The Fear of the Lord ... !

The fear of the LORD is the beginning of knowledge: but fools despise wisdom and instruction. Proverb 1:7

The Fear of the Lord simply means Obeying the Word of the Lord in what ever circumstances come, or being royal to God. The Bible speaks about the Fear of the Lord many times in Old Testament as well as in New Testament. Especially the Word of God says like this in Proverbs 1:7 "The fear of the LORD is the beginning of knowledge: but fools despise wisdom and instruction." If we fear God we are Truly Wise According to the Scriptures ! but if we reject God we are foolish according to the Scriptures !
We see what is the result of those who rejects God in Hosea 4:6 "My people are destroyed for lack of knowledge: because thou hast rejected knowledge, I will also reject thee, that thou shalt be no priest to me: seeing thou hast forgotten the law of thy God, I will also forget thy children." what is the lack of Knowledge the Bible speaks in here ? it is "the Fear of the Lord" in Proverbs 1:7. The Children of Israel Lacked Knowledge because they do not Fear the Lord ! and were "destroyed" as the Word of God said in Hosea 4:6. If we do not have the Fear of the Lord (Prov 1:7) we would become foolish because we Lack in the Knowledge of the Truth (I Timothy 2:4), later we would be Destroyed (Hosea 4:6) or Perish.

Two Prominent Persons form the Bible Who Lived in the Fear of the Lord and Blessed by God.

1. Joseph (Genesis 37-50)

He was the Favorite son of His father Israel (Jacob) (Gen 37:3)
He was rejected and sold as slaves by his brethren (Gen 37:28)
The Lord was with him and prospered him (Gen 39:2)
He was Tested but he overcame by the Fear of the Lord (Gen 39:9)
Interpret Dreams by the Knowledge and Wisdom of God (Gen 40:8; 41:25)
People notice that he is Filled with the Holy Spirit (Gen 41:38)
Became Prime Minister of the Kingdom of Egypt (Gen 41:38-45)

2. Daniel ( Daniel 1-12 )

He was form the Royal Family of the Children of Israel (Dan 1:3)
Carried as a Captive to Babylon (Dan 1:1)
Tested by Food offered to idols (Dan 1:5)
Overcame by the Fear of the Lord (Dan 1:8)
Interpret Dreams of the King by the Knowledge and Wisdom of God (Dan 2:28)
Daniel Glorified God (Dan 2:47)
Became the Highest Officer in Babylonian Empire (Dan 2:48)

If we carefully observed these Two Great men from the Bible "Joseph and Daniel", we find out that they shared a lots of Resemblances in their Lives, that the Main Important thing we found in both of them was the Fear of the Lord in their Lives or Being Faithful to the Lord in spite of their situation ... so did the Lord Prospered them ... and lifted them up Above the People of Their Time ... !
We have heard and we have seen the Fear of the Lord being Preached or Told from the Bible and also from the Servants of God. So we must see the Fear of the Lord in our lives to proved that we Love God ! If we do not Have the Fear of the Lord and yet tellin' ourselves that we Belong to "Jesus" we are lying ourselves and to the World ...!

Conclusion: Dear Family of God in Jesus Christ ... let us bring ourselves to question right now, do we have Fear of the Lord ? we might if we really belong to Jesus by accepting Him as our Lord and Savior ... but as we live in the imperfect and fallen world we might also have entangled to the Lust of the flesh ... in spite of our weaknesses we will have the Fear of the Lord if we come back to Him today and Read His Word daily and Pray always to do His will ... and the Holy Spirit will guide us into the Father's Will, so we will Live in the Fear of the Lord as Long as we live and Do His Will ... the Lord bless you ... !

For the Lord is Good ... !

Servant of the Lord Jesus Christ

Jeremiah Khai