~ Fear of God Should Impact Your
Actions ~
God
does not want His children living in fear.
“Grace and peace be multiplied to you in the knowledge of God and of Jesus
our Lord, as His divine power has given to us all things that pertain to life
and godliness, through the knowledge of Him who called us by glory and virtue”
(2 Peter 1:2-3). However,
God does want His children to have a proper respect and reverence for Him. We are told in many places in Scripture to “fear
God.”
This Week’s Passage ~ “Moreover in Jerusalem, for the judgment of the Lord and for controversies, Jehoshaphat
appointed some of the Levites and priests, and some of the chief fathers of
Israel, when they returned to Jerusalem. And he commanded them, saying, ‘Thus you shall act in the fear of the Lord, faithfully and with a loyal
heart: Whatever case comes to you from your brethren who dwell in their cities,
whether of bloodshed or offenses against law or commandment, against statutes
or ordinances, you shall warn them, lest they trespass against the Lord and wrath come upon you and your
brethren. Do this, and you will not be
guilty. And take notice: Amariah the
chief priest is over you in all matters of the Lord;
and Zebadiah the son of Ishmael, the ruler of the house of Judah, for all the
king’s matters; also the Levites will be officials before you. Behave courageously, and the Lord will be with the good’” (2
Chronicles 19:8-11).
Fearing God Results in Salvation
~ “It is a fearful thing to fall into the hands of the living God” (Hebrews
10:31). “A wise
person fears and departs from evil, but a fool rages and is self-confident”
(Proverbs 14:16).
This does not mean the Christian is to live a fearful life—but a life
which reverences God and seeks to do His will.
Fearing God Results in
Fearlessness ~ “The Lord
is my light and my salvation; whom shall I fear? The Lord
is the strength of my life; of whom shall
I be afraid?” (Psalm 27:1). The answer is: only God. With the gift of salvation comes
responsibility.
Fearing God Results in Witnessing ~ “Come and hear, all you who fear God,
and I will
declare what He has done for my soul” (Psalm 66:16).
~ Robert Lloyd Russell, ABUNDANT LIFE NOW
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