"And this is eternal life, that they may know You, the only true God and Jesus Christ whom You have sent."
How close is your God?
This question is probably one the most important questions we as mere humans will have to face as we go through and live our ordinary lives in our ordinary world.
There are heaps of so-called Christians today who have cast off the 'fear' of God completely disregarding Gods principles, His plans for Eternity and God's very righteousness.
They can actually acknowledge God mentally but deny His existence in their hearts and in turn it is reflected in how they live.
A healthy dose of the 'FEAR' of the Lord is what keeps our hearts, wills, love and commitment all within reach of the Holy Spirit.
If we lose the very "fear' of the Lord then there is not much hope for us. Acts 13:26 says:- "Those among you who fear God, to you the word of this salvation has been sent."
So what do we mean when we say "Fear the Lord?"
Our God is amazing, He is incredible, He is loving with a love that knows no bounds, He is merciful and His grace is from everlasting to everlasting.
God is also Just and rightly to be feared. The fear of God, for the believer, includes understanding how much God hates sin and fearing His judgement on sin - Hebrews 12:5-11 says - "Son, do not make light of the Lord's discipline and do not lose heart when he rebukes you."
While God's discipline of the believer is done in all love it is still a fearful thing. Saying that Believers are not to be 'SCARED' of God - there is absolutely no reason to be scared of God - we have His promise that He will never leave us or forsake us - and that nothing can take us out of His hand.
Fearing God means having a super reverence for Him and that super duper reverence will have a vast impact on the way we live our lives.
Fear of the Lord is also having a huge respect for Him - obeying Him 100% of the time, listening to Him when He rebukes and disciplines us and worshipping Him in awe and wonder.
Our God is to be revered with a reverence almost beyond our understanding.
Do you personally know the revealed God in Scripture? Or do you believe in a God who is kind of like the wizard in OZ.
Satan is the most effective liar - that what he is best at - lying and deceit are his main weapons - God is not warm and fuzzy - He is just and holy and fearful as well as being merciful and full of grace.
God is ready to forgive us of our sins - we need desperately to repent - to revere God as He is Holy and Just and rightly to be feared.
We don't have to be scared of God - we certainly can look forward to eternity with Him - that is if we have given our entire lives to Him and that he has taken up residence in our lives.
BUT we are to have utmost reverence for God - holding Him in awe and wonder.
So where are you? - Do you know Him at all? He is far far more than "a granting wishes god".
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