Are you preparing...? or panicking...?
Are you trusting Him...? not only in the things of the heart...? but in the home...? (Questions... not just for you... but for me too...?!)
The reading through of The Journey... affirms... expands... the teaching on fear of the Lord...
And there shall be stability in your times,
an abundance of salvation, wisdom, and knowledge;
the reverent fear and worship of the Lord
is your treasure and His.
Isaiah 33:6 Amp
Fear of the Lord...
based on knowledge of Him...
is our treasure...
Jesus had it...
showed us we needed it...
Fear of the Lord... a spiritual treasure...
Jesus had it...
showed us we needed it...
Fear of the Lord... a spiritual treasure...
"Do not lay up for yourselves treasures on earth,
where moth and rust destroy and where thieves break in
and steal, but lay up for yourselves treasures in heaven,
where neither moth nor rust destroys and
where thieves do not break in and steal.
For where your treasure is,
there your heart will be also. ..." --- Jesus
Matthew 6:21 ESV
Knowledge of Him...
reverential... awe... fear of the Lord...
is a treasure... that cannot be stolen...
does not fade away... or corrode...
Knowledge of Him... is an eternal treasure...
It is a wealth of knowledge... moving us toward obedience... humility... thankfulness... and... love...
When we know Him... we wonder...
O Lord, what is man that you care for him,
the son of man that you think of him?
Psalm 144:3
The awe of seeing Him... stoop down... in love...
experiencing only a small portion... of His greatness...
melts our hearts... with love... grace... mercy...
It is our treasure... and His...
When His people properly know Him... fear Him rightly... it is a treasure to Him also...
Fear of the Lord in His people... is evidence of... the righting of a wrong... His purpose coming to pass... His desire... His delight... being known... as He knows us...
We... who fear... revere... worship...
are His treasured possession...
Now if you obey me fully and keep my covenant,
then out of all nations you will be my treasured possession.
Although the whole earth is mine...
Exodus 19:5
He knows... any other way than knowing Him... and fearing Him... leads us to destruction...
It breaks His heart... to see us on paths leading to death...
He loves us... He loves the world... the kosmos...
the whole rebellious mess...
so when we fear Him... rightly... it is His treasure too...
Jesus came to show us how to fear Him rightly...
came to delight in Him... and in those who fear Him...
Lord... I want to be a treasure to You...
This week's readings...
Monday Isaiah 39-40
Tuesday Isaiah 41:1 - 42:9
Wednesday Isaiah 42:10 - 43:28
Thursday Isaiah 44:1 - 45:13
Friday Isaiah 45:14 - 47:15
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