FAITH CAPSULE: Ask that the month answers as your month to fear God more.
Deuteronomy 6
Fear God by your way of living life.
Living life by the fear of God is taking a position to provoke the mercy of God over your life.
To fear God is rooted in giving attention to the word of God by inclining the ear to be keeping the word of God in the heart, not just in the head.
Ecclesiastes 12:13 points out the need for all to be living life by the fear of God, “Let us hear the conclusion of the whole matter: Fear God and keep His commandments, for this is man’s all.”
Are you one that keeps the word of God in the head with no space for the word of God in the heart?
Give your heart to the fear of God.
In life, let the fear of God become your character, your identity before God.
The fear of God is the identity of Job before God as God testifies, “there is none like him on the earth, a blameless and upright man, one who fears God and shuns evil? And still, he holds fast to his integrity, although you incited Me against him, to destroy him without cause.” (Job 2:3)
One that fears God in the heart is with the character that pleases God.
Have a heart of fear for God to shun the evil not to have a place in you.
It is the will of God for all to fear God and know to train children to fear God. Deuteronomy 4:10 admonishes all, “…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.”
Who will not fear God?
For you, know it from this day that it is the rightful due that God is feared.
A worth God that is exceedingly merciful!
One that does not fear God will not abide and dwell in the presence of God.
The Bible records what will become of those who fear God:
Psalm 33:18 records, “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 LORD is 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.”
Luke 1:50, “And His mercy is on those who fear Him From generation to generation.”
Let the fear of God keep you under the eyes of God.
What will prompt you to fear God?
Determination will not enable one to fear God but, desire and prayer that the month answers as your month to fear God more.
Why not allow the fear of God to become your priority?
In your journey of life, let the fear of God become your compass to arrive at the calling of God.
Prayer for today: Pray that the fear of God becomes established in your hearts not to depart from God.