The FEAR of the LORD is the beginning of WISDOM; a good understanding have all they that do His commandments, His praise endures forever. To fear God means to be conscious of His person, presence and love; using it as a guiding basis in our actions and inactions. To fear means to live in obedient devotion to God, and this has nothing to do with being religious, it is a lifestyle that is chosen ( Prov. 1:19).
However, the foundation of true wisdom, lies in the fear of the Lord. When you fear Him, you would be more God-conscious than sin-conscious. Joseph asserts that shall I do this great wickedness and sin against God? That was a statement from a man who feared the Lord.
And it does not stop there. This verse also stated that GOOD UNDERSTANDING HAVE ALL THEY THAT DO HIS COMMANDS. What a deep phrase! There's good understanding and there is bad understanding. One brings favor, while the other leads to hardship.
May God help us live in the reality and consciousness of this truth in the name of Jesus.
Verse 10-clear thinking and practical application of knowledge begin with viewing the Creator with awe. And the next verse mentions that this makes us happier people.
No Fear of GOD always equal to us leaning unto our own understanding which always result in a sinful mind-set. Mankind continue to build personal-relationships, marriages, homes, cities, religions, most-times without the Commandments of GOD which always results in the wrath of GOD sooner or later. Many even ignore the TRUTH that we must be BORN AGAIN, as it relates to SALVATION. John 3:16-21
Known unto God are all his works and words a man can receive.norhing except its given him from above. Some are given by God of his spirit the expresssion of his character what i mean is he spake and it was done. It.is done in truth and it is.the spirit that bears.witness because the spirit is truth. The spirit.bears witness with my.spirit that iam what God says Iam according to the working of him
In view of all responses, all must be mindful that God is and will always be. Man must come to understand God as best as Man can and with a Faithful reverend knowing that God will provide and keep Man for God's purposes.
MAN CRAVES CONTINUALLY TO PLAY GOD. ISRAEL FEARED TO CALL THE NAME OF GOD, TALK LESS ASSUME ANY TITLE ASCRIBED TO HIM. MODERNISM NO LONGER HONOUR SACRED THINGS, BE IT NAME OR INSTITUTION.
Psalm 111:6 The LORD GOD showed the children of Israel the power of HIS works by parting the Red Sea, feeding them manna in the wilderness, and many powerful works.JEHOVAH GOD did this to show his children that they should trust in the LORD their GOD. Don't be as the heathen or as the world,but rather remain holy and righteous. God has the power to give the heritage to HIS children so that they would do righteously with integrity unto what has been entrusted and given.
The fear of Jehovah is the beginning of wisdom. It is not a morbid fear of God, but the fear of displeasing him, and breaking his commandments. If you think about it, those commandments are very wise for us today. For example if people would follow God 's laws on fornication, would we have so many children born out of wedlock? Not knowing their mother or father? Teenage pregnancy? Yes following God 's standards as found in the Bible proves to be wise every time.
A very practical and powerful scripture. This calls to question what does it mean to Fear Jehovah? In accordance with this scripture, the fear of disobeying his commandments and displeasing him. The laws in the Bible serve as a great protection from many of the pitfalls that befall so many today. Would it not be wisdom to obey those laws, and benefit ourselves???
Psalm 111 says, 'Praise the Lord! I will thank the Lord with all my heart. ... He has paid a full ransom for his people. He has guaranteed his covenant with them forever. ... ' This is talking about God coming to the earth as Jesus and dying in our pace on the cross. This is how the ransom for us was paid. But the problem is, most people do not believe that Jesus is God. Most people think that he is a lesser being or person. But many are not sure who Jesus is. So I make this point right now. Jesus is God Almighty, and he has come to save us. Don 't be confused by Jesus calling himself the Son Of God. He called himself the Son of Man, too. He did this to idetity himself with both God and man. He was the God Man. In other words, the term Son of God for Jesus is a title he used to identify himself while walking on the earth as a man. Let 's not forget what John said about him in John 1, verse 2. "... And the Word was God. ' And let 's not forget the words of Thomas in the upper room. 'My Lord and my God. ' Yes, God as Jesus has come to save us, and he did this by giving him life as a ransom for many. May God bless you!
I agreed that the name Reverend is belongs only to our Lord Jesus Christ as written in Deuteronomy 28 58 It is not blessing to put it in front of names of God servants It may be harm to them
However, the foundation of true wisdom, lies in the fear of the Lord. When you fear Him, you would be more God-conscious than sin-conscious. Joseph asserts that shall I do this great wickedness and sin against God? That was a statement from a man who feared the Lord.
And it does not stop there. This verse also stated that GOOD UNDERSTANDING HAVE ALL THEY THAT DO HIS COMMANDS. What a deep phrase! There's good understanding and there is bad understanding. One brings favor, while the other leads to hardship.
May God help us live in the reality and consciousness of this truth in the name of Jesus.
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