Fear is a widespread condition all over the world. People fear all kinds of things, from spiders to tomorrows.
This kind of fear is a spirit from the devil, and Jesus told his followers time and time again to "fear not!".
(For more on this kind of fear, please see my list of earlier entries.)
However, there is one kind of fear that is appropriate and well pleasing in the sight of God, and that is the fear of the Lord.
In Psalm 33:18-21 the Bible tells us:
"But the eyes of the LORD are on those who fear him, on those whose hope is in his unfailing love, to deliver them from death and keep them alive in famine. We wait in hope for the LORD; he is our help and our shield. In him our hearts rejoice, for we trust in his holy name." God's eyes are on them that fear the Lord, and He delivers them from death and keeps them alive in famine. What does it mean to "fear the Lord" in this respect? The Scriptures above explains it very clearly; "...those whose hope is in his unfailing love ...".
To fear the Lord means to have such respect and reverence for Him that we trust in His Word 100 % to keep us in all kinds of difficulties and seemingly impossible situations. To put it very simply: To fear the Lord is to trust in His love. That kind of fear is good in the sight of God.
This kind of fear is a spirit from the devil, and Jesus told his followers time and time again to "fear not!".
(For more on this kind of fear, please see my list of earlier entries.)
However, there is one kind of fear that is appropriate and well pleasing in the sight of God, and that is the fear of the Lord.
In Psalm 33:18-21 the Bible tells us:
"But the eyes of the LORD are on those who fear him, on those whose hope is in his unfailing love, to deliver them from death and keep them alive in famine. We wait in hope for the LORD; he is our help and our shield. In him our hearts rejoice, for we trust in his holy name." God's eyes are on them that fear the Lord, and He delivers them from death and keeps them alive in famine. What does it mean to "fear the Lord" in this respect? The Scriptures above explains it very clearly; "...those whose hope is in his unfailing love ...".
To fear the Lord means to have such respect and reverence for Him that we trust in His Word 100 % to keep us in all kinds of difficulties and seemingly impossible situations. To put it very simply: To fear the Lord is to trust in His love. That kind of fear is good in the sight of God.
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