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