Do you fear God?
The fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom: and the knowledge of the holy is understanding.
Proverbs 16:6
By mercy and truth iniquity is purged: and by the fear of the Lord men depart from evil.
We’re taught that God is a benevolent and loving God. He has our backs, and through his son saves our souls. BUT! Do we fear him.
When the time for Judgement comes, we will be standing before him answering for what we have done here on earth. Have we grown in Christ? Yes, his son did die for us. His blood washes away our sins.
Do we fear God? Just because Jesus saved us doesn’t mean we won’t be answering God for what we have done. Do we live righteously? Do we strive to follow Christ’s ways?
We need to listen to what God tells us. I know that I’m a “Work in Progress” and every now and then God says, “are you sure you should be doing this?” We need to stop measuring God by our standards. It’s so easy to pick up a cell phone or go online and go to sights that create lust or greed in our hearts. We need to watch this. These things grab on to us and we’re locked in, spending our money and taking our time when we could be spreading the word.
Evil is purged when we fear God. He loves us and has given his son for us. Let’s live for him. Father in heaven, may our faith grow stronger each day and please bless us in every way. Amen.
