Bible Verse of The Day – 2-15-23

Deuteronomy 31:12 (NKJV) 12 Gather the people together, men and women and little ones, and the stranger who is within your gates, that they may hear and that they may learn to fear the Lord your God and carefully observe all the words of this law,

One of the things that’s often misunderstood, or purposely ignored, is the phrase, “fear the Lord”.

Why?

Because it might be difficult for some to accept. It is not, after all, warm and fuzzy to contemplate.

The word, “fear”, conjures up images of something or someone threatening harm to others.

The fear of the Lord is very misunderstood. And this is the root cause of people avoiding it like the plague.

Fearing God does not mean that we are terrified of Him.

It doesn’t mean that we live in fear of terrible retribution for anything we might do wrong.

Fear, in the Biblical sense, means legitimate, sincere reverence.

Yes, there is still an element of fear in the traditional sense. He is, after all, the Creator of everything we see. He is more powerful than anything else that has ever, or will ever, exist.

But if we are covered by the blood of Christ, we have nothing to fear.

Having the blood of Christ over our lives is akin to the blood that was painted on the door posts of the Israelites in Egypt, protecting them from the plague of death that passed through Egypt, killing the firstborn of all the Egyptians.

God asks us to live our lives in a way that pleases Him. He does not, however, threaten to kill us if we don’t live up to His standards.

With that said, it’s important that we learn to fear God, passing that understanding down from generation to generation by teaching our children and grandchildren what it means.

It is this understanding that leads people into reverence, and ultimately obedience, as they develop a desire to please Him in all they do.

Pastor Curt & Pastor Ellie

Seven Seas Ministries
49 N Lamplighters Walk
Hampstead, NC 28443

401-439-3780

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