In this video blog, Pastor Bill shares the importance of living in the fear of God to present to God a heart of wisdom. The fear of the Lord is meant to bring us into a deeper relationship with Him, not push us away.
hallelujah king forever
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we thank you for the cross
hi i have the privilege to talk to you
about
a subject that is one of the most
difficult one of the most misunderstood
but also one of the most necessary it’s
called the fear of god
it’s both old and new testament it’s
important for us to live in the fear of
god
the scripture says that when we live in
the fear of god we are able to present
to god a heart of wisdom
and that’s a part of of the result the
product
of living in the fear of god there’s two
kinds of fear though that we see in
scripture
there’s a fear that you see with the man
who had the one talent if you remember
the
parable that jesus gave the man the man
with the one talent
buried his talent and and he was afraid
of the
of the master he was afraid of what
would be demanded of him
it was a fear that drove him from the
master
the real fear of god draws us to it
endears us to him
because it’s not a fear based on
punishment it’s a fear based on
the value that we have for who he is
it’s respect but it’s more than respect
i’ve heard people say the you can’t have
fear and love in the same relationship
and my
humorous response is they must not be
married because anyone who’s married
knows what it’s like to live
in the fear the respect the value of
that partner but also to love them
incredibly so
and that’s the relationship that we have
with the lord i it’s not that i fear his
punishment although
you know he is still a judge it’s that’s
not the issue in the fear of god and the
fear of god
i am moved by his heart if i do this
and he doesn’t like that how will it
affect his heart
i would grieve him i would cause him
grief i would cause him
pain i would cause him disappointment
that’s a huge part i think for me
is i value how he thinks i value what he
feels
and the fear of god is one of the most
necessary ingredients in the believer’s
life
there are people around today that say
the fear of god is no longer necessary
because we are under grace
it’s still taught in the new testament
peter talks very strongly
about the fear of the lord and so i
would encourage you learn to walk in the
right kind of fear the kind of fear that
doesn’t drive you from him the fear that
doesn’t
cause you to shake in your boots because
you’re afraid of punishment
but it’s the fear that brings you
endearingly to the one who is worthy of
all our affection all of our love
in this relationship fear and love fit
together beautifully
i encourage you walk in the fear of the
lord
you’ll be able to present to god your
heart which will be our heart of wisdom
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hallelujah