Who’s Your Daddy?

Tuesday, October 29, 2013 Posted by Katie

As we are musing about “Harvesting our Fear” this week, I have a few scriptures for you to mull over:

The fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom, and knowledge of the Holy One is understanding. – Proverbs 9:10

The fear of the Lord is the beginning of knowledge, but fools despise wisdom and discipline. – Proverbs 1:7

The fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom; all who follow his precepts have good understanding. To him belongs eternal praise. – Psalm 111:10

The fear of the Lord is always the beginning.

Is your fear of the Lord one similar to that which one would feel towards an angry Dad who is waiting to jump on you for all the things you do wrong? That’s a fear that is often the beginning of reciprocal anger….or the promptings of a run-away kid.

Or is your fear of the Lord one similar to one who has such profound respect for their Dad, that you are driven to live up to their expectations? That's a fear that might prompt the beginning of a life of loving harder, forgiving faster, and giving grace more greatly!

The fear of the Lord is always the beginning.

What are you afraid of?

How great is the love the Father has lavished on us, that we should be called children of God! And that is what we are! – 1 John 3:1