Adar 28
Fear of Elohim
“The fear of יהוה
[YHWH] is the beginning of
wisdom, And the knowledge of the Set-apart One is understanding.” (Pro 9:10 ISR)
Following is what is listed in Noah Webster’s
dictionary as one of the definitions of “fear”:
“a filial [as a child to a parent] passion; a holy awe or reverence of
God and His laws, which springs from just view and real love of the divine
character, leading the subjects of it to hate and shun every thing that can offend such a holy being, and inclining to aim
at perfect obedience.”[1]
There is, perhaps, a simpler way of
explaining this. Because of my love and devotion to my Elohim, my Father, my
Creator, I never wish to be in the
place or position of disappointing Him in His expectations of me. Neither do I ever want to find myself
separated from Elohim by a
consequence of my own actions.
Therefore, I strive to stay as close to Him as possible. I have, in the past, used the example of
sticking to my Father with the force of gorilla-glue, or perhaps perma-bond. All of this can be summed up in one
phrase: obedience, simply out of the
love for my ABBA Father.
“The fear of Adonai is the beginning of wisdom. All who follow His
precepts have good understanding.” (Ps
111:10 TLV)
Yet, what has
happened to the reverential fear of
YHWH in our present day and age? There
is less and less of this fear evident, less reverence (reverence is defined as
fear mixed with respect, affection, esteem and awe), and yes, even less respect
for the kadosh – holy and sep-apart –
things of Yah. Why? Where
is the fear of our Elohim? How have we misplaced it? How
have we allowed such a nonchalant, casual attitude toward out Creator to
infiltrate our very beings?
“A son honors his father, and a servant his master.
If then I am a Father, where is My honor? And if I am a Master, where is the [reverent]
fear due Me? says the Lord of hosts to you, O priests, who despise My name
…”
(Mal 1:6 AMPC)
Alvenu, Malchanu
– our Father, our King – we repent of a cheap and flippant attitude toward You,
toward our Adon Yeshua, toward our teacher and guide, the Ruach haKodesh, the HOLY and set-apart Spirit of Elohim. Unite our hearts, ABBA, to fear Your Name, to
revere it, to hold You and all You stand for in the highest esteem. Train us, Master, to be of one mind and one
heart, undivided in the holy, healthy, reverential and respectful fear of You.
Thank You, ABBA, that as we continue to walk in this healthy fear of
You, You will continue to fill us with all of the knowledge, instruction and
wisdom that we need to walk our everyday life.
You are awesome, and worthy of all of our praise. In the Name of Yeshua of Nazareth, and all
that He represents, we pray … AMEIN!
©2018
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