Fearing God
For further reflection:
1. Read Isaiah 55:8-9: “For My thoughts are not your thoughts, Nor are your ways My ways,” declares the Lord. “For as the heavens are higher than the earth, So are My ways higher than your ways And My thoughts than your thoughts.” Then read 1 John 4:16, “God is love, and the one who remains in love remains in God, and God remains in him.”
What two different aspects of God’s character do these verses highlight? How does the combination of these two aspects lead us to a fear of the Lord?
2. Read Proverbs 1:7: “The fear of the Lord is the beginning of knowledge; Fools despise wisdom and instruction.”
Why do you think fear of the Lord cause us to accept his wisdom and instruction?
3. What does fearing God look like in your own life right now? Do you tend to focus more on God’s superiority or God’s love?