Fear of the Lord (2)
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In the year that King Uzziah died, I saw the Lord seated on a high and lofty throne, and His robe filled the temple. Seraphim were standing above Him; each one had six wings: with two he covered his face, with two he covered his feet, and with two he flew. And one called to another: Holy, holy, holy is the Lord of Hosts; His glory fills the whole earth. The foundations of the doorways shook at the sound of their voices, and the temple was filled with smoke. Then I said: Woe is me for I am ruined because I am a man of unclean lips and live among a people of unclean lips, and because my eyes have seen the King, the Lord of Hosts. Then one of the seraphim flew to me, and in his hand was a glowing coal that he had taken from the altar with tongs. He touched my mouth with it and said: Now that this has touched your lips, your wickedness is removed and your sin is atoned for. Then I heard the voice of the Lord saying: Who should I send? Who will go for Us? I said: Here I am. Send me. And He replied: Go! Say to these people: Keep listening, but do not understand; keep looking, but do not perceive. Dull the minds of these people; deafen their ears and blind their eyes; otherwise they might see with their eyes and hear with their ears, understand with their minds, turn back, and be healed.
Isaiah 6:1-
Two weeks ago we talked about Levels of Fear, fear leading to obedience, and recognizing we substitute fear of God with fear of man. So today I want to look at how we can maintain the fear of the Lord in our lives.
Fear of the Lord (worship)
Fear of the Lord (worship)
In the year that King Uzziah died, I saw the Lord seated on a high and lofty throne, and His robe filled the temple. Seraphim were standing above Him; each one had six wings: with two he covered his face, with two he covered his feet, and with two he flew. And one called to another: Holy, holy, holy is the Lord of Hosts; His glory fills the whole earth. The foundations of the doorways shook at the sound of their voices, and the temple was filled with smoke. Then I said: Woe is me for I am ruined because I am a man of unclean lips and live among a people of unclean lips, and because my eyes have seen the King, the Lord of Hosts. Then one of the seraphim flew to me, and in his hand was a glowing coal that he had taken from the altar with tongs. He touched my mouth with it and said: Now that this has touched your lips, your wickedness is removed and your sin is atoned for. Then I heard the voice of the Lord saying: Who should I send? Who will go for Us? I said: Here I am. Send me. And He replied: Go! Say to these people: Keep listening, but do not understand; keep looking, but do not perceive. Dull the minds of these people; deafen their ears and blind their eyes; otherwise they might see with their eyes and hear with their ears, understand with their minds, turn back, and be healed.
Isaiah was terrified at the vision, he was in awe to be in the presence of God.
Don’t get carried away by the location. Its just a room, what makes the room holy is what’s being done their. a building is made of metal, stone, and wood (like an idol!)
What makes this room special. (it becomes a special place when we reserve that time to worship…)
we have VBS in here, meals in here, garage sales in here.
Reverence isn’t reserved for a room as much as for an occasion.
If we revere the room, but don’t worship in spirit and truth, we’ve misunderstood the fear of the Lord. God doesn’t care about the building, he cares about the body of Christ (members). God doesn’t care about the ritual, he cares about the renewing of our hearts and minds, wherever that may be.
Ben Stokes missions pastor at Harmony Hill Baptist Church (we went to high school together)- what to do with the disbanded building of a dead church. sell it, plant a new church there, give it to an organization, we asked Ben’s opinion… Ben said in Africa we just found the nearest tree so he wouldn’t know the first thing to do with a building!
vs. 9-10 I posted a video on Facebook earlier this week about the meaning of the Hebrew word shema. most popular in…
“Listen, Israel: The Lord our God, the Lord is One. Love the Lord your God with all your heart, with all your soul, and with all your strength.
Fear of the Lord (Lifestyle)
Listen and obey are the same word in Hebrew (shema)
What do you expect out of worship? (glorify God, praising Him as God, Savior, Sustainer, Messiah, King of kings, Lord of lords and hearing from Him, we come to wroship
The point is, when we worship in the fear of the Lord, we listen to be transformed by the truth we hear from his word. showing up without the desire to be transformed by God’s Word is worse than not showing up.
“When you present a blind animal for sacrifice, is it not wrong? And when you present a lame or sick animal, is it not wrong? Bring it to your governor! Would he be pleased with you or show you favor?” asks the Lord of Hosts. “And now ask for God’s favor. Will He be gracious to us? Since this has come from your hands, will He show any of you favor?” asks the Lord of Hosts. “I wish one of you would shut the temple doors, so you would no longer kindle a useless fire on My altar! I am not pleased with you,” says the Lord of Hosts, “and I will accept no offering from your hands.
Malachi
vs. 9-10 I posted a video on Facebook earlier this week about the meaning of the hebrew word shema. most popular in …
Fear of the Lord (Life)
Listen and obey are the same word in Hebrew (shema)
How would our relationships with others change if we feared the Lord?
To fear the Lord is to hate evil. I hate arrogant pride, evil conduct, and perverse speech.
“The fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom, and the knowledge of the Holy One is understanding.
We would read our bibles, not just carry them around. and we would base our lives on what they said, we would not be okey with unbiblical systems and attitudes in the church or our homes or in our communities and we would do our part to change those unbiblical systems in a Christ honoring way.
The fear of the Lord prolongs life, but the years of the wicked are cut short.
We aren’t gauranteed a long life, but we would live healthier, more peaceful lives, we’d have less conflict with our family and others. We’d have an advantage on those who are wicked!
In the fear of the Lord one has strong confidence and his children have a refuge.
We’d raise our children differently, with different priorities, different interpretations of the events happening around us.
Proverbs
Better a little with the fear of the Lord than great treasure with turmoil.
We would be content with what we have and then be able to bless others with our excess.
The fear of the Lord leads to life; one will sleep at night without danger.
We would have more peace in our lives and homes, sleep better!
The result of humility is fear of the Lord, along with wealth, honor, and life.
Proverbs
We’d be humble and with that enjoy more wealth, honor and life. Life would be brighter, days would be filled with productivity and meaning, life would be a joy instead of a drudgery. We would be more gruntled and less disgruntled!
Charm is deceptive and beauty is fleeting, but a woman who fears the Lord will be praised.
Proverbs 31:30
We’d have a healthier view of ourselves and others would view us in a better light.
no more gossip