26th May, 2019
FEAR OF THE LORD
David Abankwah
READ: Isaiah 11:8
The fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom: and the knowledge of the holy is understanding.
-Proverbs 9:10 | KJV
There are at least three types of fear I have noticed: Fear of the unknown, fear of creations and the fear of the Lord. Fear of the unknown is that type of fear you feel without any reason behind it. This type of fear is that fear that keeps you from achieving your dreams or aspirations. It is that emotion behind the notion of less self respect that builds an inferiority complex within you. There are some people who think they are good for nothing. This type of people normally compare themselves to other people a lot and because of that, they are not able to have the courage to do what it takes to match them.
In that case, they lose themselves, disvalue the gift(s) and talent(s) God has given to them and at the long run, fail to achieve anything good in life. They usually have no faith that, things will be better than today. They usually give up in life and therefore, they hardly become successful people. The fear of creations is the feeling of an anxiety towards the things that God has created. There are some people who are afraid of height. When you take them to a storey building and tell them to look down, they can collapse. There are people who are afraid of water (hydrophobics). If you want trouble, take them near any water body and let them come into contact with them.
You will see terror in their eyes and trembling in their body. There are people who are afraid of certain races, kindreds, languages, groups and certain abilities and disabilities people have. There are other people who are afraid of the crowd. Take them before a crowd to speak and they will die in your hands. People also fear animals. At least there are two or three animals you fear in life that you don’t want to come into contact with. There are others who fear angels, heavenly or fallen ones. There are countless examples in the Bible. This is the reason many fear to come out at night thinking they would meet them.
There is a certain type of fear people don’t have at all. This is the fear of the Lord. It is that fear that makes you hate evil and cling to righteousness and holiness. Anyone who doesn’t have the fear of the Lord, lacks His Spirit. This is because, one of the Seven Spirits of God is the FEAR OF THE LORD (Isaiah 11:2). If you know the punishment behind every sin you commit and the judgement that awaits sinners, you will never drink from the cup of sin and iniquity again. Those who fear God knows what He is capable of doing when they break His laws (Deuteronomy 28:15-68; Hebrews 9:27; Revelation 21:8). A fool is someone who lack the fear of God.
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David Abankwah 