Fear - Proverbs 1:7

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If you appreciate this work, consider supporting it - https://www.patreon.com/seekgodtogether Today we’ll read Proverbs 1:7. This verse says “The fear of the Lord is the beginning of knowledge; fools despise wisdom and discipline.” We don’t like the beginning of this verse do we? Fear? The fear of the Lord? Why not the love of the Lord or the worship of the Lord? Fear? I fear a scary person. I fear a tragedy. I don’t want to fear God. And yet - just consider - that you and I always fear something. We fear the economy crashing. We fear losing our job, or our health, or a child. We fear if our candidate loses. The entirety of cable news preys on our fears of current events. We fear being a social outcast. We fear our loss of relevance if our facebook post doesn’t get enough likes. We are fearful people. Just accept it. The only question is - where is the fear focused? But fear is evidence that we are fragile. Fear proves that we are not self-sufficient. Fear proves vulnerability - and we are. So we can fear all these things and more - even though we’re powerless to affect them. Or…and this seems a much better option…fear God. Because all the things we fear are utterly nothing against Him. He could snap His finger and this whole universe comes crashing down. Isn’t it better then instead of focusing on hundreds of disparate small fears, to focus on the One Who has power over it all? And Who created it all? Wouldn’t it be better to learn from Him and appeal to Him? Why not seek His insight on all the things that have you worked up? Proverbs says this fear is the “beginning” of knowledge. And yet for all of this. There will be those who despise the idea - who despise wisdom and discipline - who despise the fear of God. These are called “fools.” It seems then the fool is the one going it alone. Let’s go to the only one Who matters today. Let’s fear God and see what He has to say about our lives. “God, when I stop and think about it, there’s nothing I fear that You are not in control of. Therefore it’s important that I know Your heart - because You don’t always do what I want. I need Your power to accomplish things You’ve tasked to me. I need Your wisdom so that I can think like You. In all the best ways possible, I choose to fear You.”