The fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom.
— Proverbs 9:10 

The church today has glossed over the fear of the Lord. In fact, some are saying that God does not really want us to fear Him, only revere Him. Yes, we need to honor and respect Him, but I am going beyond just honoring and respecting God. We need a holy fear of the Lord. “The fear of the Lord is clean, enduring forever.” There is something clean and holy about fearing the Lord. 

Fearing God puts us in proper alignment with Him, resulting in Father pouring His grace, mercy, and love upon us. Even Messiah Yeshua fears the Lord.  Demonic fear paralyzes, but the fear of the Lord brings us into freedom from the powers of darkness. To experience Father God in His fullness, we must both fear Him and embrace His loving-kindness. 

Hear Jesus’ words: “Do not fear those who kill the body but are unable to kill the soul; but rather fear Him who is able to destroy both soul and body in hell.” Beloved one, one day we are going to be face-to-face with the eternal, self-existent God who has no beginning and no end. In that moment, we will certainly know exactly what it means to fear the Lord. Let us not wait until then to humble ourselves. Let us fear the Lord now. It truly is the beginning of wisdom and our relationship with God. 

Rabbi Kirt A. Schneider, Entering His Presence (Lake Mary, FL: Charisma House, 2023), Used by permission.