Proverbs 14:27
The fear of the LORD is a fountain of life, to depart from the snares of death.
Our beloved Master told the woman by the well of Samaria, But whosoever drinketh of the water that I shall give him shall never thirst; but the water that I shall give him shall be in him a well of water springing up into everlasting life.
The fear of death is worst that the knowledge of death. There is peace in the knowledge and acceptance of coming death. But the fear of death traps us in its snares: it causes us to be unnecessarily agitated; to do things we otherwise would not do; to not obey God. Without an intimate knowledge of the Master, death is the day when all our humanist theology crumbles and when we are faced with either the empty nothing that defines our origins, or with a God which will require accounts from us. When we intimately know the Master, death is simply the day He has chosen from the foundation of the world for us to come meet Him. It is the day we will finally behold His loving face; the day He will wipe our tears away; the day all will finally become clear.
The book of Hebrews speaks of those who all their lives live in the fear of death. There is more that biological death that keeps us in fear. There is the fear of death to self; of death to our own dreams and desires; death to our reputation; death to our pride. The fear of those is also a snare that keeps us from serving God in the joy that belongs to the believer.
The only antidote against these unhealthy fears is the fear of God. Instead of our reactions being controlled by the fear of death, they need to be controlled by the fear of Adonai. The ‘fear’ of Adonai, in other words, the loving respect that we have for Him causes us to do good things; good things of course as defined by Him. It gives us the peaceful assurance that we can go about the business of serving him; that he holds us in His arms. As we only desire to do His will, we are spared the traps of worry (which is fear) and of self-preservation.
John, the beloved apostle teaches us, There is no fear in love; but perfect love casteth out fear: because fear hath torment. He that feareth is not made perfect in love. Let us not allow fear of the enemy to bully us out of our responsibility for the Master. Let us not give him the victory of defining our attitude and lifestyle. Pray today to be delivered from this fear and regain the joy of Adonai which is your strength, and even your health.
Our beloved Master told the woman by the well of Samaria, But whosoever drinketh of the water that I shall give him shall never thirst; but the water that I shall give him shall be in him a well of water springing up into everlasting life.
The fear of death is worst that the knowledge of death. There is peace in the knowledge and acceptance of coming death. But the fear of death traps us in its snares: it causes us to be unnecessarily agitated; to do things we otherwise would not do; to not obey God. Without an intimate knowledge of the Master, death is the day when all our humanist theology crumbles and when we are faced with either the empty nothing that defines our origins, or with a God which will require accounts from us. When we intimately know the Master, death is simply the day He has chosen from the foundation of the world for us to come meet Him. It is the day we will finally behold His loving face; the day He will wipe our tears away; the day all will finally become clear.
The book of Hebrews speaks of those who all their lives live in the fear of death. There is more that biological death that keeps us in fear. There is the fear of death to self; of death to our own dreams and desires; death to our reputation; death to our pride. The fear of those is also a snare that keeps us from serving God in the joy that belongs to the believer.
The only antidote against these unhealthy fears is the fear of God. Instead of our reactions being controlled by the fear of death, they need to be controlled by the fear of Adonai. The ‘fear’ of Adonai, in other words, the loving respect that we have for Him causes us to do good things; good things of course as defined by Him. It gives us the peaceful assurance that we can go about the business of serving him; that he holds us in His arms. As we only desire to do His will, we are spared the traps of worry (which is fear) and of self-preservation.
John, the beloved apostle teaches us, There is no fear in love; but perfect love casteth out fear: because fear hath torment. He that feareth is not made perfect in love. Let us not allow fear of the enemy to bully us out of our responsibility for the Master. Let us not give him the victory of defining our attitude and lifestyle. Pray today to be delivered from this fear and regain the joy of Adonai which is your strength, and even your health.
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