SPIRITUAL DIARY FOR
1/27/2013 8:55 AM
My Worship Time Focus: Perusing
Wisdom PT-2
Bible Reading & Meditation Reference: Various
Scriptures
Message of the
verses: We will continue to look at perusing wisdom in this Spiritual
Diary.
Wise people fear
the Lord: Proverbs 1:7 states “The
fear of the LORD is the beginning of knowledge; Fools despise wisdom and
instruction.” If you take the time to
look up the different times that Solomon uses this term “The fear of the LORD”
you will find that he mentions it fourteen times in the book of Proverbs. We mentioned that for the child of God when
we see this term of fearing the Lord we know that it does not have to do with
being terrified of the Lord
Another of the “Fear the LORD verses is in Proverbs 3:7,
“Do not be wise in your own eyes; Fear the LORD and turn away from evil.” Dr. Wiersbe writes “Fearing the LORD is the opposite of tempting the
LORD by deliberately disobey Him and then daring Him to intervene. ‘Work out your own salvation with fear and
trembling’ (Phil. 2:12). Serve the Lord,
with fear, and rejoice with trembling’ (Psalm 2:11).”
We will not look at some of those different verses that
have to do with fearing the Lord: “Pr 1:7
The fear of the LORD is the beginning of knowledge; Fools despise wisdom and
instruction.
Pr 1:29 Because they hated
knowledge And did not choose the fear of the LORD.
Pr 2:5 Then you will
discern the fear of the LORD And discover the knowledge of God.
Pr 8:13 “The fear of the
LORD is to hate evil; Pride and arrogance and the evil way And the perverted
mouth, I hate.
Pr 9:10 The fear of the
LORD is the beginning of wisdom, And the knowledge of the Holy One is
understanding.
Pr 10:27 The fear of the
LORD prolongs life, But the years of the wicked will be shortened.
Pr 14:26 In the fear of the
LORD there is strong confidence, And his children will have refuge.
Pr 14:27 The fear of the
LORD is a fountain of life, That one may avoid the snares of death.
Pr 15:16 Better is a little
with the fear of the LORD Than great treasure and turmoil with it.
Pr 15:33 The fear of the
LORD is the instruction for wisdom, And before honor comes humility.
Pr 16:6 By lovingkindness
and truth iniquity is atoned for, And by the fear of the LORD one keeps away
from evil.
Pr 19:23 The fear of the
LORD leads to life, So that one may sleep satisfied, untouched by evil.
Pr 22:4 The reward of
humility and the fear of the LORD Are riches, honor and life.
Pr 23:17 Do not let your
heart envy sinners, But live in the fear of the LORD always.”
Needless to say that this is a very important subject in
the Word of God and so I want to conclude this portion of this SD by looking at
the eleven other times that these words “The fear of the LORD is found in the
Scriptures.
2Ch 19:7 “Now then let the
fear of the LORD be upon you; be very careful what you do, for the LORD our God
will have no part in unrighteousness or partiality or the taking of a
bribe."
2Ch 19:9 Then he charged
them saying, "Thus you shall do in the fear of the LORD, faithfully and
wholeheartedly.
Job 28:28 “And to man He
said, ’Behold, the fear of the Lord, that is wisdom; And to depart from evil is
understanding.’"
Ps 19:9 The fear of the
LORD is clean, enduring forever; The judgments of the LORD are true; they are
righteous altogether.
Ps 34:11 Come, you
children, listen to me; I will teach you the fear of the LORD.
Ps 111:10 The fear of the LORD is the
beginning of wisdom; A good understanding have all those who do His
commandments; His praise endures forever.
Isa 11:2 The Spirit of the
LORD will rest on Him, The spirit of wisdom and understanding, The spirit of
counsel and strength, The spirit of knowledge and the fear of the LORD.
Isa 11:3 And He will
delight in the fear of the LORD, And He will not judge by what His eyes see,
Nor make a decision by what His ears hear;
Isa 33:6 And He will be the
stability of your times, A wealth of salvation, wisdom and knowledge; The fear
of the LORD is his treasure.
Ac 9:31 So the church throughout all Judea and
Galilee and Samaria enjoyed peace, being built up; and going on in the fear of
the Lord and in the comfort of the Holy Spirit, it continued to increase.
2Co 5:11 Therefore, knowing
the fear of the Lord, we persuade men, but we are made manifest to God; and I
hope that we are made manifest also in your consciences.”
Spiritual meaning
for my life today: Fearing the LORD
is a very important thing that all believers should do, including me. I use to have a reverence and fear of my
parents when I was living at home and it is important to have that same fear
and reverence for my LORD.
My Steps of Faith for Today: “Do not be wise in your own eyes; Fear the
LORD and turn away from evil.”
Memory verses for this
week: Psalm 121:1-8
1 I will lift up my eyes to the mountains; From where
shall my help come? 2 My help comes from
the LORD, Who made heaven and earth. 3
He will not allow your foot to slip; He who keeps you will not slumber.
4 Behold, He who keeps Israel Will
neither slumber nor sleep. 5 The LORD is
your keeper; The LORD is your shade on your right hand. 6 The sun will not smite you by day, Nor the
moon by night. 7 The LORD will protect
you from all evil; He will keep your soul. 8
The LORD will guard your going out and your coming in From this time
forth and forever.
Turning Points Wisdom for
Today: “Surrender…is the key that
unlocks the vault of God’s best and deepest treasures. (Charles Swindoll) “You will keep Him in perfect peace, whose
mind is stayed on You because, he trusts in You.” (Isaiah 26:3)
1/27/2013 9:40 AM
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