Fear was instituted for man to live long
The fear of God was to create to keep man on check. Have you ever imagined life without principle? Of course life wouldn’t have direction. The ever direction man needed at the beginning was to focus on God. As long as man focus on God that will bring honour to God. When God is honoured, man will have the full satisfaction for existing. God desire to be honour in every aspect of man. upon.was a tonly for total submission to the will of God. In the book of Mathew ten verse twenty eight,
“And fear not them which kill the body, but are not able to kill the soul: but rather fear him which is able to destroy both soul and body in hell.”
I can paraphrase this verse of the bible, itcornerstonehonour not them which kill the body, but are not able to kill the soul: but rather honour him which is able to destroy both soul and body in hell.”
God never expected us to be afraid of Him as for us to see Him as a mean God
Your fear towards God proved how much you honour Him. God never expected us to be afraid of Him as for us to see Him as a mean God; all He ever demanded is proper alignment so that He can properly reflect His glory on earth through man He created in His image. The fear of God is to honour God. We prove our honour to God through reverence Him. In the ten commandments, In Exodus 20 verse 12 the bible says:
“Honour thy father and thy mother: that thy days may be long upon the land which the LORD thy God giveth thee.”
The truth remains you cannot honour someone you don’t have regard for. The scripture above made us to understand that the fear of God gives long life. God is our Father in heaven and the true source of humanity. As long as man has the genuine fear of God in Him, nothing can cut his life short. God planned humanity to live long on earth. He never planned that anyone would die young. Death was introduced when man rebelled against God as a result of lack of the fear of God.
As long as man has the genuine fear of God in Him, nothing can cut his life short
Thou shalt rise up before the hoary head, and honour the face of the old man, and fear thy God: I am the LORD. (Leviticus 19 verses 32 KJV)
You can’t effectively honour God if you don’t have the fear of God. The foundation of christianity is the fear of God. If there is no fear of God, there will be no concrete christianity. No doubt about it, to live long and to live a fulfilled life, one must have the fear of God. The foundation of christanity always experienced a shake when there is no fear of God. That is why David cried in Psalms 11 verses 3:
“If the foundations be destroyed, what can the righteous do?”
Once there is lack of fear of God, that can cause the foundation to sink, and once the foundation sink that can cause disaster. To build a solid foundation that keep you long on earth to fulfill your responsibility, you must constantly have the fear of God in view. Nothing could give meaning in life than God being in charge of once life. Nothing can take one relationship with God far and God using him or her to do tremendous impart than developing the fear of God. Man’s relevant and connectivity to God on earth is in his fear to God. There is no controversy about this, that the source of man’s divine security is in the fear of God.
Conclusion
Remember it is the fear of that brought about wisdom. If truly the fear of God brings wisdom, that means everything is possible at the fear of God Almighty.
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