Growing up, I never truly grasped what it meant to 'fear
God' as mentioned in the John Cougar Mellencamp's classic 80's hit, "Small
Town." The word 'fear' evokes feelings of being scared or frightened, but
when mentioned with God, it means being awestruck by His power, grace,
forgiveness, and goodness.
When you 'fear' God, you draw closer to Him, and experience
much greater joy. It's almost too
simple, but the further you are from our Father, the less joy you have in your
life. I am sure that you can name many
folks who could use some more joy in their lives.
Loving respect and awe for God also motivates us to do our
best to follow His principles for living.
Fear God because He is awesome and experience the joy and blessings from
being close to Him!
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