PROPER FEAR OF GOD Sadly, many of us today lack proper fear, reverence, respect and awe of the God and Creator of the universe. We have developed a wimpy attitude and picture of God. We think of Him more as our “buddy” and we treat Him with too much informality and irreverence. We approach God in a casual way – in our attitude, in our dress at church, in our words, in our behavior and in our prayers. When we focus more on human free will and we don’t focus on God’s sovereignty, we lose our healthy fear of God and we develop an “independent spirit” – believing we have much more power and control than we really do. When our view is that God is weak and wimpy and small, our problems and circumstances can look bigger to us than God does. We fear whatever we believe is more powerful than we are. If we believe we are powerful in our lives, we won’t fear God. We may fear circumstances, but not God. God commands us not to fear men (people), and not to seek the approval of men, but to fear Him and to seek His approval alone. He commands us not to fear circumstances but to look to Him to provide, protect, direct and guide us. It is only when we have a proper perspective on God’s identity (powerful, mighty, just, loving, and kind) and our own identity (small, sinful, and weak ) that we can begin to fear God instead of other things. The fear of the Lord is the beginning of knowledge.” Proverbs 1:7 (cont. next page)
Posted on: Thu, 06 Nov 2014 00:33:52 +0000
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