Overview

This sermon explored the blessings, wisdom, and stability that come from fearing the Lord, teaching that holy fear is not something negative but instead brings peace, security, courage, and intimacy with God. Through passages in Psalms, Proverbs, Isaiah, Luke, and Genesis, the message emphasized that those who fear God are able to stand firm in uncertain times, remain steady in the face of bad news, and walk in wisdom that protects them from hidden spiritual traps. Examples like Abraham and Abimelech highlighted how the fear of the Lord produces reverence, obedience, and generational blessing. The sermon also contrasted worldly fear with godly fear, explaining that fearing God frees believers from being controlled by fear of circumstances, people, or the future. Other key themes included the dangers of complaining and compromise, the visible honor and dignity carried by those who fear God, and the idea that wisdom begins with reverence for the Lord. Ultimately, the message taught that the fear of the Lord is a treasure and a continual source of life that believers can actively seek by asking God for wisdom, understanding, and a deeper reverence for Him. # Notes

• When people hear the word fear they think negative thoughts. But fearing the Lord shows us that fearing the world can’t compare.
• There is a peace that you get when you fear the Lord.
• Your gifts to others don’t always have to be elaborate, they can be simple, and still make an impact.

>[!Bible Verse] Psalm 112:1-3 ESV >Praise the LORD\! >Blessed is the man who fears the LORD, >who greatly delights in his commandments\! >His offspring will be mighty in the land; >the generation of the upright will be blessed\. >Wealth and riches are in his house, >and his righteousness endures forever\.

>[!Bible Verse] Psalm 112:6-9 ESV >For the righteous will never be moved; >he will be remembered forever\. >He is not afraid of bad news; >his heart is firm, trusting in the LORD\. >His heart is steady; he will not be afraid, >until he looks in triumph on his adversaries\. >He has distributed freely; he has given to the poor; >his righteousness endures forever; >his horn is exalted in honor\.

• If you look at Abraham, God not only blessed him, but also his descendants.
• God says the person who fears him will be wealthy.
• Everything we do now will be remembered in history.
• The person who fears God will be in overwhelmed by evil.

>[!Bible Verse] Genesis 25:21 ESV >And Isaac prayed to the LORD for his wife, because she was barren\. And the LORD granted his prayer, and Rebekah his wife conceived\.

• The person who fears the Lord will be long remembered.

>[!Bible Verse] Luke 1:50 ESV >And his mercy is for those who fear him >from generation to generation\.

• There is a generational blessing.
• Every house should be a small church
• The person who fears God will not fear bad news.

>[!Bible Verse] Luke 21:26 ESV >people fainting with fear and with foreboding of what is coming on the world\. For the powers of the heavens will be shaken\.

• You walk in a peace and a security that others don’t have.
• You don’t fear the man who can kill the body but not the soul, you fear the God who can cast the soul in Hell
• The person who fears God doesn’t have to be discouraged.

>[!Bible Verse] 1 Corinthians 10:7-10 ESV >Do not be idolaters as some of them were; as it is written, “The people sat down to eat and drink and rose up to play\.” We must not indulge in sexual immorality as some of them did, and twenty\-three thousand fell in a single day\. We must not put Christ to the test, as some of them did and were destroyed by serpents, nor grumble, as some of them did and were destroyed by the Destroyer\.

• Complaining to God is a big sin to him.

>[!Bible Verse] Philippians 2:12 ESV >Therefore, my beloved, as you have always obeyed, so now, not only as in my presence but much more in my absence, work out your own salvation with fear and trembling

• The person who fears God is fearless.
• The person who fears God has influence.
• The person who fears God has honor and dignity.

>[!Bible Verse] Proverbs 31:25 ESV >Strength and dignity are her clothing, >and she laughs at the time to come\.

• Clothing is something you see, which means that her dignity and her honor was something visible to others.

>[!Bible Verse] Proverbs 31:30 ESV >Charm is deceitful, and beauty is vain, >but a woman who fears the LORD is to be praised\.

• The person who fears God has Wisdom

>[!Bible Verse] Proverbs 4:7-8 ESV >The beginning of wisdom is this: Get wisdom, >and whatever you get, get insight\. >Prize her highly, and she will exalt you; >she will honor you if you embrace her\.

• Wisdom must be discovered, once found brings tremendous benefit.

>[!Bible Verse] Genesis 1:1 ESV >In the beginning, God created the heavens and the earth\.

• The starting place of Wisdom is the Fear of the Lord.

>[!Bible Verse] Isaiah 33:6 ESV >and he will be the stability of your times, >abundance of salvation, wisdom, and knowledge; >the fear of the LORD is Zion’s treasure\.

• Holy Fear is the KEY to the treasure.

>[!Bible Verse] Proverbs 14:27 ESV >The fear of the LORD is a fountain of life, >that one may turn away from the snares of death\.

• Fountain in Hebrew means a continuous flow.
• Snare means trap.
• The fear of the Lord helps protect you from the hidden snares.

>[!Bible Verse] Genesis 20:3 ESV >But God came to Abimelech in a dream by night and said to him, “Behold, you are a dead man because of the woman whom you have taken, for she is a man’s wife\.”

• Even though The king wasn’t a follower of God he still Feared him.

>[!Bible Verse] Proverbs 2:3 ESV >yes, if you call out for insight >and raise your voice for understanding

• You have to cry out for it.

>[!Bible Verse] Isaiah 11:1-2 ESV >There shall come forth a shoot from the stump of Jesse, >and a branch from his roots shall bear fruit\. >And the Spirit of the LORD shall rest upon him, >the Spirit of wisdom and understanding, >the Spirit of counsel and might, >the Spirit of knowledge and the fear of the LORD\.

>[!Bible Verse] Isaiah 11:3 ESV >And his delight shall be in the fear of the LORD\. >He shall not judge by what his eyes see, >or decide disputes by what his ears hear

>[!Bible Verse] Luke 11:11-13 ESV >What father among you, if his son asks for a fish, will instead of a fish give him a serpent; or if he asks for an egg, will give him a scorpion? If you then, who are evil, know how to give good gifts to your children, how much more will the heavenly Father give the Holy Spirit to those who ask him\!”

• All we have to do is ask for the Fear of the Lord.
• # Reflection