Proverbs 15:33
The fear of The LORD is the instruction of wisdom;
With Wisdom as our Teacher, our Instructor, The Fear of The Lord is taught to us. We learn from The Holy Spirit how to Fear The Lord God: with a humble heart and an attitude of humility.
A humble heart submits to God. Surrendering the self to The Almighty, we become His servants: we say what He wants us to say in The Way that He wants us to say it; we go where He wants us to go when He wants us to go; we do what He wants us to do when He instructs us to it. We are obedient to The Spirit's nudge and whisper.
A heart that is humbled before God is malleable. God is able to mold it, form it, and transform the heart into a heart that resembles His heart. Having surrendered ourselves to His grace and great love we find ourselves changed 'from glory to glory' according to His Word, His Will (His Purpose), and His Spirit. [2 Corinthians 3:18].
The instruction of wisdom directs us to read our bibles for ourselves. It leads us to seek out The Truth of God's Word and helps us to understand and know what God has to say to us each day. As the risen sun falls across our sleepy eyes, we thank God for another day to serve Him. We read that His Word is brighter than the sun, and the moon, and the stars: It is The Light which causes all shadows and darkness to flee. [Revelation 21:23].
Having The Light of God's Love living in us and we in Him, we refuse to submit to the forces of darkness any longer. We have turned our backs on sin and its cohorts and turned our faces to The Light of God's Word. Our hearts change first, then our thoughts, then our tongues, and finally our actions. In a split second sometimes, but usually over the course of our lives.
We are not intentional hypocrites: we are works in progress. But our hearts belong to God through faith in His Only Begotten Son Jesus Christ. Him coming to live in our hearts is the first change and instantaneous upon confessing Him to be Lord and Savior: Lord of our lives, Savior of our souls. [Romans 10:9, 10].
At some point in our lives, whether here or on the other side of eternity, the humble of heart will be rewarded by God. It is God who rewards the humble heart.
Proverbs 22:4
By humility and the fear of The LORD are riches, and honour, and life.
And what is more rewarding to the Christian's humble heart than the riches of heaven, the honour of heaven, and the life eternal in heaven? Nothing. Though God may reward some folks with riches in this life, He does so knowing that it will be used for His glory. Some have honour in this life, some live long lives. How God rewards the humble is how God wants to reward the humble. It is not of our choosing, for then the ugly head of pride would be the designer and not God Himself.
Let us hold onto a deeply reverent awe, fear, of The Lord God, and thereby gain heaven's riches itself as our reward. The best reward is knowing Jesus Christ as Lord, Savior, Friend. That's my riches of heaven. Is it yours?
