{Psalm 111:10} The reverence of Jehovah is the beginning of wisdom. -- RLIV.
Today the world has little or no reverence for God. Reverence for our Creator calls for one to look away from one's common thoughts, plans and schemes so as ponder upon the grandeur of God's grandeur, and possibly of the love He has shown to us in the way we are made, and in the creation all about us. A little boy, about 3 years old, in looking at his feet and how he could make his toes wiggle, asked his mother, "How can I wiggle my toes like that?" She wisely answered, "That is the way God made you." That little boy marveled at this ability and thought about how great God must be. He had come to have reverence for God at a very early age.
Most translations render the Hebrew word as "fear." It is indeed a reverential fear of God that is being spoken of. Such a fear is a healthy fear, since it is out of love for the Heavenly Father. As a son seeks to please his natural father out of love, and thus fears to displease his father, so is the reverential fear that one should have with our Heavenly Father, Jehovah. -- Ronald R. Day, Sr.
Related Scriptures:
Deuteronomy 4:6; Deuteronomy 5:29; Deuteronomy 6:2; Deuteronomy 10:12; Job 28:28; Psalm 111:1-9; Psalm 25:8-14; Proverbs 1:7-9; Proverbs 1:21-23; Proverbs 2:1-11; Ecclessiates 8:12; Zephaniah 3:7; Malachi 3:16; Matthew 11:25-30; Luke 1:49,50; John 14:15-17; Acts 10:35.
Related Online:
The Fear of the Lord [Jehovah] is the Beginning of Wisdom
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