FAITH CAPSULE: This far, fear God!
Psalm 64
Thus, this far, your living life this far is God’s doing. Think of it! Living life this far is not a right but great privilege of God. Are you acknowledging God’s privilege over your life? The glamorous celebration of God’s gift in one season is not acknowledging God but arousing self’s emotion. However, this far is time to reflect and to allow the fear of God to take charge of your life. Fear God which brought you this far.
To fear God is to live the life of fulfillment to the glory of God.
It is important to fear God as recorded in the pages of the Bible.
Learn and know or to remind self of the fear of God.
Ecclesiastes 12:13, “Let us hear the conclusion of the whole matter: Fear God and keep His commandments, for this is man’s all.”
Deuteronomy 4:10, “…Gather the people to Me, and I will let them hear My words, that they may learn to fear Me all the days they live on the earth, and that they may teach their children.”
Job 28:28, “…And to man, He said, ‘Behold, the fear of the Lord, that is wisdom, and to depart from evil is understanding…”
To fear God is abiding in Him and not depart from Him.
Jeremiah 32:40 buttressed, “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.”
Are you serving God with no understanding? Serving God is to fear Him. Psalm 2:11, “Serve the Lord with fear, and rejoice with trembling.”
Living life in the promises of God demands to fear God.
Psalm 25:12-14, “Who is the man that fears the LORD? Him shall He teach in the way He chooses. He himself shall dwell in prosperity, and his descendants shall inherit the earth. The secret of the LORD is with those who fear Him, and He will show them His covenant.”
Psalm 33:18 “Behold, the eye of the Lord is on those who fear Him, on those who hope in His mercy.”
Psalm 34:7-9 “The angel of the LORD encamps all around those who fear Him, and delivers them. Oh, taste and see that the LORDis good; blessed is the man who trusts in Him! Oh, fear the LORD, you His saints! There is no want to those who fear Him.”
Let the fear of God keep you under the eyes of God.
Luke 1:50, “And His mercy is on those who fear Him From generation to generation.”
This far, fear God!
Revelation 2:10 said it all, “Do not fear any of those things which you are about to suffer.” Indeed, the devil is about to throw some of you into prison, that you may be tested, and you will have tribulation ten days. Be faithful until death, and I will give you the crown of life.”
Why not allow the fear of God become your priority?
This far, let the fear of God become you compass to arrive at God’s divine agenda for your life.
Prayer for today: Ask God for His fear to take over your life.