Showing posts with label Riches. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Riches. Show all posts

Wednesday, April 23, 2014

7 Things - The Fear of the Lord



7 Things that come from the fear of the Lord
(Book of Proverbs)

Prov. 1:7 - Wisdom and knowledge - The fear of the LORD is the beginning of knowledge, But fools despise wisdom and instruction. (2:5; 9:10)

Prov. 10:27 - Long life The fear of the LORD prolongs days, But the years of the wicked will be shortened. (19:23; 19:23)

Prov. 14:26 - Confidence In the fear of the LORD there is strong confidence,

Prov. 14:26 - Refuge For Your Children And His children will have a place of refuge.

Prov. 14:27 - Escape from death The fear of the Lord is a fountain of life, To turn one away from the snares of death

Prov. 16:6 - Holiness In mercy and truth, Atonement is provided for iniquity; And by the fear of the LORD one departs from evil. (Also Prov. 3:7)

Prov. 19:23 - Life The fear of the LORD leads to life, And he who has it will abide in satisfaction; He will not be visited with evil.

Prov. 22:4 - Riches, honor and Life By humility and the fear of the LORD Are riches and honor and life.




The Fear of the Lord is (5 Things):

Prov. 1:7    The fear of the LORD is the beginning of knowledge, But fools despise wisdom and instruction.
Prov. 8:13   The fear of the LORD is to hate evil; Pride and arrogance and the evil way And the perverse mouth I hate. 
Prov. 9:10    “The fear of the LORD is the beginning of wisdom,
                  And the knowledge of the Holy One is understanding.
Prov. 14:27 The fear of the LORD is a fountain of life, To turn one away from the snares of death.
Prov. 15:33 The fear of the LORD is the instruction of wisdom, And before honor is humility.

How To Obtain the Fear of the Lord (4 Things):

Prov. 2:1-5 - Turn your heart and ear towards wisdom
Prov. 2:1-5 - Cry out for it – lift your voice and ask God for wisdom
Prov. 3:7 - Turn from sin and hate evil (Prov. 8:13)
Prov. 23:17 - Run after the fear of the Lord with zeal - all the day

Monday, August 27, 2012

7 Things to Ascribe to the Lord

Look at this fabulous song form the angels - they tell us seven things that we should pour out upon the Lord in worship - even though the Lord has all these things to their fullest extent:


Rev. 5:12
Worthy is the Lamb who was slain to receive:
power
and riches
and wisdom
and strength
and honor
and glory,
and blessing!

The Lord is worshiped by us declaring His 7-fold perfect attributes. This is how we give to the Lord the glory that is due to Him - we describe His beauty and glory and stand amazed as He reveals layer after layer of Himself.

In this passage there are ten thousand times ten thousand angels who sing this sing to the Lord. Just imagine this number of angelic beings crying out with loud voices! None of them are redeemed like we are, and yet they seem to lead all creation in this extreme worship. Look at the response of creation - including all people from all denominations and nations:

13
And every creature which is in heaven and on the earth and under the earth and such as are in the sea, and all that are in them, I heard saying: "Blessing and honor and glory and power Be to Him who sits on the throne, And to the Lamb, forever and ever!"
14 Then the four living creatures said, "Amen!" And the twenty-four elders fell down and worshiped Him who lives forever and ever.

Notice that the Lord finds this loud, passionate and extreme worship to be "normal." He doesn't have a separate section out to the side for all the shy people, the Baptists, or the English who want al things to be done in a "proper" manner. No, all this is acceptable for all people of all nations, generations and denominations.


The elders fall down prostrate and worship the Lord, while every living thing on earth and in the sea cry out the same song of worship.




Give Him Praise For His:

Power = omnipotence
Riches = active charity, goodness and kindness
Wisdom = omniscience
Strength = power
Honor = the highest reputation
Glory = resplendent beauty, magnificence
Blessing = Thanksgiving from the whole of creation