The Fear of God
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Proverbs 1:7, Proverbs 3:7-8, Proverbs 14:27, Proverbs 23:17-18
BY She Reads Truth
The book of Proverbs is a guide for pursuing godly wisdom in our daily lives. In this four-week study, we will read a selection of topical proverbs covering different aspects of wisdom, from how to interact with our friends, families, and neighbors, to fearing God and keeping His commands. No matter the subject, these proverbs urge us to wrestle with and reflect on our own response to them. To help you better engage with the proverbs in this reading plan, we have provided you with a short introduction and reflection questions for each day.
When the Bible talks about fearing God, it means we should revere God as holy. Revering Him as holy is not a posture of hiding but a posture of drawing near.
Reflection Questions:
What do you think it means to fear God in a way that cultivates intimacy between you and Him?
What does “Don’t be wise in your own eyes” (Proverbs 3:7) have to do with fearing God?
When you find yourself envying sinners (Proverbs 23:17), what specifically do you envy? What does that envy reveal about what you revere?
154 thoughts on "The Fear of God"
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To fear the Lord helps our relationship by knowing he is my protector. He is the almighty. Through Him we can have eternal life, like the fountain of life mentioned in 14:27.
Being wise in your own eyes is meaning that you believe your way it the correct and best way and it is not. Gods way is the best. To fear God means that you know He has what is best for you in His plans. -
To fear the Lord helps our relationship by knowing he is my protector. He is the almighty. Through Him we can have eternal life, like the fountain of life mentioned in 14:27.
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Fear of the Lord is understanding his rightful place and his depth of power
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Fearing the Lord is asking you to actively pursue Him. To have a relationship with the Lord means to believe in Jesus.
“Don’t be wise in your own eyes”- our heart and minds are sinful. We are called to seek the Lord with all we do and ask Him to guide us. He is wise and we are not. Envying sinners in my life reveals my little faith in God providing for me. -
Fearing the Lord is asking you to actively pursue Him. “Don’t be wise in your own eyes”- our heart and minds are sinful. We are called to seek the Lord with all we do and ask Him to guide us. He is wise and we are not. Envying sinners in my life reveals my little faith in God providing for me.
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fearing god is respect and acknowledging that he is the king of all kings.
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Fearing the Lord for me means putting God in his rightful place, and me in mine. He is God and I am not. True growth and intimacy with Him starts there.
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Don’t be wise in your own eyes, makes me think about when Holy Spirit convicts me not to say something … and instead I do it and then causes a bunch of drama … hide under His wing instead and STAY silent.
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