Today, I would like for us to meditate on the words of the Responsorial Psalm. It reads:
Blessed is the man who fears the Lord,
Who delights greatly in His commandments.
His descendants will be mighty on earth;
The generation of the upright will be blessed.
Wealth and riches will be in his house, | Psalm 112:1-3
If we will fear God and keep His commandments, God promises us two things. Firstly, our children will be blessed and mighty on the earth. Secondly, our houses will be filled with wealth and riches. It is so important for us to constantly tell our children that they are blessed and destined to be mighty on the earth. It is also important for us to constantly meditate on the promise of God that says that we are destined to be wealthy and rich. Selah.
So what does it mean to Fear the Lord?
Taken from WordofGodOnline
“The missing ingredient to success” by Michael Cameneti was written under Kenneth Hagin Ministries and Rhema Bible Church in 2004.
In the introduction of this book, Micheal Cameneti poses a very important question that many of us wonder about, Why am I not successful? What am I missing? He goes on to ask…”Do you mean there could be a missing ingredient in my life? And if I add this one ingredient, would it help me become successful? The answer to both of these questions is yes.
King Solomon, who is revered as one of the wisest men in history said, “Let us hear the conclusion of the whole matter. Fear God and keep his commandments. For this is man’s all. For God will bring every work into judgment, including every secret thing, whether good or evil. (Ecclesiastes 12:13-14)
In our society and life of free will, many have chosen to move away from God because of the limitations that God has spoken about in the Bible. As we move forth, we can see that the World does not want the limitations that God puts before us in the Word of God. God has shown us a way to live life fruitfully and happily, but the message from the world is just the opposite. The world says live life however you choose and be FREE…but are you really free?
Let’s see what the Bible has to say about what happens when “there is no fear of God before their eyes”
Romans 3:9-18 From the Living Bible says…
Well then, are we Jews better than others? No, not at all, for we have already shown that all men alike are sinners, whether Jews or Gentiles. As the scriptures say, “No one is good–not one in all the world is innocent.” “No one has ever really followed God’s paths, or even truly wanted to. Every one has turned away; all have gone wrong. No one anywhere has kept on doing what is right; not one. Their talk is foul and filthy like the stench from an open grave. Their tongues are loaded with lies. Everything they say has in it the sting and poison of deadly snakes. Their mouths are full of cursing and bitterness. They are quick to kill, hating anyone who disagrees with them. Wherever they go they leave misery and trouble behind them, and they have never known what it is to feel secure or enjoy God’s blessing. They care nothing about God nor what he thinks of them.”
If we are to walk the path that God calls us to, then we must have this healthy fear of the Lord to do what is right in the eyes of God, not in the eyes of this world.
A man who fears God, is a man who gives God and His Word first and absolute authority over his life.
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