THE RIGHT KIND OF FEAR

According to the American Heritage dictionary: Fear is “A feeling of agitation and anxiety caused by the presence of imminent of danger”. But, another meaning of fear: “An extreme reverence or awe toward a supreme power or God.”

These definitions suggest, that there are actually two different kinds of fear. One is the wrong kind of fear that is baseless and groundless that will make us immobilized.

The other is the necessary or the essential fear that aims to maintain our relationship with God. Such fear must be cultivated and developed in our lives. We must also learn to channel our wrong kind of fear so that it would become the right kind of fear that honors God.

These right kind of fear are stressed mostly in the Book of Proverbs
1) The "fear of the Lord" is the beginning of knowledge - Pr 1:7
2) The "fear of the Lord" will cause one to hate evil - Pr 8:13
3) The "fear of the Lord" will prolong life - Pr 10:27
4) The "fear of the Lord" provides strong confidence and is
a fountain of life - Pr 14:26-27
5) The "fear of the Lord" prompts one to depart from evil - Pr 16:6
6) The "fear of the Lord" leads to a satisfying life, and spares one from much evil - Pr 19:23
7) The "fear of the Lord" is the way to riches, honor, and life! - Pr 22:4

There is great value when we learn to express our fear of God. Such fear will give you great courage and confidence in life.

"The remarkable thing about fearing God is that when you fear God, you fear nothing else, whereas if you do not fear God, you fear everything else." (Oswald Chambers).

Let us therefore fear God and no one else.