Know Fear: The Fear Of God
"The very term "fear of God" could very easily conjure up the wrong image in your mind and make you think something about God that neither He nor I would want you to think.
"God is not some bogeyman hiding behind every door waiting to catch you doing something wrong, so He can shoot fire out of His mouth and burn you until you sizzle. When I talk about the fear of God, I am not talking about the fear that a young boy feels toward a neighborhood bully. I am not talking about the type of fear that a superstitious person has of the number thirteen.
"I am talking more about the type of awe and respect that I felt when I was standing before the President of the United States in the oval office. I remember walking around the oval office and I was so afraid that I would do something that would truly be politically incorrect or that would be anything less than what protocol would call for that I even asked his chief of staff for permission just to walk over to the desk, so I could look out the window and see the rose garden. It was not that I was afraid that if I made a wrong move I would be shot or thrown in jail or sentenced to wear Tennessee orange the rest of my life. It was an awe and respect that I had for the office of the President as well as for the President himself that I would not want to do anything to offend or displease him.
"Let me give you this definition of the fear of God. The fear of God is the continual awareness that I am in the presence of a holy, just, and almighty God and that every thought, word, action, and deed is open before Him and is being judged by Him."
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