‘ The only answer to the fear of man is the fear of the Lord' Part 1

‘The only answer to the fear of man is the fear of the Lord' Part 1

 The fear of God is a gift from God, given through the Holy Spirit, which He puts in our heart to keep us close to Him. The fear of God comes from the knowledge of God, which is from knowing God. The Bible tells us that the beginning of wisdom and knowledge is the fear of the Lord.  Just as people choose where to place their faith, we also choose where to place our fear. It is a very important decision made in the heart, important because whatever you fear has power over you.

As God’s presence is revealed to us physically and spiritually, we stand in awesome respect of His power and majesty.  This is demonstrated throughout Scriptures.  Exodus 20:18-20 is an example. In God’s presence the people were terrified, but Moses explained that this was good for them. God had revealed a small portion of His power to them so that the fear of God would be with them to keep them from sinning.  The greater our knowledge of God the greater our love will be for Him, and the greater our fear (awesome respect) of Him will be also. In the revelation of God’s light and glory even our slightest shortcomings are revealed, which causes us to immediately repent.

The fear of God is a very important aspect in a Christian’s life because it is a characteristic of the Holy Spirit. A lack of the fear of God in a person’s life means they have a lack of sensitivity to the Holy Spirit. Without the fear of God, a person becomes unbalanced in their understanding of God, and in their relationship with the Lord. The fear of God causes His children to run to Him, and His enemies to flee from Him.

The fear of God is a gift from God, given through the Holy Spirit, which He puts in our heart to keep us close to Him. “They shall be My people, and I will be their God; then I will give them one heart and one way, that they may fear Me forever, for the good of them and their children after them. And I will make an everlasting covenant with them, that I will not turn away from doing them good; but I will put My fear in their hearts so that they will not depart from Me.” (Jeremiah 32:38-40)

Jesus Christ delighted in the fear of the Lord, And He shall not judge by the sight of His eyes, Nor decide by the hearing of His ears. Jesus told us that He only said what He heard the Father say, and He only did what He saw the Father do, He only did those things that pleased the Father. We also delight in the fear of the Lord because it causes us to walk in obedience to the Father so that we have the joy of a clean heart.

Stay tuned for Next week as in part 2, I will discuss how we may put this statement into practice in our lives.