Fear of the Lord leads to life- Proverbs 19:23

Proverbs 19:23 The fear of the LORD leads to life: Then one rests content, untouched by trouble.

This is assurance we all need to hear. The one thing we know God wants from us is obedience. When we read about ‘fearing’the Lord in the Bible, the bottom line or executable outcome in behaviour is what bible.org describes as ‘ascribing to the Lord all authority and power.’ To revere the Lord and wholly and entirely respect Him. There is a tension we should feel in our relationship with our Father God. On the one hand, we enjoy an intimacy – a wonderful closeness of Him being our Protector and Saviour – our loving Heavenly Father who wants an individual relationship with us. On the other hand, we never forget our place in creation. We stand in awe of Him. He is beyond powerful, beyond mighty. He is the Everlasting Creator of the entire universe. In THESE safe Hands we put out trust & our faith. We snuggle up in His grip. We feel the warmth of His embrace. We bow before Him in humble adoration. We worship Him as the Centre of our Universe. We trust Him entirely. All this leads to life. And you can imagine resting content in that situation, untouched by trouble.

Written by HvN
For more: http://bible.org/seriespage/session-7-fear-lord

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