The Fear of God - Bliss & Fire Network Weekly Digest - June 6, 2012

The Fear of God

“But where shall wisdom be found? and where is the place of understanding? Man knoweth not the price thereof; neither is it found in the land of the living. The depth saith, It is not in me: and the sea saith, It is not with me. It cannot be gotten for gold, neither shall silver be weighed for the price thereof.” – Job 28:12-15

EXPLORATION

We often misunderstand “Fear” and the “Fear of God” Apparently, these are two different things.

Fear, as we all may know, is an emotion aroused when we sense an impending danger, evil, or pain and mostly it always a distressing emotional feeling. This is highly influenced by the devil and his demonic forces in the Spiritual realm—and this is one of the ways the devil gets the attention the human race. The Bible tells us in many verses and many times “FEAR NOT.” This is to let us know that God don’t want us to live life in Fear or fear the devil and his evil deeds.

On the other hand, there is a Fear that is beyond the emotional feeling alone and it’s not Evil, nor Distressful, It’s not Painful, and it has no Danger. It is the “FEAR OF GOD.”

It arouses the LOVE of GOD instead of sense of Evil, It brings Joy, Peace, and consume in Righteousness.  The Bible says we should seek this “The Fear of God”

“O fear the Lord, ye his saints: for there is no want to them that fear him. The young lions do lack, and suffer hunger: but they that seek the Lord shall not want any good thing.” -Psalm 34:9-10

INSPIRATION

Job, a man that the Bible says he is a God fearing person—A man that God has found Righteous.

“And the Lord said unto Satan, Hast thou considered my servant Job, that there is none like him in the earth, a perfect and an upright man, one that feareth God, and escheweth evil?” - Job 1:8

Job had seen both sides of what fear could be and, in all his understanding, He said “The Fear of God is Wisdom” and he also confirmed that, to depart from Evil is “Understanding” (Job 28:28).

I love this, when we Seek God, Love God, and Fear God—we have the Wisdom of God. That is God pours more of HIMSELF and HIS SPIRIT into us. No wonder King David, a man after the heart of God says, “He sent redemption unto his people: he hath commanded his covenant for ever: holy and reverend is his name. The fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom: a good understanding have all they that do his commandments: his praise endureth for ever.” –Psalm 111:10

Beloved, to live life in the Fear of God is to revere God in all things, to Obey God’s Word, to live in the awe of HIS Presence, and to love HIM as GOD. Hence, to love HIM brings us close to HIM and living daily life in HIM.

The Bible says, “The fear of the Lord is the beginning of knowledge: but fools despise wisdom and instruction.” - Proverbs 1:7

“The fear of the Lord is the instruction of wisdom; and before honour is humility.” – Proverbs 15:33

Finally, The Fear of God is our Knowledge, in which is the apprehension of reality, and in HIM we increase in the experiential knowledge. The same is the controlling principle of Wisdom.

This week: We have to come to the understanding that the Fear of God is the Love of God that we need to live life, and it is the Obedience to the Word of God. We pray that you seek the Love of GOD and receive Wisdom and Understand from the Throne of Grace. Amen

Remember, Wisdom is of the Lord. The Bible says, “Whence then cometh wisdom? and where is the place of understanding? Seeing it is hid from the eyes of all living, and kept close from the fowls of the air.” – Job 28:20-21

“God understandeth the way thereof, and he knoweth the place thereof. For he looketh to the ends of the earth, and seeth under the whole heaven.” –Job 28:23-24

You are blessed, we love you!

Pastor Wales Goriola

Bliss & Fire Network Team

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