Friday, August 19, 2016
9:45 PM

To fear the Lord is to hate evil; I hate pride and arrogance, evil behavior and perverse speech.
Proverbs 8:13 NIV

Psalm 19:9
The fear of the Lord is pure, enduring forever. The decrees of the Lord are firm, and all of them are righteous.
Psalm 19:9 NIV

Proverbs 23:17
Do not let your heart envy sinners, But be  zealous for the fear of the Lord all the day;
Proverbs 23:17 NKJV

The fear of the Lord is not:
1) natural fear in the world
2) demonic fear - 2 Tim 1:7 excessive reaction.
Overpower us. Take control in certain situation
3) religious fear - draw near with mouth but heart far from me. Commandments of men. Only outward acts. Not genuine.
Isaiah 29:30
4) fear of men bring a snare. Opposite of trusting the Lord. Fear of what others think.
Prov 29:25

What is fear of the Lord:
God is to be feared
Fear, Awe, Reverence, Respect (outcome of fear of God) , worship, submission, submissiveness,

What do I want to get out of this?
Vs
What do God see of this? - fear of God

Gen 31:42
Gen 31:53

What you fear is your God.

Isaiah 11:1-2 Rod, Branch
Spirit of the fear of the Lord

Revelation 1:4
7 Spirits of God
7 distinctive aspect (Isaiah 11)
- Spirit of the Lord
- Spirit of wisdom and understanding (wisdom must hv understanding)
- Spirit of counsel & might (able to give direction to might n strength)
- Spirit of knowledge and fear of the Lord (knowledge puff up without fear of the Lord)

11:3 His delight is in the fear of the Lord

The Spirit of the Lord will rest on him— the Spirit of wisdom and of understanding, the Spirit of counsel and of might, the Spirit of the knowledge and fear of the Lord —  and he will delight in the fear of the Lord . He will not judge by what he sees with his eyes, or decide by what he hears with his ears;  but with righteousness he will judge the needy, with justice he will give decisions for the poor of the earth. He will strike the earth with the rod of his mouth; with the breath of his lips he will slay the wicked.  Righteousness will be his belt and faithfulness the sash around his waist.
Isaiah 11:2‭-‬5 NIV

Hebrew 5:7
Jesus always fear God

Conditions to fulfill the fear of the Lord
1) Proverbs 1:28-29
Call out only when in desperation but did not choose the fear of the Lord
I have to make a decision to fear the Lord.
Teach me!
2) Psalm 34:11-12
Only Holy Spirit will teach us the fear of the Lord
He who desire life learn fear of the Lord
3) Proverbs 3:7 do not be wise in your own eyes n depart from evil

Make the fear of the Lord your choice
Be taught by the Holy Spirit the fear of the Lord
Denounce depending on your own wisdom

What the fear of the Lord will do for you?
1) Job 28:28
Wisdom is fear of the Lord
Understanding is to depart from evil
2) Psalm 25:12, 14
God will teach the one who fear Him.
The secret of the Lord is with those who fear Him.

We can't teach people who don't fear the Lord.
Only holy spirit can teach the fear of the Lord

Theme of Proverbs - the fear of the Lord

Proverbs 10:27
Proverbs 14:26
Those who fear the Lord have strong confidence
Proverbs 10:27 fountain of life
Proverbs 19:23 leads to life. Satisfaction. Not visit by evil
Proverbs 22:4 humility. Riches, honor and life

I don't deserve it. Thank you Lord!
Enrol into school of Holy Spirit
Fear of the Lord cannot go with evil

Psalm 2:11
Serve the Lord with fear and rejoice with trembling

Do not let yourself go without restraint (fear of the Lord)

Genuine response

Acts 9:31 fear of the Lord, comfort of the Holy Spirit
Only the Holy Spirit can bring us the balance of fear and comfort

Eph 5:21 submit to one another in the fear of the Lord
Not only to leader but to one another

Put on apron of slavery and serve one another

Wives submit to your husbands
Not human personality but God's requirement
Fear of the Lord is the motivation to submit to one another

1 Peter 1:15-19 be holy for I am holy.
Reason for fear of the Lord : price paid by the Lamb of God

You have been redeemed by the blood - this is the reason you must fear the Lord

God never tell us to try to do but He command.

The response God wants from us:
Inclined - bow down - be teachable
Cry out, lift out your voice - prayer
Seek her as silver - continue seeking with hardwork

Gain deep desire for the fear of God
God never promise us anything that we can't have.

Have I chosen the fear of the Lord?
Do I want the fear of the Lord?