April 12
Proverbs 9:10 tells us that the “fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom…” Fear, the awesome, reverential esteem of God, is the starting point of any understanding we may glean in life. That is not to say we cannot study diligently and possess great knowledge; that is simply to recognize that apart from reverencing God, we cannot be wise.
Knowledge can open the mysteries of science and technology to us. Knowledge can make us proficient at selling real estate or understanding the stock market, but wisdom makes us astute in the matters that determine our eternal salvation. A man may, through knowledge, gain great worldly wealth and power yet be an eternal pauper.
Proverbs 19:23 further states, “The fear of the Lord leads to life; and he that has it shall be satisfied; he shall not be visited with evil.” This is an amazing side benefit of holding God in reverential fear. We all want life. The Word encourages us to so align our choices that the blessing of life will be the outcome (Deuteronomy 11:26-28).
When trials come, when the enemy of God assails the child of God with the full force of his arsenal of trouble and pain and sorrow, the child of the Most High may rest in the assurance that the Father has seen his decision to place his life in the hand of the Savior—and that choice will carry him through to victory in time and triumph in eternity.
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