Rhythm of Faith

As Christians we do not need to live in constant fear in assumption that something terrible may happen to us. For nothing can happen to us except our heavenly Father wills it and maybe,  just maybe God doesn't even permit those fears we have in our lifetime,  but we cannot know until the moment comes (or never comes),  So we must live in the confidence of God's protection everyday, every moment of our lives.  "Fear not" is written in the bible 365 times. That means at all times, everyday of our lives we are to live without fear.  Sometimes in our lives we face challenges that are so unpleasant that at that moment it is difficult to believe that God has permitted such trial to come our way. Let us refer to Job's story (Job 1vs. 12),  here God gives satan permission to try job.  Also in Luke 4: 14-31 when Jesus preached in Nazareth and was almost pushed over a cliff but passed right through the crowd because His time had not yet come, in other words God ...

"What does it mean to have the fear of God?"  After reading 2Corinthians 7:1;  "Having therefore these promises, dearly beloved let us cleanse ourselves from all filthiness of the flesh and spirit,  perfecting holiness in the fear of God." I realized that holiness could be perfected in the "fear of God",  I wanted to know what it truly means to have "the fear of God".  Answer:  For the unbeliever, the fear of God is the fear of the judgment of God and eternal death, which is eternal separation from God (Luke 12:5; Hebrews 10:31).  For the believer, the fear of God is something much different. The believer's fear is reverence of God. Hebrews 12:28-29 is a good description of this: “Therefore, since we are receiving a kingdom that cannot be shaken, let us be thankful, and so worship God acceptably with reverence and awe, for our ’God is a consuming fire." This reverence and awe is exactly what the fear of God means for Christians. This is ...