Do I Fear The One I Love?
BRD REFLECTION 2025
Proverbs 1 and Psalm 101 (NIV)
(Kathleen Jong, Discipleship and Nurture Ministry)
READ:
Proverbs 1, verses 1 to 7.
OBSERVE:
In 1 Kings 3:3-13, Solomon prayed to God for wisdom to lead His people and God granted his request.
The Book of Proverbs, compiled by King Solomon, who was renowned for his wisdom, offers insights on wisdom, instruction, understanding, discernment. It imparts wisdom through short points and principles:
v2 : To know wisdom and instruction, to understand words of insight
v5 : Let the wise hear and increase in learning, and the one who understands obtain guidance
v6 : To understand a proverb and a saying, the words of the wise and their riddles
v7 : The fear of the Lord is the beginning of knowledge
APPLY:
Fear is no stranger to me. I’ve had long-standing fears of heights, the open ocean, confrontation, hostility and the list goes on. It took half a century of my life before the Lord started to deliver me from these fears. It is an ongoing process. I am thankful and grateful to God for His compassion as He slowly but surely, liberates me from fears that tore me up and wore me down.
At this point of my life, I have a healthy fear. This fear builds me up and makes me strong – it’s the fear of the Lord. It doesn’t mean I’m afraid of God. Rather, it means I have found profound reverence, awe and respect for Him. It involves me recognizing God’s authority, following His commands, and submitting to His wisdom.
I have come to understand that true knowledge starts with God, and true wisdom starts with deep reverence for Him. Revering the Lord has taught me to place my trust and dependence on Him completely. For without Jesus in my life, I know I will be truly lost and disabled.
DO:
Do I fear the One I love?
Yes I do. And I deeply fear grieving the Holy Spirit, which is why I strive to be purposeful and intentional in my obedience and to remain grounded in His Word.
I know I will fall short, so I will do my utmost best to stand firm and abide in Him as best as I can.
I do fear in reverence and awe, because I desperately want to please my Lord and to run a good race and to hear Him say, “Well done, my good and faithful servant.”
PRAY:
Abba Father, will You cover my heart with Your loving Hand, that I be made strong and not fear the world. May the things of this world grow dim in my eyes, and the things of God light up in my world. I fear You in reverence and in love, because You are my God, my Creator. Help me Lord, to be wise, in the name of Jesus. Amen.
