“The fear of the LORD is the beginning of wisdom: a good understanding have all they that do his commandments: his praise endureth for ever.”
How is your fear today? The Bible teaches us that we don’t need to fear. Its always important to look at context when we deal with this matter of fear. Proverbs 29:25 says, “The fear of man bringeth a snare: but whoso putteth his trust in the LORD shall be safe.” So here we can see that fear is something we don’t need to have. God never wants us to fear man. He never wants us to have a fear in the work He has called us to do, such as, winning souls for Him! Psalm111 tells us that we do need to fear God. When we fear man we become ineffective for the Lord and for eternity. The Bible tells us here that when we fear God, its the beginning of wisdom. What kind of choices are you making today? Are they wise decisions? James 1:5 says, “If any of you lack wisdom, let him ask of God, that giveth to all men liberally, and upbraideth not; and it shall be given him.” God wants to give us wisdom liberally, but the beginning of that wisdom is fearing God. Wisdom is being able to apply the knowledge that you have about God’s Word. Psalm 111 directs us to keep “his commandments”. As an example we could look at Hebrews 10:25 “Not forsaking the assembling of ourselves together as the manner of some is; but exhorting one another: and so much the more, as ye see the day approaching.” Lets think about a born again believer for a moment. He likes to hunt! He typically goes to church in the off season, but when deer season opens up he chooses to go to the stand on Sunday morning rather than go to the house of God. As believers we need to fear God and obey Him because of the results that can come from disobedience. We’ve heard the scripture quoted many times, “…I will never leave thee nor forake thee”, but look at what II Chronicles 15:2 says “And he went out to met Asa, and said unto him, Hear ye me, Asa, and all Judah and Benjamin; The Lord is with you, while ye be with him; and if ye seek him, he will be found of you; but if ye forsake him, he will forsake you.” Why should you not forsake the assembly(that means going to church)? The Bible says God will forsake you when you turn your back to Him? That is why we need to fear God. Here is another thought concerning skipping church services to hunt; your children will grow up watching daddy serve the god of horns rather than The Creator God. Why would your kids love the Lord when you don’t? Your children, your spouse, your neighbors, your co-workers and so on, will die and go to hell if they don’t get saved. How could you possibly be a testimony of Jesus Christ if you don’t care enough about the house of God to even show up? The reason we go to church is so we can grow together with other believers, but most importantly because God has commanded us to. You should be afraid for the people around you that have never been saved. What are they seeing in you at this very moment? Are you living for the Creator or are you living for the creation? Again, wisdom is applying the knowledge we have about God’s commandments! We go to church Sunday morning, Sunday night, and Wednesday night because the Bible says, not to forsake the assembly. Do you know that God loves you? He will correct you for open sin and He will correct you for hidden sin. The Bible says “For whom the Lord loveth he chasteneth…” Are you fearing God today? Are you following His righteousness from the Word of God. We must live by his commandments. Forsaking the assembly is just one example. There is a bad outcome for every sin we commit. What is keeping you from fearing God today? What is keeping you from being blessed with wisdom liberally? So, knowledge is knowing that we need to be in church on Sunday because of Hebrews 10:25, wisdom is being in church on Sunday. “The fear of the LORD is the beginning of wisdom: a good understanding have all they that do his commandments: his praise endureth for ever.”
Memory Verse Week 10/5/20
Psalm 111:10
“The fear of the LORD is the beginning of wisdom: a good understanding have all they that do his commandments: his praise endureth for ever.”
