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What we fear is what we revere and reverence in our world has been reserved for status and salaries instead of the one we owe our salvation.

Beautiful essay Cody! So rich.

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Very true. And thank you sir!

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Powerful words and some really thoughtful reflections. I loved this Cody - thanks for sharing.

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Thank you sir!

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Wonderful article! What do you think are some simple, practical ways we can cultivate a healthy fear of the Lord?

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I fear I do not fear Him enough. I fall short.

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Likewise. But I am comforted by the words in Jeremiah: "I will make with them an everlasting covenant, that I will not turn away from doing good to them. And I will put the fear of me in their hearts, that they may not turn from me." Even the fear of the Lord is something that the Spirit of God works in us in the new covenant.

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Amen

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What a beautiful reflection on fear of the Lord. Thank you for sharing, Cody!

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Thank you!

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So important! Reading Narnia with the kids now and Lewis tries his best to emphasize this about Aslan, how he’s not some fluffy kitty, but someone truly terrible - and supremely goid at the same time.

In my Bible study this morning (https://thewordendures.org/2023/11/22/326-the-book-of-genesis-chapters-5-11-part-32-gen-98-17-pr-will-weedon-11-22-23/)

the early Church fathers were talking about how yes, the rainbow is a sign of God’s love/promise, but it’s also a sign of his terrifying power, his weapon (bow) with which he destroyed the world, and the red is a reminder too if the flames yet to come. You put it perfectly: fear and fear relieved all at once.

Finally have to drop this great Bee link here:

https://babylonbee.com/news/rookie-angel-forgets-to-shout-fear-not

Happy Thanksgiving!

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Amen. I thought about a Narnia reference for this. I love the scene when he is talking to Jill near the river. Happy thanksgiving to you and your family!

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Wonderful. Too many Christians do not understand the "fear of the Lord", and without it there is no true understanding of His mercy.

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Thank you, I’m writing this for myself as well, other fears try to compete with the fear of the Lord for our attention. I like having the Lord’s prayer, the first line we pray is, “our father in heaven” as a reminder that he is in heaven, and we are on earth.

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