“Do not fear anything except the LORD Almighty. He alone is the Holy One. If you fear him, you need fear nothing else. He will keep you safe .” Isaiah 8:13 (NLT). There are many fears that rob us of our peace of mind: Fear of not measuring up. Fear of failure. Fear of the future. Fear of death. “If you fear God you need fear nothing else,” the Bible says. These words were a great comfort to me during a very difficult time when fear threatened to overwhelm me.What does it mean to fear God? I asked. I discovered: 1. The command to fear God is a call to worship Him in awe and reverence. “When we consider Who God is and who we are, we have reason to fear Him. The fear attached to this understanding is simply: ‘Danger. High voltage.’ Big, big God little tiny me. This part of the fear of God involves a holy and humble acceptance of our little spot in the universe,” writes John Fischer. It encourages us to give God his rightful place in our lives. God is too holy to excuse sinful living.
Posted on: Tue, 03 Sep 2013 06:47:20 +0000
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