To Those Who Fear Him
Psalm 25:14 (ESV)
The friendship of The LORD is for those who fear Him, and He makes known to them His covenant.
FRIENDSHIP WITH THE LORD
Proverbs 3:32
For the perverse person is an abomination to The LORD, But His secret counsel is with the upright.
Proverbs 18:24
A man who has friends must himself be friendly, But there is a Friend Who sticks closer than a brother.
John 15:14-15
You are My friends if you do what I command you. No longer do I call you servants, for a servant does not understand what his master is doing. But I have called you friends, because everything I have learned from My Father I have made known to you.
THE FEAR OF THE LORD
Proverbs 8:13
The fear of The LORD is to hate evil: pride, and arrogancy, and the evil way, and the froward mouth, do I hate.
Psalm 19:19
The fear of The LORD is clean, enduring forever; the judgments of The LORD are are true and righteous altogether.
Proverbs 1:17
The fear of The LORD is the beginning of knowledge: but fools despise wisdom and instruction.
Psalm 111:10
The fear of The LORD is the beginning of wisdom: a good understanding have they who do His commandments: His praise endures forever.
Job 28:28
And He said to man, 'Behold, the fear of The LORD, that is wisdom, and to turn away from evil, that is understanding.'
Proverbs 10:27
The fear of The LORD prolongs days, but the years of the wicked are shortened.
Proverbs 15:33
The fear of The LORD is the instruction of wisdom, and before honor is humility.
So we see that to trust in God and obey His Word brings us both friendship with Him and a desire to learn and be taught by Him in His Word. He teaches us to fear (revere: respect and awe) Him. By our willingness to know and understand His Word, The LORD is able to teach each one who asks to be taught by Him. This is why we need His Holy Spirit.
It is The Holy Spirit's job, work, to open our eyes to see and understand what God reveals to us when He reveals it (and not before). These are the steps we take when we walk with Jesus and talk with Jesus and God. His Word tells us that His Word is a Lamp to our feet and a Light to our path: The Light of Christ shines on and through The Word of God. Think of it as solar lights lighting our path at night and the moon and stars shining their lights from above. We see much better with both lights to light our way: the light from above lights our path, the light from nearby lights our steps. So, too, this is how The Light shines in The Word.
May you find yourself a friend with Jesus. May your eyes be opened with understanding and your hearts opened with wisdom.
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