Fear the Lord

Oh, taste and see that the LORD is good! Blessed is the man who takes refuge in him!
Oh, fear the LORD, you his saints, for those who fear him have no lack!

Psalm 34.8,9

Fear of the Lord is here linked with seeing that he is good and taking refuge in him. It is not a fear that drives me to a corner to cower in uncertainty. It is a fear that values God as truly good and the only source of true security. It is a fear that causes a complete reliance upon him and results in having no lack at all. God always promises great rewards for a right attitude towards him, not least the provision of everything we could ever need. Why do so many Christians have such a distorted view of the Christian life? Why do so many Christians choose to focus on the trial and the struggle instead of upon the great reward? We should be so in love with our God and the natural result of being with him that everything else is of little or no consequence. We must allow him to hold sway over all our desires, if we are ever to be fully satisfied.

Oh, fear the LORD, you his saints, for those who fear him have no lack!