Proverbs 19-21<\/a><\/p>\nDaily Thought<\/b><\/p>\n
Proverbs speaks highly of this thing called the fear of the Lord: \u201cthe fear of the Lord is the beginning of knowledge, but fools despise wisdom and discipline\u201d (Proverbs 1:7). It persists throughout the book and is always a good thing, \u201cthe fear of the Lord leads to life, and whoever has it rests satisfied\u201d (Proverbs 19:23). Fear seems oddly out of place when we think of our God, full of love and grace and goodness. Why would we be told to fear? Good question, but try turning it around. Picture the guy standing tall and boasting, \u201cI don\u2019t fear God.\u201d Well, that\u2019s just stupid.<\/p>\n
I remember December 1973, when Dad entrusted me with the keys to his brown 1963 Ford Galaxie. I loved that car! I was young, 16, and did not have a proper appreciation of two tons of steel and power and speed. And I drove like it. Now jump forward to July 2004, as I hand Abby, my first child, the keys to the family Suburban. As I put them in her hand, I feel the size, the weight, the speed, and the power. I understand, more than ever before, how fear can be a good thing. I hope she has some\u2013it is where wisdom blossoms.<\/p>\n
Peter had answered rightly, \u201cYou are the Messiah, the Son of the living God,\u201d and Jesus responded, \u201cBlessed are you, Simon Bar-Jonah! For flesh and blood has not revealed this to you, but my Father who is in heaven. And I tell you, you are Peter, and on this rock I will build my church, and the gates of hell shall not prevail against it. I will give you the keys of the kingdom of heaven\u201d (Matthew 16:16-19).<\/p>\n
The church has the good news of salvation in Jesus Christ. Our Father hands us the keys to his Kingdom. Consider the size and the weight and the power in our possession. The fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom.<\/p>\n
Daily Prayer<\/b><\/p>\n
Great and awesome God, Almighty and Everlasting, the First and the Last, the Beginning and the End.\u00a0That You even think about me is amazing, that You have saved me, adopted me into Your family, that I share in the inheritance of Your riches, that Your Holy Spirit has taken residence in me, that I am a child of God, welcomed to Your presence, forever a citizen of Your Kingdom.\u00a0Wow.\u00a0Thank You.\u00a0I worship You.\u00a0Holy, holy, holy, Lord God Almighty.<\/p>\n
May my life reflect Your glory.<\/p>\n
Amen<\/p>\n
Daily Question<\/b><\/p>\n
What does it mean to fear God? Should you fear God? Do You?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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