Tag: Bible Verses about the fear of God

Psalm 34:11 (NKJV) 11 Come, you children, listen to me; I will teach you the fear of the Lord.

Now, let’s talk about what the fear of God really is.

Now that we have covered what the fear of God isn’t. let’s talk about what it is. Here are some tidbits from various scriptures, just to get us pointed in the right direction.

Psalm 111:10 (NKJV) 10 The fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom;

Proverbs 1:7 (NKJV) 7 The fear of the Lord is the beginning of knowledge…

Proverbs 14:27 (NKJV) 27 The fear of the Lord is a fountain of life…

Just these three verses should give us a really good idea about the foundations of the fear of God and what it really is.

As you can see, these are all positive things; things that bring good into our lives. The beginning of wisdom, the beginning of knowledge and a fountain of life!

And that’s just the tip of the iceberg, so to speak.

As we get understanding about the fear of God, we realize that to fear Him isn’t to constantly be afraid of Him. Instead, it is understanding who He really is, the wonder of Him, the incredible awesomeness of who He really is, and using that to put everything into perspective.

Does that mean that we should never be afraid of Him? No. There should be times when we are afraid, but not so much in a way that causes dread to overcome us.

More in a way that says, “God, I know how mighty and powerful you are. I know that you spoke the worlds into existence, and that you have the power to give and to take away. And I understand that my mind can never fully comprehend any of that, but I will honor you with my life in every way possible”.

This is the fear of God in the life of a believer. This is how to explain it in a way that goes way beyond the dreadful fear that most people think of when the word “fear” is used.

Our fear of Him isn’t based on dread. It is based on understanding. This kind of understanding is what takes us beyond childish fear and brings us into a mature awe of who He is.

Proverbs 14:26 (NKJV) 26 In the fear of the Lord there is strong confidence, And His children will have a place of refuge.

Pastor Curt & Pastor Ellie

Seven Seas Ministries
P.O. Box 272
Bradford, RI 02808

401-315-0902

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Proverbs 9:10 (NKJV) 10 “The fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom, And the knowledge of the Holy One is understanding.

What is the fear of God?

The fear of God is something that is quite misunderstood. People have all kinds of ideas about what the fear of God is and what it means.

But, in addition to the misconceptions and misunderstandings about this, there are also many of us who have no real understanding at all about what it means to “fear God”.

We want to try to clear this up and bring understanding to this daunting topic.

Before we talk about what the fear of God is, though, let’s talk about what it isn’t.

The fear of God shouldn’t cause us to walk around, cowering, constantly worried about being struck down or condemned to death the very second that we do something wrong.

The fear of God shouldn’t cause us to become depressed.

The fear of God shouldn’t cause us to lose sleep every night, worrying about whether we’re going to be consumed by God’s wrath before we wake up.

The fear of God should have no negative connotations or implications in our lives as a whole.

If we wrestle with any of these things, we probably lack understanding in this area.

God never wants us to lack understanding or be uninformed or uneducated, especially when it comes to His word and our understanding of Him.

Proverbs 4:7 (NKJV) 7 Wisdom is the principal thing; Therefore get wisdom. And in all your getting, get understanding.

So, over the next several days, we will dig into this topic and get understanding. And by the time we’re finished, we will be informed, educated and knowledgeable, bringing a deeper insight and peace to our hearts and minds.

To be continued tomorrow.

Pastor Curt & Pastor Ellie

Seven Seas Ministries
P.O. Box 272
Bradford, RI 02808

401-315-0902

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