RESTORE ONCE MORE OUR FEAR OF THE LORD
There are very few of us who have the ability to change lives with the writing of a few words in a sentence. The word of God however, is rich in the ability to enrich and completely change our lives in just a few words from the inspired mind of God. One of these sentences is found in Deuteronomy 10:12-13. The people of God throughout history have struggled with becoming overwhelmed by life and its challenges.
In the above mentioned scripture our wonderful heavenly Father records for us a simple formula that not only describes God’s will for man but gives us instruction on how to be successful in our spiritual walk, guaranteed! The scripture says: “And now Israel, what does the Lord your God require of you, but to fear the Lord…to walk in all His ways and to love Him, to serve the Lord…with all your heart and with all your soul and to keep the commandments of the Lord…for your good..”
For the next few weeks, we will examine each of these requirements. God wants His creation to love and respect Him. As we continue to move in the right direction we can be assured that God is pleased with us. To FEAR THE LORD simply means we recognize who He is as the almighty creator of all and this is positive and causes us to walk humbly in life as did our Savior. Also, as we think about giving an account for our lives before our God one day we are beneficially restrained from our sinful tendencies. Want to please God this week? Fear Him, walk humbly before Him and He will life you up.