Fear God, 108

~ Those Who Fear God Bring God Pleasure ~

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  ~  “He does not delight in the strength of the horse; He takes no pleasure in the legs of a man.  The Lord takes pleasure in those who fear Him, in those who hope in His mercy” (Psalm 147:10-11).

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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Bible Answer, 57

Bible Answer, 57

~ Did You Get It Right? ~

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question:  What does Jesus have in His right hand when He first appears in the book of Revelation? 

answer:  Seven stars (Revelation 1:16)

“Then I turned to see the voice that spoke with me.  And having turned I saw seven golden lampstands, and in the midst of the seven lampstands One like the Son of Man, clothed with a garment down to the feet and girded about the chest with a golden band.  His head and hair were white like wool, as white as snow, and His eyes like a flame of fire; His feet were like fine brass, as if refined in a furnace, and His voice as the sound of many waters; He had in His right hand seven stars, out of His mouth went a sharp two-edged sword, and His countenance was like the sun shining in its strength” (Revelation 1:1-16).

~ Robert Lloyd Russell, ABUNDANT LIFE NOW

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God A-Z, 13(M)of26

~ “Master” and 23 More ~

In this series we look at God’s names (formal and informal from Biblical and English languages) as well as clear descriptors of God from Scripture.  In 26 posts we look at names which start with a successive letter of the English alphabet.  (Only a sample of many references are provided.)  Each of these names / descriptors apply to one or more members of the Triune Godhead. 

Majesty  ~  Job 37:22-23

MALAK HAGGOEL (Redeeming Angel)  ~  Genesis 48:16

MAON (dwelling place)  ~  Psalm 90:1

MAQOWR CHAY MAYIM (fountain of living waters)  ~  Jeremiah 2:13

MASTER  ~  Matthew 23:8; Luke 5:5, 8:24, 45; 9:33; Ephesians 6:9

MEDIATOR  ~  1 Timothy 2:5

MEEK (strength under control)  ~  2 Corinthians 10:1

MELEKH HaGoyim (King of Nations)  ~  Jeremiah 10:7

MEMORY  ~  John 14:26

MERCIFUL  ~  Deuteronomy 4:31; Daniel 9:9; Lamentations 3:22-23; Psalm 86:13

MERCY (demonstrated)  ~  Psalm 41:4, 117:2

MESSIAH  ~  John 1:41, 4:25-26

METZUDAH (Fortress)  ~  2 Samuel 22:2

MIGDAL OZ (Strong Tower)  ~  Psalm 61:3

Mighty Creator  ~  Genesis 1:1

MIGHTY GOD  ~  Jeremiah 32:18; Isaiah 9:6

mighty in battle  ~  Psalm 24:8

MIQWEH YISRAEL (Hope of Israel)  ~  Jeremiah 17:13

MIRACLE WORKER  ~  Acts 2:22

MORNING STAR  ~  2 Peter 1:19; Revelation 22:16

MOVES  ~  2 Peter 1:21

my everything  ~  1 Corinthians 8:6

my helper  ~  Psalm 27:9

My Light  ~  Psalm 21:1

~ Robert Lloyd Russell, ABUNDANT LIFE NOW

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