LIVING BY THE FEAR OF GOD

Today people are bold to do evil and commit crimes. More than ever, there are crises in many homes. People cheat and steal at will. Organizations pump money into training and retraining of staff for competence and character. Unfortunately, while these trainings help produce competent staff, it has done nothing on the character problems of those staff. You, something is missing that is the foundation for character.

I want to introduce you to the first and the most important material in building anything that will last on earth.

The Bible calls it, the fear of the Lord. “The fear of the LORD is the beginning… (Proverbs 9:10).

It is not fear that brings torments. It is reverential fear. It is both the awareness of His judgement and the love He has for you that you don’t want to displease Him.

It is not just the beginning of wisdom, it is the beginning of your peace, job, career, your marriage, ministry, business, and anything else.

Lives are lost, organizations collapse, governments inflict pains on their citizens, marriages have failed and businesses plateaued because of absence of the fear of God.

The fear of God does five things for you:

(1) It helps you to live right even when you are alone (Genesis 39:9-12). Some people do good only when they are under the watch of others. You are a hypocrite if you can live right when no one is looking at you.

(2). It makes you honourable. The fear of God promotes. If want God and people to respect you, then begin to strive to please God, no matter the cost. Men and women with character are very scarce in the world. Make it your pursuit to become somebody of character.

(3). It makes you earn even the trust of your enemy. We create our own human enemies here and there. Instead of us to love and do everything for the sake of the Lord Jesus Christ, we are bent on going our own way to repay evil for evil. It is in pleasing God that you can be a blessing to people. And they will respect you for it.

(4) It delivers from self destruction. If you fear God, you would not go for robbery because you may die in the process. If you fear God, you would not cheat on your spouse because it would destroy your marriage. If you fear God, you would not be telling lies because it would erode any trust people have in you. If you fear God, you would stop smoking and consuming alcohol because it would fry your liver and damage your lungs. The fear of the Lord will deliver you from ruining your own life.

(5). It promotes you everywhere (Psalm 128:1-6). In every organization, nobody is promoted on the basis of competence and skills alone. You must be someone of tested character. A medical doctor who lies, drinks and sleeps with patients, is not promoted to head any hospital. But the fear of God will make you to live upright and take you to greater heights.

Begin your every new day in the fear of God. And as you do so today, to live in the consciousness of doing God’s will, you will prosper in all that you do. Stay blessed.

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