Luke 12:1-7 Fear of the Lord
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“Recipe for The Fear of The Lord”
“Recipe for The Fear of The Lord”
welcome
talk about being happy to be back
recap last week
read passage
luke 12.4-7
“I tell you, my friends, do not fear those who kill the body, and after that have nothing more that they can do. But I will warn you whom to fear: fear him who, after he has killed, has authority to cast into hell. Yes, I tell you, fear him! Are not five sparrows sold for two pennies? And not one of them is forgotten before God. Why, even the hairs of your head are all numbered. Fear not; you are of more value than many sparrows.
recap series on the fear of the lord
talk about ingredient one, True Knowledge of God = what that means
ingredient 2 An Awareness of Gods presence = talk about that
talk about how these two can make you began to look at God = your perspective of him
Now I’m here to remind you that God is love
lets continue with our third ingredient today shall we??
And if you call on him as Father who judges impartially according to each one’s deeds, conduct yourselves with fear throughout the time of your exile, knowing that you were ransomed from the futile ways inherited from your forefathers, not with perishable things such as silver or gold, but with the precious blood of Christ, like that of a lamb without blemish or spot.
preach on this, come holy spirit…
want too, opposed to have too = It will not be careless. You will not simply follow your heart or go with the flow or be led foolishly by every fad - whether fashion or spiritual - that comes along.
There will be care and sobriety in how we order our lives. We will want to steer clear of all that brings reproach upon our Father.
The main question in terms of our conduct will be “What will please my Father who ransomed me at such a high cost?”
and that brings us to our fourth and final ingredient
A POWERFUL RECOGNITION OF OUR DUTY TO GOD.
I DO NOT MEAN paying God back or trying to work off grace.
Not at all! But as saved, beloved children. As men, women, boys and girls purchased by the blood of Jesus Christ, ransomed and now His -
what do we render to God. What is our duty to Him?
I suppose we could spend a lot of time on this, and flesh it out into the details.
But for today, I want you to consider three things. We are called to LOVE, TRUST, AND OBEY GOD.
Love = What is the first and greatest commandment? You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart, soul, mind, and strength.
Matthew 22.37-38
And he said to him, “You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind. This is the great and first commandment.
Loving God supremely - that's what we owe Him.
Those who fear the Lord have no other gods before God. When it comes down to loving God or their reputation, possessions, job, family, or anything else, loving for God is primary… love for God is supreme.
Trust = Trusting God absolutely - that’s what we owe him.
We all have secretly (or not so secretly) wanted to be the ruler of the world.
If we were running things, it would be different. Well, we aren’t… and praise God we aren’t!
As God’s children, we owe him our total and implicit trust = remember he has the whole world in his hands… Psalm 24:1“The earth is the Lord’s and the fullness thereof, the world and those who dwell therein,”
Obedience = What is the call to discipleship in the great commission? Be baptized and learn obedience to all that the Lord Jesus Christ has said. Full and complete obedience - that's what we owe God.
so we have the four non-negotiable ingredients to cultivate the fear of the lord i our lives and be able to fully walk in it and that is
a true knowledge of God
a pervasive awareness of his presence
a growing gratitude for what he has done for us
a powerful recognition of our duty to him
psalm 86.11
Teach me your way, O Lord,
that I may walk in your truth;
unite my heart to fear your name.
Serve the Lord with fear,
and rejoice with trembling.
and i want to conclude with this
Are not five sparrows sold for two pennies? And not one of them is forgotten before God. Why, even the hairs of your head are all numbered. Fear not; you are of more value than many sparrows.
sparrows were cheap of low value, pennies the lowest in money value = preach
preach
conclude
pray
HOLY SPIRIT TAKE OVER…