Wednesday, July 13, 2011

Fear

Ps.9:20 Put them in fear, O LORD! Let the nations know that they are but men!
You should fear the Lord your God for He alone is your judge! Fear drives you to wisdom (His Word) as you search for understanding.
Ps.111:10 The fear of the LORD is the beginning of wisdom; all those who practice it have a good understanding. His praise endures forever!
We are not God! We are His creation, we were made in His image but we are under subjection to Him.
Definition of subjection: Being in a position or in circumstances that place one under the power or authority of another
Ez.28:2 "Son of man, say to the prince of Tyre, Thus says the Lord GOD: "Because your heart is proud, and you have said, 'I am a god, I sit in the seat of the gods, in the heart of the seas,' yet you are but a man, and no god, though you make your heart like the heart of a god--
Acts 17:23-31 For as I passed along and observed the objects of your worship, I found also an altar with this inscription, 'To the unknown god. 'What therefore you worship as unknown, this I proclaim to you. The God who made the world and everything in it, being Lord of heaven and earth, does not live in temples made by man, nor is he served by human hands, as though he needed anything, since he himself gives to all mankind life and breath and everything. And he made from one man every nation of mankind to live on all the face of the earth, having determined allotted periods and the boundaries of their dwelling place, that they should seek God, in the hope that they might feel their way toward him and find him. Yet he is actually not far from each one of us, for "'In him we live and move and have our being';as even some of your own poets have said, "'For we are indeed his offspring.' Being then God's offspring, we ought not to think that the divine being is like gold or silver or stone, an image formed by the art and imagination of man. The times of ignorance God overlooked, but now he commands all people everywhere to repent, because he has fixed a day on which he will judge the world in righteousness by a man whom he has appointed; and of this he has given assurance to all by raising him from the dead."
One God!
1 Cor.8:4-7 But if anyone loves God, he is known by God. Therefore, as to the eating of food offered to idols, we know that "an idol has no real existence," and that "there is no God but one." For although there may be so-called gods in heaven or on earth--as indeed there are many "gods" and many "lords"-- yet for us there is one God, the Father, from whom are all things and for whom we exist, and one Lord, Jesus Christ, through whom are all things and through whom we exist. However, not all possess this knowledge. But some, through former association with idols, eat food as really offered to an idol, and their conscience, being weak, is defiled.
Seek God!
Deut.4:29 But from there you will seek the LORD your God and you will find him, if you search after him with all your heart and with all your soul.
Heb.11:6 And without faith it is impossible to please him, for whoever would draw near to God must believe that he exists and that he rewards those who seek him.
Believe that God exists and that He has provided a Savior to the world through His Son, Jesus Christ! Know that you are lost and in need of a Savior! Know that you will forever be separated from a holy God if you do not believe in the Jesus for salvation. It is your choice, but you must choose to accept or deny! You can live in fear or live in Christ! Father God, thank You for Jesus. Let Your Words come alive to the lost, spark in their hearts the wonder that is You. Your Word gives freedom from fear!Amen

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