FAITH CAPSULE:To fear God should not only be in word memorization.

Psalm 112

Having being blessed with wisdom and knowledge from God, King Solomon was able to enjoy all the finer things that life had to offer. Despite God’s blessing, he turned from God’s commandments and later came to this conclusion, “Let us hear the conclusion of the whole matter: Fear God and keep His commandment, for this is man’s all.” (Ecclesiastes 12:13) Without a doubt and by virtue of Solomon’s report, keeping the commandments of God can be impossible without fearing Him. Also fearing God is all that matters to live a blessed life. To fear God is to love God; to love God is to know God; to know God is to wait on God. Isaiah 40:31 stated, “But those who wait on the LORD Shall renew their strength; they shall mount up with wings like eagles, they shall run and not be weary, they shall walk and not faint.” In fearing God, there is more to gain and nothing to lose. In this world of wickedness, the wisdom to navigate successfully and the wisdom to run and not walk where situation demands running is inhabited in the fear of God. Proverbs 9:10, “The fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom…” To fear God should not only be in word memorization but word meditation which brings forth manifestation. The word of God is consistently true, “The fear of Lord leads to life, and he who has it will abide in satisfaction; he will not be visited with evil.” (Proverbs 19:23) Fearing God is not a fake-able task, those that truly fear Him shows the evidence by their day to day actions. Blessing to fear God cannot be emphasized enough as mentioned in Psalm 112:1, “Blessed is the man who fears the Lord, who delights greatly in His commandments.” Fearing God is a blessing, it is not a thing of determination. Determination failed Peter when he denied Jesus three times as predicted by Jesus. Where there is a desire God is the one that will deposit what it takes to fear Him. God spoke in Jeremiah 32:40, “And I will make an everlasting covenant with them, that I will not turn away from doing them good; but I will put My fear in their hearts so that they will not depart from Me.” As an acclaimed believer desire the fear of God and it will be deposited in you. Are you (speaking of others) a gossiper? How about switching from gossiping about others to gossiping about the Lord? The Bible encourages gossiping about God when it states, “…those who feared the Lord spoke to one another, and the Lord listened and heard them; so a book of remembrance was written before Him for those who fear the Lord and who meditate on His name.” (Malachi 3:16) Indeed there is nothing to live for but the fear of the Lord.

Prayer for today: Ask God to put His fear in your heart.