Seventh Day Baptist
Christian Education Council
PO BOX 1678
Janesville, WI 53547
—Proverbs 16:1-9
by: Richard Crouch.
Fearing the Lord is a strange concept. How can you fear someone who is so loving and forgiving? How can you develop a saving, intimate relationship with someone you fear?
I fear the Lord in the sense that I acknowledge his omnipotence and omniscience. I’ve read about the mass destruction of which he’s capable. When he says the wicked will be punished, I believe him. But, fearing his wrath and respecting his power don’t push me away; they draw me closer. I feel very safe and secure knowing that no evil can harm me in God’s loving, all-powerful arms.