Awe Of God
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The Fear of the Lord
The Fear of the Lord
Awe and Reverence of God.
We were over in the building next door, and Harold Eberle was with us.
He asked us if we wanted to know God more and wanted more of Him.
He had us close our eyes and groan and plea for more of God.
I remember crying out for more of God. I remember saying this has been the cry of my heart and this is the moment I am making my longings known to God in a clear way.
He showed up in a way I began to feel one other time in my life but not this much. I could feel a better glimpse of who He was and His love and greatness.
I finally had to say, “no more, I cant handle any more.”
I have had two other moments that I felt the fear of the Lord like that.
All three of those moments there is an awareness of how little we are and how big He is.
How glorious He is and how much we matter to Him.
The fear of the Lord humbles you and calls you higher at the same time.
Matthew 10:24–39 (NASB95)
24 “A disciple is not above his teacher, nor a slave above his master.
25 “It is enough for the disciple that he become like his teacher, and the slave like his master. If they have called the head of the house Beelzebul, how much more will they malign the members of his household!
26 “Therefore do not fear them, for there is nothing concealed that will not be revealed, or hidden that will not be known.
27 “What I tell you in the darkness, speak in the light; and what you hear whispered in your ear, proclaim upon the housetops.
28 “Do not fear those who kill the body but are unable to kill the soul; but rather fear Him who is able to destroy both soul and body in hell.
29 “Are not two sparrows sold for a cent? And yet not one of them will fall to the ground apart from your Father.
30 “But the very hairs of your head are all numbered.
31 “So do not fear; you are more valuable than many sparrows.
32 “Therefore everyone who confesses Me before men, I will also confess him before My Father who is in heaven.
39 “He who has found his life will lose it, and he who has lost his life for My sake will find it.
Fear not and then Jesus says fear.
Angels say fear not
God, Jesus, Solomon, The Prophets, David say fear the Lord.
What about Perfect Love casts out fear…(1 John 4:18)
Synonyms of Fear
Fear, Reverence, Worship, Awesomeness, Awe, Tremble, Afraid, Terror…
Words around fear
Glory, Obey, Holy, Righteous, of The Lord, Commands, Discipline Wisdom, knowledge, understanding, power…
Matthew 6:9 (NASB95)
9 “Pray, then, in this way: ‘Our Father who is in heaven, Hallowed be Your name.
Hallowed;
Sanctify, be holy, Separate from, consecrate to God, purify,
How do you know what is Godly Fear and what is Deathly Fear?
Two World Views
There are two world views in the bible. The entire narrative of the flows in and out of them with intent of God to bring us to His world view.
Empire or Shalom
Separated World View / Empire
Not Enough
Independent
Certainty
Perfection
Self centered
Seeking love and meaning
Job
Punishment
18 There is no fear in love; but perfect love casts out fear, because fear involves punishment, and the one who fears is not perfected in love.
Slavery
15 For you have not received a spirit of slavery leading to fear again, but you have received a spirit of adoption as sons by which we cry out, “Abba! Father!”
Timidity
7 For God has not given us a spirit of timidity, but of power and love and discipline.
Fear of death
15 and might free those who through fear of death were subject to slavery all their lives.
Connected World View / Shalom
Enough
Interdependent
Mystery
Fallibility
Jesus centered
From being loved and loving
Joy
Heals our soul
Psalm 66:16 (NASB95)
16 Come and hear, all who fear God, And I will tell of what He has done for my soul.
Unites heart
11 Teach me Your way, O Lord; I will walk in Your truth; Unite my heart to fear Your name.
Loyal love and kindness
Psalm 103:11 (NASB95)
11 For as high as the heavens are above the earth, So great is His lovingkindness toward those who fear Him.
Knowledge, clarity
Proverbs 1:7 (NASB95)
7 The fear of the Lord is the beginning of knowledge; Fools despise wisdom and instruction.
10 The fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom, And the knowledge of the Holy One is understanding.
10 The fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom; A good understanding have all those who do His commandments; His praise endures forever.
Compared to each other:
Separated World View / Empire Connected World View / Shalom
Not Enough Enough
Independent Interdependent
Certainty Mystery
Perfection Fallibility
Self centered Jesus centered
Seeking love and meaning From being loved and loving
Job Joy
Closing:
What about fear not?
Do not run from this.
This is going to transform you not kill you.
You are going to come to life not become darkness and darkness will be removed from your life.
When you find yourself living from a separated world view, focus on Jesus.
Focus on how Great Jesus is above all else.
Focus on how Jesus is always with you.
Focus on how much Jesus loves you.
Activation:
I want to trade deathly fear for Holy Fear.
Pray for the Holy Fear of God to be our center.
