FAITH CAPSULE:Do you fear God just in the mouth or do you actually fear Him in your heart?
1Samuel 13
In living life there is nothing that counts most like having the fear of God. The book of Ecclesiastes concluded with a sound warning stating, “Let us hear the conclusion of the whole matter: fear God and keep His commandments, for this is man’s all. For God will bring every work into judgment, including every secret thing, whether good or evil.” (Ecclesiastes 12:13-14) Do you fear God as commanded by the word of God? Does your fear of God reflect the life you are living? Proverbs 19:23, “The fear of the LORD leads to life, and he who has it will abide in satisfaction; he will not be visited with evil.” Fearing God should not be a one time thing but a continuous thing. The continuity of His fear will lead to life. A life of abundance is a life that is filled with satisfaction; it is a life that is not accessible for the evil one to play around with. The Psalmist also pointed out that the fear of God is the beginning of wisdom (Psalm 111:10). Samuel spelled out clearly in 1 Samuel 12:24, “Only fear the LORD and serve Him in truth with all your heart; for consider what great things He has done for you.” When there is fear of God in place, there will be every reason to serve Him in truth with the whole heart. Any believer that is serving God with a serious consideration of all the great work the Lord has done will ride on the understanding of the truth that indeed there is nothing God cannot do. A believer that is operating with the mindset of what God has done will undoubtedly be provoking the hand of God for what God can and will do concerning that believer’s situation. The fear of God will cause a believer to know that waiting on God is the rule for getting through to gain from God. The fear of God is what will cause a believer to appreciate God more as the only sustainer of man. The constant fear of God will constantly disallow a man from getting into complaining for what is not at hand. To fear God is wisdom and to know in the heart that there is God. Not to fear God is foolishness and to know in the heart that there is no God. It is recorded in Psalm 14:1, “The fool has said in his heart, ‘There is no God’. They are corrupt, they have abominable works, there is none who does good.’” Where do you stand? Do you fear Him just in the mouth or do you actually fear Him in your heart? Only fear Him and every issue that is wisdom tackle-able will be responding in your favor. Only fear Him.
Prayer for today: Lord put Your fear in my heart so that I will not depart from You.