Fear of the Lord
And fear not them which kill the body, but are not able to kill the soul: but rather fear him which
is able to destroy both soul and body in hell. Matthew 10:28
What is it that you fear? As humans we are full of fears, in fact there are many books written to
explain all the fears we have developed as humans. We have developed whole fields of study to help us compensate for our
fears when in fact there is only one whom we should fear. God! That’s correct. Why would I say this?
Isn’t God Love? When are we going to wake up and smell the coffee?
The fear of the LORD [is] the beginning of knowledge:
[but] fools despise wisdom and instruction. Proverbs 1:7
The fear of the LORD [is] clean, enduring for ever:
the judgments of the LORD [are] true [and] righteous altogether. Psalms 19:9
I believe for the last 1900 or so years we have forgotten who God
is. Since the apostles passed we have not seen the hand of God. There hasn’t
been another flood which destroyed the earth and all humanity except Noah and
his family, there hasn’t been another Sodom or Gomorrah destroyed by fire and
brimstone with all inhabitants completely destroyed; another red sea parted with
pharaoh's whole army destroyed, or another Jericho whose walls came down with all
those inside destroyed except for one family. Since entering into the age of
grace we don’t see the hand of God and this has caused us to lose our fear of
the One who can destroy the body and the soul in Hell.
When Jesus Christ said “it is finished” and committed His
soul to the Father, He took all our sins upon Himself, past present and future.
The greatest gift ever given man was made available free to all who would
believe on the Son of God, confess his sin, repent (turn away) from his sin and
commit his soul into the Saviors hands. It was now up to man to decide whom he
would follow.
No man can serve two masters: for either he will hate the one, and love the other; or else he will hold to the
one, and despise the other. Ye cannot serve God and mammon. Matthew 6:24
God in His love for His creation gave His Son as a sacrifice for
our sinful nature so we could gain back the relationship we lost in the garden
and again become sons of God. He again gave us the choice to either love Him or
reject Him. Christ made it perfectly clear; we cannot serve and love ourselves
more than God. To believe in and have faith in God is a heart condition, it is
the heart that God looks at, and it is the true indicator of whom you
serve.
As we enter the most exciting time in history for the Christian
let us not forget all the wonderful gifts God has given us nor forget to gain in
knowledge and wisdom in our fear of the God who can kill both body and soul in
Hell.
But whoso hearkeneth unto me
shall dwell safely, and shall be quiet from fear of evil. Proverbs
1:33
Yes I believe God is Love! I believe He loves us so much He was
willing, and not just willing but planned before the earth was formed, to send
His only begotten to be crucified to reconcile sinful man and produce redeemed
man, a much higher form so that we could have an eternal relationship with Him.
But if you believe that God is perfect then you know He also is Holy, He is
righteous and all the other things He must be to be perfect. If all you know is
a God of love then you have missed the true God. The God of creation is a
perfect God with a perfect plan for His children.
We are told as we near the end times there will be great apostasy
(a falling away from the faith) and we see that happening in today’s world; many
denominations and churches are failing to preach the true gospel and corrupting
God’s word. We have lost our fear of God and as the Bible tells us “denying the
truth and preferring the lie.” I believe today is the day we need to search our
hearts and find out where we stand. I have thought for some time now that we are
seeing a great separation taking place. Those who have accepted Christ in their
hearts are growing stronger and closer to God and those who are denying God are
becoming more vocal and determined in their hearts to believe the lie and live
their lives to please themselves.
Be of good courage Christian,
you serve a faithful God!
But whoso hearkeneth unto me
shall dwell safely, and shall be quiet from fear of evil. Proverbs
1:33
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