darkness is as light with you. Psalm 139:7-12
Focusing on the fear of God!! God desires us to love what he loves and hate what he hates. Jesus answered him, If anyone loves me, he will keep my word, and my Father will love him, and we will come to him and make our home with him. John 14:23 The fear of the Lord is hatred of evil. Pride and arrogance and the way of evil and perverted speech I hate. Proverbs 8:13
