DO YOU FEAR THE LORD?

 

DO YOU FEAR THE LORD?

Prov. 14:2 Those who follow the right path fear the LORD; those who take the wrong path despise him. NLT

Do you fear the Lord? Do you? What proof is there that you really do fear Him? When you approach Him are you mindful of who He is? Do you respect the fact that God is in control of your eternal destiny? Do you respect the fact that God is holy and hates sin? Do you respect the fact that God can do whatever He desires to do whenever He desires to do it and nothing can stop Him? Is God more than the Lover of your soul to you?

If you are truly on the right path to heaven, you will fear the Lord. Yes, we must have a love relationship with Him and act like it, but we also must fear the Lord and act like it as well.

When we fear God, we do not take sin lightly. We understand that God hates sin and will not allow it in any form in His presence. We therefore are driven to strive to keep it out of our lives and when we fail, we confess it and ask Him for His forgiveness. We then resolve to try harder to not repeat our sin.

When we fear God, we are better motivated to reach out to others to try and help them not be objects of His wrath. When we fear God, we strive to live in a state of readiness at all times for the possibility of our death so that we won’t face Him with impure hearts. When we fear God, how we live is determined by His standards. We strive to be holy even as He is holy.

Do you fear the Lord? Do you understand and live like you will stand before Him one day and give an account for your life, and that He will determine your eternal home, in heaven or hell?