Other Resources:
Hallowed
Enhanced Strong’s Lexicon (37 ἁγιάζω, ἀνασῴζω)
37 ἁγιάζω, ἀνασῴζω [hagiazo /hag·ee·ad·zo/] v. From 40; TDNT 1:111; TDNTA 14; GK 39 and 420; 29 occurrences; AV translates as “sanctify” 26 times, “hallow” twice, and “be holy” once.
1 to render or acknowledge, or to be venerable or hallow.
2 to separate from profane things and dedicate to God.
2A consecrate things to God.
2B dedicate people to God.
3 to purify.
3A to cleanse externally.
3B to purify by expiation: free from the guilt of sin.
3C to purify internally by renewing of the soul.
Sanctify, be holy, Separate from, consecrate to God, purify,
Fear
Enhanced Strong’s Lexicon (3374 יִרְאָה)
3374 יִרְאָה [yirʾah /yir·aw/] n f. From 3373; TWOT 907b; GK 3711;
45 occurrences; AV translates as “fear” 41 times, “exceedingly + 1419”
twice, “dreadful” once, and “fearfulness” once.
1 fear, terror, fearing.
1A fear, terror.
1B awesome or terrifying thing (object causing fear).
1C fear (of God), respect, reverence, piety.
1D revered.
Dictionary of Biblical Languages with Semantic Domains: Hebrew (Old Testament) (3711 יִרְאָה)
907b—1. LN 87.4–87.18 reverence, fear, i.e., a state of piety and respect toward a superior (Ex 20:20; Pr 1:7); 2. LN 25.251–25.269 fear, terror, i.e., a state of great anxiety and alarm (Dt 2:25; Ps 55:6[EB 5]; Jnh 1:10, 16); 3. LN 53.53–53.64 worship, i.e., the act or speech of showing profound reverence toward a superior, which may include ritual action (Ps 5:8[EB 7]; Job 4:6; 15:4; 22:4); 4. LN 25.206–25.222 awesomeness, i.e., that which causes wonder and astonishment (Eze 1:18), note: for MT text in 2Ch 26:5, see 8011
Reverence, Fear, Worship, Awesomeness
Greek Fear Matt 10
Enhanced Strong’s Lexicon (5399 φοβέομαι, φοβέω)
5399 φοβέομαι, φοβέω [phobeo /fob·eh·o/] v. From 5401; TDNT 9:189; TDNTA 1272; GK 5828 and 5830; 93 occurrences; AV translates as “fear” 62 times, “be afraid” 23 times, “be afraid of” five times, “reverence” once, and translated miscellaneously twice.
1 to put to flight by terrifying (to scare away).
1A to put to flight, to flee.
1B to fear, be afraid.
1B1 to be struck with fear, to be seized with alarm.
1B1A of those startled by strange sights or occurrences.
1B1B of those struck with amazement.
1B2 to fear, be afraid of one.
1B3 to fear (i.e. hesitate) to do something (for fear of harm).
1C to reverence, venerate, to treat with deference or reverential obedience.
Additional Information: For synonyms see entries 1605, ekplesso; 4422, ptoeo; and 5141, tremo.See entry 5841 for comparison of synonyms.
Enhanced Strong’s Lexicon 5841 Synonyms
5841 Synonyms
See Definition for ekplesso: 1605
See Definition for ptoeo: 4422
See Definition for tremo: 5141
See Definition for phobeo: 5399
1605: “to be astonished”, prop. to be struck with terror, of a sudden and startling alarm; but like our “astonish” in popular use, often employed on comparatively slight occasions
4422: “to terrify”, to agitate with fear
5141: “to tremble”, predominately physical
5399: “to fear”, the general term; often used of a protracted state
2 The Spirit of the Lord will rest on Him, The spirit of wisdom and understanding, The spirit of counsel and strength, The spirit of knowledge and the fear of the Lord.
1 The Spirit of the Lord God is upon me, Because the Lord has anointed me To bring good news to the afflicted; He has sent me to bind up the brokenhearted, To proclaim liberty to captives And freedom to prisoners; 2 To proclaim the favorable year of the Lord And the day of vengeance of our God; To comfort all who mourn,
Andrew Shearman kept speaking on being slave to his wife and she his.
Jesus said if you love Me you will obey My commands.
Fear does motivate people to become more like God from the outside perspective.
Many religions have millions of people who do great things to have a chance to go to heaven.
Many religions have millions of people who do awful things to have a chance to go to heaven.
All are motivated by fear of death or rath.
What is the purpose of the fear of the Lord?
To comfort those who morn.
To bring you into (God) Light, Fire, Spirit and Love, and disconnect you from darkness, cold, flesh and fear.
God is Light, Fire, Spirit and Love
Light of God is Fear of God…