Job 28:28
“And to man He said, ‘Behold, the fear of the Lord, that is wisdom;
And to depart from evil is understanding.’”
Psalm 111:10
The fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom;
A good understanding have all those who do His commandments;
His praise endures forever.
The fear of the Lord is about honoring the one who created you and who has saved you from yourself. We live in a world where respect is only given to those who are rich, famous, or powerful. Money cannot give you real peace or joy, being famous often isolates the person who is famous from everything and everyone else, and the power of man is an illusion; true power comes from being in a relationship with our Lord and savior, Jesus Christ.
We need to be aware of who He is and what He has saved us from. People do not really like to talk about evil or its effect on the world. Non believers tend to play down the slow destruction that we see in the world today. We cannot save the world or ourselves, but that is a tough pill for many to swallow. Some like to believe that if they have more knowledge, more power, more resources, more positive mental energy that the smoke of the fire in the distance of our own making will just magically disappear.
God is looking for those who are willing to acknowledge His presence and have faith in Him. The beginning of real knowledge and wisdom comes when we realize that we cannot change our hearts without the strong, gentle, sweet presence of the Holy Spirit in our hearts. Without that driving force guiding our thoughts and decisions, we cannot hope to succeed in life according to God's word and His standards.
Success in God means to respect who He is and to give our lives to Him. It means loving Him and to be willing to obey Him. It means acknowledging that there is someone more powerful than we could ever be. It means worship, prayer, and praise given to Him on a daily basis. It means practicing the fear of the Lord.
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