What do you think?
Tell me, how do you feel when you hear people talking about the ‘fear of the Lord’? Does it make you feel fearful because of what it might mean, the implication? The definition of fear says that it’s a ‘natural, powerful, and primitive human emotion’! In fact it alerts us to the presence or threat of danger.
BUT….
But, and it’s a big BUT – “Fearing God means having respect for Him and obeying Him. It means that you acknowledge Him to be your Creator and thus to have the right to be your Lord. It means that you act out of reverence for Him.”
The Psalmist speaks about us ‘walking in the ways’ of God, including living how His commandments tell us to:
“Blessed [happy and sheltered by God’s favour] is everyone who fears the LORD [and worships Him with obedience], Who walks in His ways and lives according to His commandments.” Psalms 128:1 AMP
How can we understand?
Look at it this way…. most of us would acknowledge that, when we love someone, we usually want to do what pleases them! So surely, when we walk in a love relationship with God, we want to show our love and respect for Him in the way we live and the way we behave. Not because we fear Him in the way the world views ‘fear’, but we fear and respect Him, and stand in awe of all that He is and all that He has done, is doing and will do!
I am blessed
We do not ‘walk in His ways’ in order to be blessed – but, in fact, that’s exactly what happens in our lives. And one way of reminding ourselves of this is to Declare God’s Word, in our own words:
“I am blessed beyond measure because l walk in the ways of the Lord.”
…both to ourselves, as well as to as many others as we are able to! 💃🏻🙌
God bless 🙏❣️