Month: July 2023

Ecclesiasticus 19:18-20 (KJV1611) 18 The feare of the Lord is the first step to be accepted of him, and wisedome obtaineth his loue. 19 The knowledge of the Commandements of the Lord, is the doctrine of life, and they that do things that please him, shall receiue the fruit of the tree of immortalitie. 20 The feare of the Lord is all wisedome, and in all wisedome is the performance of the Law, and the knowledge of his omnipotencie.

Revelation 22:18-19 (KJV1611) 18 For I testifie vnto euery man that heareth the wordes of the prophesie of this booke, If any man shal adde vnto these things, God shall adde vnto him the plagues, that are written in this booke. 19 And if any man shall take away from the wordes of the booke of this prophesie, God shal take away his part out of the booke of life, and out of the holy citie, and from the things which are written in this booke.

Reverence is a word that many have a hard time understanding and putting into practice in their daily lives. Fear is another word that many are challenged to fully grasp the meaning of and put it into practice also. These two words, spiritually, go hand in hand. Many can NOT truly love, obey, live for and represent The Creator if they do not first Fear Him and then Reverence Him. Today, many well meaning individuals will tell you that The Creator does not want you to fear Him; yet in Exodus 20:18-20 Moses tells Israel when they became afraid because they saw Mount Sinai on fire without burning up, saw lightning, heard thunder and the sound of trumpets, and saw the mount smoking from the fire that God has come to prove them that His Fear may be before their faces so that they will not sin. And here it is – sin. Sin is using your own understanding to turn away from The Message from the The Father to do whatever it is that you desire to do.

The Father – The Ancient of Days – desires for you to live your life within the bounds of His Righteous Allowances. The Father – The Ancient of Days – desires for you to be His ambassador in every facet of your life. The Father – The Ancient of Days – desires to be with you, wherever you are, and in you, the center of your way of thinking, that the world may know that He is The Strength that they desire. The Father – The Ancient of Days – desires for you receive His Message, retain His Message, and regularly repeat His Message to yourself and to others. The Father – The Ancient of Days – desires for you to remember that He Is Omnipotent (All Powerful); and that there is no person, no angel, no animal, no planet, no sun, no moon, no star, no thing, no document, no government, no office or none other god that can come close to His Power, His Authority, His Reign & His Dominion!

Fear and reverence go hand in hand. You can NOT reverence The Creator without possessing fear of Him. When you do NOT possess – better stated – carry with you at all times fear of Him, then you will NOT obey His Message. The serpent willingly rejected His Message, Eve willingly disregarded His Message and Adam willingly disobeyed His Message. The serpent displayed no fear of nor reverence for The Creator. The serpent has enticed and engulfed many with this doctrine of ‘God does not want you to fear Him’. Your doctrine -the beliefs and instructions placed in your mind, heart and soul – is what guides your every thought, word, action and works.

When your doctrine is NOT His Doctrine you will never be able to please Him nor be able to be found acceptable in His Sight. He wants you and me to be with Him, but we can’t be with Him nor serve Him righteously if we refuse to hold The Fear of Him in front of our eyes every single day of our lives. Pleasing Him means remembering how Powerful He Is. Pleasing Him means remembering that He is The First & Last. Pleasing Him means remembering that we – in perfection – are created in His Image not Him created in our image. Pleasing Him means remembering that He loves us so much that He has given us His Scriptures that we may know and understand His Word, His Will, His Way, His Worship, His Truth, His Light and His Life.

Family, on this day of rest, begin to fear The Creator – The Ancient of Days. Begin to restore the fear of Him that was demonstrated to Israel at Mount Sinai. Take yourself back in time to the time and place where you are in the presence of a mountain on fire but not burning up, hearing thunderings, seeing lightning, hearing the sound of trumpets, seeing and smelling smoke. Take yourself back so that you heart begins to flutter because of the Power that is displayed right in front of your eyes; then live your life with that image right before you eyes. Once you begin to do this, you will be on your way live a life of reverence to The Father.