Fearing God means having reverential awe for Him. To put it into an easier grabbed concept , it means: respectful amazement. Are we really amazed by God anymore? Or better yet, do we even think about him anymore?? It doesn't seem that way. We are slowly drifting away, forgetting about what really matters the most. Even with Christians, it seems like they hardly ever give any thought to God. This is a bigger problem than one would think. Forget the secular non-Christians out there....Christianity is getting watered down!
Our minds need to be centralized around God. What kind of things do you think about during the day? Are they all about yourself?..... What am I going to do today? what am I goning to wear today? Who am I goning to hang out with today? etc..... Im not trying to point fingers at others, because I am guilty of the same selfish thoughts on a regular basis. He should be on our minds all the time. Only He is worth thinking about and devoting our time to. We are not put on this earth to better ourselves... we are here to serve God.
Our attitude towards God will effect the way we serve Him. So again, it comes down to, do I respect God? Can I honeslty say that I hold Him in the highest regard? You would if you loved him with all your heart. We know that if we want to walk in His ways, we are to fear Him.... but do we? In Deutoronomy 10:12 it says:And now, O Israel, what does the Lord your God ask of you but to fear the Lord your God, to walk in all his ways, to love him, to serve the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul...God tells us to fear Him, follow Him, love Him, and to serve Him. This verse puts all four of these things on a parallel. If we love God, we fear Him. If we serve God, we follow Him. We do all of it or nothing. Many Christians claim to love God, yet they dont want to do what he says. This is SO wrong!
How big is God in your world? Is there anything that you devote your time to more than God? It is important to keep God in the higest regard. We do this by reminding ourselves constantly about Him. Reading the Bible is the best way we can increase the size of God in our little universe. The Bible is constantly talking about God...what better way is there to learn about God? The more we read the Bible, the bigger God gets... The bigger God gets, the more we fear Him. It is gravely important to remind ourselves about who God is.
Prayer is a big part of devoting ourselves to Him. The almighty creator of all things is ALWAYS ready to listen to you! It blows my mind to think about how I can talk to GOD whenever and however long I want! What more can we ask for? Dont blow off prayer as something unimportant. IT IS SOOO IMPORTANT! Its' something that we should do every day.
We want to grow in Him, but this depends o
n how important God is to you. Is He important enough to devote yourself to with 100% of your heart and soul? I hope He is.
Proverbs 1:7 "The fear of the Lord is the beggining of Wisdom..."
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Comments
Scott F
01/25/2010 21:51:22
Nice luke really like the idea and
the blog. its cooool!!!!
01/25/2010 23:15:10
Dr. Melrose I presume,
Great post about the fear of God! You know I agree that we have lost the seriousness of this subject today!
Ecclesiastes 12:13-14 - The end of the matter; all has been heard. Fear God and keep his commandments, for this is the whole duty of man. For God will bring every deed into judgment, with every secret thing, whether good or evil.
Allie Moorefield
01/26/2010 22:20:46
Great comment Luke! Its awesome to see you growing in your faith and walk with the Lord. Fearing the Lord is soooo important and your explanation was great and really clear(:
01/31/2010 11:21:45
Awesome blog Luke!!
You are right: people rarely think about fearing God, much less do they even think about Him. Even so the God of Christianity is being portrayed as something less than he truly is: all powerful, mighty, and undeniably in control of everything. I agree with you, Christianity shouldn't be watered down, we should know God for who he is.
I pretty much love this whole website! It's very 'cool'. Keep it up! I would like to hear more!!
anon
10/20/2011 19:48:10
you people are all delusional.
Chris
10/26/2011 15:15:08
It's very disturbing to see every single negative comment systematically removed.
Do you fear criticism, or doubt your faith so much you will not engage in debate?
