Today's Favorite Verse: Psalms 36:1, 10

Today's Favorite Verse: Psalms 36:1, 10

"The transgression of the wicked saith within my heart, that there is no fear of God before his eyes.

O continue thy lovingkindness unto them that know thee; and thy righteousness to the upright in heart. "

I thought about what it is for me to fear God. I don't have a fear of God as in being afraid of him. I have a fear that loves Him. On the other hand those that have no fear of God in truth have no love for him. That type of fear of God spoken of will be in the punishment they will receive. There are different types of fear. I turned to the Bible Dictionary and it had great insight.

"Fear: Care should be taken to distinguish between two different uses of this word. The “fear of the Lord” is frequently spoken of as part of man’s duty (Ps. 111:10; Eccl. 12:13; Isa. 11:2–3; Luke 1:50); it is also described as “godly fear” (Heb. 12:28). In such passages fear is equivalent to reverence, awe, worship, and is therefore an essential part of the attitude of mind in which we ought to stand toward the All-holy God. On the other hand fear is spoken of as something unworthy of a child of God, something that “perfect love casteth out” (1 Jn. 4:18). The first effect of Adam’s sin was that he was afraid (Gen. 3:10). Sin destroys that feeling of confidence God’s child should feel in a loving Father and produces instead a feeling of shame and guilt. Ever since the Fall God has been teaching men not to fear, but with penitence to ask forgiveness in full confidence of receiving it."

(Bible Dictionary)

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