God-Fearing

Have you, like me, ever asked the question, “Why am I supposed to fear the Lord?” I mean, He is good, kind, loving, gentle, comforting, giver of good things, ect.. Why are we to fear Him? This just doesn’t make sense.

As I continue to grow in my personal walk with Him I have been getting more and more revelation on this concept. The Bible says in Psalm 25:14 “The Lord confides in those who fear Him: He makes His covenant known to them”. The word confide means to tell (something) in confidence, to give as a responsibility or put into another's care; entrust, to disclose private matters in confidence.

I don’t know about you, but growing up I always loved to be in the know about stuff that others didn’t know. It made me feel older, responsible, and mature enough to handle it. When I was in the know, it gave me ownership in whatever that piece of information was.

I find that the more I have fear or reverence for the Lord, the easier it is to hear His voice and follow His leading. I feel that I am entrusted with more from Him and I can tell you, there is something that feels so good when somebody can count on you or entrust you with something. My fear and reverence for the Lord gives me ownership in my relationship with Him. It helps me not take Him for granted and allow our relationship to become mundane or dry.

So today, I pose you this question: In your life right now, can you say that you have a fear or reverence for the Lord? Here is how you can know the answer. How is your spiritual life? How have you been in your battle with sin or addiction? Are you more on the victor side or the defeated side? How much have you been entrusted with lately?





Hayden