The Fear of the Lord


Proverbs 9:10
The fear
of the Lord
is the beginning
of wisdom


The fear or respect of the Lord is the beginning, only the beginning of wisdom. Wow So wisdom couldn’t have come unless someone first feared the Lord God almighty. In yesterday’s verse it talked about how the world thinks it has wisdom when in actuality it only has foolishness. I think the word fear gets miss represented all the time. Like we should be afraid of our Father in heaven. I don’t think this is the case. My Father in heaven demands my respect and reverence. In the English language “fear” is the only word that comes close to describing the depths of the awe we should hold for our Father. But we must remember this is only the beginning of wisdom. In (James 3) it says that the fruits of wisdom are. James 3:17“But the wisdom that comes from heaven is first of all pure; then peace-loving, considerate, submissive, full of mercy and good fruit, impartial and sincere.” The word wisdom encompasses so many different traits. I say traits because in a way they are like traits that come from our Heavenly Father. As we learn and grow in God’s word and in His ways we gain His DNA, His genes, and then His traits or fruit begin to pour out of our lives. To bring it back then if the fear of the Lord is only the beginning of wisdom, then pressing into Him, following in His ways and being more like Him will begin to transform our lives to look more like God and less like us. In this way as we gain more and more of God’s DNA, we show more and more of His fruit, and so receive more and more of His wisdom.

Application
My application this week is to continue to pray for wisdom like I used to. To expect that God will answer my prayer, and begin to look for the fruit of wisdom in my life.

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