Have we lost all fear?

“The fear of the Lord is true wisdom; to forsake evil is real understanding.” Job 28:28

Yesterday we learned of five requirements God expects from us. To fear Him, live according to His will, love Him, worship Him and obey Him.

Our first requirement given is to fear the Lord. It is the beginning of all things and I believe it is what is missing in our world today. Here are three questions I want us to look at over the next couple of days.

1. What does it mean to fear the Lord?

2. How do you fear the Lord?

3. What do you gain from fearing the Lord?

When we hear the word fear we immediately think of being afraid. But that is a completely different type of fear. When God says He wants us to fear Him, He is not saying be afraid of Me. He is saying be in awe of Me and My power. Show Me respect with a tender conscience. For when we truly fear the Lord, it will pour over onto others.

Have you ever heard the saying “Someone needs to put the fear of God in that child?” Well guess what, we all need to put the fear of God in ourselves. If we are to be living and breathing examples of Christ then we have to set the first example and fear the Lord. Be in awe of His name, power, and authority. We have to show Him complete respect in our thoughts, words, actions, and motives.

We begin by getting into the word of God and spending one on one time with Jesus. How can we ever truly learn to fear Him if we never read His word?

We need to be seeking wisdom from His word and not from the world. If we want our children to show us and others true respect, then we have to teach them to fear the Lord first. We have to share the word of God with them daily.

Look at what Solomon says in Proverbs 1:7 “Fear of the Lord is the beginning of knowledge. Only fools despise wisdom and discipline.”

We gain knowledge from reading His word! We are foolish to look elsewhere.

Prayer: Jesus teach us through Your word to fear You more. Open our minds to realize that we can not gain wisdom on our own and that the wisdom the world offers is fleeting. In Your Mighty name Jesus, Amen.