Do We Have A Reverence And Fear Of God?

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into a divine, little snuggly teddy bear, a doddering grandfather, or maybe an absenteelandlord busy doing other things? Mishlei (Proverbs) 9:10 reads; “The fear of Adonai is thebeginning of wisdom and knowledge of holy ones is understanding.” The fear of God isimportant, yet there are many churches and ministries that try to soften the word fear.Nevertheless, the word fear in Hebrew (yare) means afraid, fear, cause to frighten, to revere,make afraid, dread. God wants more from us, He wants us to have a deep, abiding, andreverential awe for Him. He is all powerful, holy, just, good, kind, careful, encouraging,inspiring, merciful, patient, loving, forgiving, and wise. He is far more than one we shouldjust respect. Reverential awe is wisdom’s foundation, as it moves us to obedience. We needthis quality, for our eternal lives are on the line. It used to be that someone known to believein God was referred to as a God fearer. It marks our relationship with God and sets us apartfrom others.Revelation 4:8-11 reads; “Each of the four living beings had six wings and was coveredwith eyes inside and out and day and night they never stop saying, Holy, Holy, Holy isAdonai, God of heaven’s armies the one who was, who is, and who is coming. Andwhenever the living beings give glory, honor and thanks to the One sitting on the throne, tothe One who lives forever and ever, the 24 elders fall down before the One sitting on thethrone, who lives forever and ever and worship Him. They throw their crowns in front ofthe throne and say, “You are worthy, Adonai Eloheinu, to have glory, honor and power,because you created all things--yes, because of your will they were created and came intobeing!” Here we see the angels, elders, and four living creatures showing their reverence toGod. Thankfulness is a duty to which God’s elect are bound. Praise and thank God for allHis work and for providing brethren by whom we can be encouraged. By developing athankful attitude; we prepare ourselves for the coming Kingdom of God. They adore theonly Lord God Almighty, the unchangeable and everlasting God, the eternal being that sitsupon the Throne. We owe all our glory to Him, our glory comes from glorifying Him.He is the creator of all things and none but the creator should be adored. He preserves allthings by His and only His sustaining power. We are all dependent upon the will and powerof God, we are worshippers not to be worshipped. Colossians 1:16-17 reads; “because inconnection with Him were created all things-in heaven and on earth, visible and invisible,whether thrones, lordships, rulers, or authorities- they have all been created thru Him andfor Him. He existed before all things, and he holds everything together.” Yeshua is theeternal word, and the world was made by God’s word. Everything was made for Hispleasure and for His praise, He is the cause of all things. All of creation is kept together bythe power of the Son of God, and He preserves it and keeps it from becoming confusion.Revelation 14:7 reads; “In a loud voice He said, “fear God, give Him glory, for the hour hascome when He will pass judgment! Worship the One who made heaven and earth, the seaand the springs of water!”. To worship anything besides Him who created the world isidolatry. Mattityahu (Matthew) 10:28 reads; “Do not fear those who kill the body but arepowerless to kill the soul. Rather, fear Him who can distroy both soul and body in Gei-Hinnom.The fear of God does not necessarily mean reverence, there are verses in God’s wordwhere fear means fear, terror. For example in Yirmeyahu (Jeremiah) 5:22 it reads; “Don’tyou fear me? Says Adonai. Wont you tremble at my presence?” The Hebrew is yare. Pachadin Hebrew means be startled, be afraid, be in fear, stand in awe. Tehillim (Psalm) 119:120reads; “My body trembles for fear of you; your rulings make me afraid.”
Our all consuming God needs to be feared, maybe this might shake some of us up.Yesha’yahu (Isaiah) 8:12-13 reads; “Don’t regard as alliance what this people calls alliance,and don’t fear what they fear or be awestruck by it, but Adonai-Tzva’ot consecrate Him! LetHim be the object of your fear and awe!” We must sanctify our God, give Him the glory dueHis name and behave towards Him as those that believe Him to be a holy God, we mustmake Him our fear, the object of our fear. We must stand in awe of His sovereignty, beafraid of displeasing Him. Nechemyah (Nehemiah) 4:8 reads; “After inspecting them, Istood up and addressed the nobles, leaders and the rest of the people: “Don’t be afraid ofthem! Remember Adonai who is great and fearful; and fight for your brothers, sons,daughters, wives and homes.” Those that are afraid of the reproach of men forget the Lordtheir Maker. Yesha’yahu (Isaiah) 51:12-13 reads; “I, yes I, am the one who comforts you!Why are you afraid of a man who must die; of a human being, who will wither like grass?You have forgotten Adonai, your Maker, who stretched out the heavens and laid thefoundations of the earth, instead your in constant fear all day because of the oppressor’srage, as he prepares to destroy! But where is the oppressor’s rage?Iyov (Job) 23:13-16 reads; “But He has no equal, so who can change Him? What He desiresHe does. He will accomplish what is decreed for me, and He has many plans like this. This iswhy I am terrified of Him; the more I think about it, the more afraid I am--God hasundermined my courage; Shaddai frightens me.” Iyov did not fear that God would let himdown, or that He is not faithful or just, or forgiving; in fact he has an intense determinationto make us holy (so we can be with Him forever) is cause for the right kind of Godly fear:God is the above all perfectionist, He will get what He wants, and if that is us, it is fearful torealize just how far He will go. He is the potter and intends vessels of holiness. We need notfear that God might fail us or give up on us, but rather He is indeed faithful to finish whatHe has started.I pray that this synagogue would become a place where our relationship with Him becomesa burning presence in our lives. I pray that He shatters our pride into little grains of sand,that He burns our sins into ashes and that He reveals to us, stripping us naked, showing uswho we are in Him. We need to become a place where nothing but us is safe in Hispresence. Nothing including our plans, our money, our possessions, and our needs. Thisworld is desiring to see people whose God is holy, frightening, gentle, tender, and merciful.A God who wants to espouse to each and every person, I LOVE YOU!To read more messages like this visit: www.synagoguechm.com
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