Perfect Fear

Proverbs 1:7
The fear of the Lord is the beginning of knowledge, but fools despise wisdom and discipline.
Joshua 24:14
"So now: Fear God. Worship Him in total commitment. Get rid of the Gods your ancestors worshiped on the far side of the river and in egypt. You, worship God."
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Fear that the World offers imprisons us. Perfect fear that God offers sets us free.
The natural instinct of fear was built into our chemistry as a survival mechanism. God designed our bodies this way to protect the ones He loves from danger. He also gave us this instinct to help us worship Him.
True fear=awesome reverence. If you don't feel awesome reverence toward our Creator, just look at His creation and the power within. Extreme environmentalists who don't acknowledge God, understand this power, and they feel reverence toward the product, not the producer. We can stand in awe of the amazing mountains and the mighty oceans... but can we grasp the might of the one who formed them? Can we fathom the fact that the one who made all of this is waiting to bless us with an abundant existance? That understanding, that feeling, that fear is the beginning of wisdom!
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Father, who created the universe and dwells in me; thank you for giving us such an amazing world to exist in. Thank you for Your mighty hand that reaches out to us- thank you for Your tender spirit that changes us from the inside out! Continue to increase in me- strengthen me for the road ahead. In Jesus' name, Amen