The Fear of the Lord

"The fear of the Lord is the beginning of knowledge, but fools despise wisdom and discipline."
-Proverbs 1:7

"My son, if you accept my words and store up my commands within you, turning your ear to wisdom and applying your heart to understanding, and if you call out for insight and cry aloud for understanding, and if you look for it as for silver and search for it as for hidden treasure, then you will understand the fear of the Lord and find the knowledge of God." -Proverbs 2:1-5

    These few verses describe to us what it takes to be wise and knowledgeable. But there is so much more to it. The more I search and learn and apply what I learn about God, the more I will understand Him and grow to love Him. The more I love Him and understand Him, the more I fear Him. 

    The word fear in these verses do not mean to be afraid of. It means to have a genuine respect for. To hold in the most high regard. So when we fear God, we are respecting His presence and authority in our lives. 

    If I am completely honest with myself, the sins that I commit every day, I commit because I struggle with fearing God. I often go through life day to day without thinking about my lack of respect for God. I make decisions without Him, I hear His voice and ignore His warnings. We as humans will always sin as long as we are on this earth. Every single day, in every single moment, we must choose to fear and obey God.

  This is the key to a Christians life. If we truly want to change and become as much like Christ as we possibly can, we must Fear the Lord!
            What to do next: Search God's word continually
                                        Learn God's word by heart
                                        Apply God's word to our lives
                                        Grow to live more like Christ
"For wisdom will enter your heart, and knowledge will be pleasant to your soul. Discretion will protect you, and understanding will guard you." -Proverbs 2:10-11

Proverbs is an amazing book. It will change your life in a big way if you will Search, Learn, Apply, and let it Grow you.

Father, Thank you so very much for Your wisdom and knowledge. Thank you for being the kind of God that delights in our growing to love you and know more about you. I praise you for the opportunity to share your word with others. I pray Lord that you will use these words to encourage others to know you better. Lord please help us to continue to search, learn, apply, and grow closer to you every day. In Jesus name. -Amen-