Week 16: April 16, 2017

Topic: Fear of God – Part 4

Bible Reading: Romans 3: 9-18

We shall continue the discussion with the rewards that are available to the people that fear God.

Rewards of Fear of God

Your fear of God will not be in futility because God will reward you bountifully for your reverence. Some of the benefits of the fear of God are: God Himself will teach you through His word so that you will be knowledgeable enough to choose the righteous path that leads to life rather than the destructive path that leads to death Psalm 25: 12. If you want God’s guidance in your decision making, then fear Him sincerely.

God will watch over you: God will fix His eyes on you for good. He will guard you in every possible manner during your existence, until His will come to pass in your life Psalm 33: 18. As long as you continue to fear God, He will watch over you. When trouble arises, God will be there for you. He will help and shield you, so that the trouble will not have lasting impact on your life, if and only if you fear Him Psalm 115: 11. If you want the assistance and the safe-covering of the Lord, fear Him: because in the fear of the Lord you will have strong confidence and your children will have a refuge. Anyone who fears the Lord has a strong tower and it will be a safe place or shelter for their descendants Proverbs 14: 26. Fear God, if you want security for yourself and protection for you children.

God will deliver you: You are lucky if you are among those who fear God, because He will deliver you from the hand of all your enemies. God will save you from the powerful hand of all your adversaries and rescue you from the darkness 2 Kings 17: 39. He will instruct His angel to encamp around you and deliver you from your foes. The angel of the Lord will guard, surround and defend anyone who fears the Lord Psalm 34: 7. For the angel of the Lord to stay close to you, save you from your distress and rescue you from your troubles, you need to fear God.

God will give you daily bread and establish His covenant in your life: The secret of the Lord is with those who fear Him, and He will show them His covenant. The counsel of the Lord belongs to those who fear Him, because He will confide and share His plans with them Psalm 25: 14. Intimate fellowship with God is for those who fear Him and He will establish His covenant in their lives. He will also provide “daily bread” for them with ease in manners that will never make His glorious name to be blasphemed Psalm 111: 5. Make sure you fear God so that He will establish His eternal covenant in your life.

You will never lack: The Bible says “fear the Lord, you His saints! There is no want to those who fear Him”. Anyone who fears the Lord will lack nothing, but they will be satisfied with goodness Psalm 34: 9. If you want God to meet your every need and take care of your necessities, then fear God. It is then that God will supply all your need according to His riches in glory by Christ Jesus Philippians 4: 19.

God will pity and be merciful to you: As a father pities his children, so the Lord pities those who fear Him. The Lord is a Father to his children; He is tender and compassionate to those who fear Him Psalm 103: 13. For as the heavens are high above the earth, so great is His mercy toward those who fear Him. His loving kindness and unfailing love for those who fear Him is as great as the height of the heavens above the earth Psalm 103: 11.

God will be delighted in you and fulfill your desire: The Lord is pleased with those who fear Him. He will be delighted in anyone that fears Him. In fact He takes pleasure in those who fear Him, in those who hope in His mercy Psalm 147: 11. Fear the Lord so that He will favour you. The conditionality for you to realize your desire is to fear God. The scripture stated that God will fulfill the desire of those who fear Him; He will also hear their cry and save them Psalm 145: 19. If you want God to grant your desire and satisfy you with goodness of life, you need to fear Him.

Salvation and glory: The saving power of God is near those who fear Him and His shining-greatness will live in their land. People who fear the Lord have the assurance that salvation is near them and His glory will dwell in their land Psalm 85: 9. Fear God, so that His salvation will be revealed in your life and your land/Nation will be filled with His glory.

God will bestow goodness on you: God had reserved many wonderful things that He will bestow on those who fear Him. God has abundance of goodness that is being stored up for those who fear Him. He will lavish them on those who come to Him for protection and bless them in the sight of everyone/the world. It is written “Oh, how great is Your goodness, which You have laid up for those who fear You, which You have prepared for those who trust in You in the presence of the sons of men” Psalm 31: 19. Fear God, for His great goodness.

Longevity: The only antidote to short life is the fear of God. The fear of the Lord lengthens one’s life. Fear of God that leads to a longer life. The fear of the Lord prolongs days, but the years of the wicked will be shortened Proverbs 10: 27. You and your descendants must fear the Lord all the days of your lives by keeping His statues and commands, so that you will have long life. If you and your descendants fear the Lord your God as long as you live; if you obey all His decrees and commandments, then you will enjoy a long life Deuteronomy 6: 1-2. If you want your days to be prolonged, then you have to fear God.

God will bless you with riches, honour and life: The reward of humility and the fear of the Lord are: wealth, honour and life. Humility and the fear of the Lord lead to riches, honour and long life Proverbs 22: 4. For this reason the Lord our God commanded us to obey all His decrees and fear Him, so that He will continue to bless us and preserve our lives, as He has done to this day. It is our duty to observe His statues and fear Him, for our lasting good, so that He will preserve/keep us alive, as it is this day Deuteronomy 6: 24. Blessed is the man who fears the Lord, his descendants will be mighty on earth. The descendants of anyone who fears the Lord and delights greatly in His commandments will be successful everywhere and they will be powerful in their land Psalm 112: 1-2. Blessed is everyone who fears the Lord, who walks in His ways. If you fear God, then you are blessed Psalm 128: 1. God will bless those who fear Him, both small and great with unlimited blessings Psalm 115: 13. Behold, thus shall the man be blessed who fears the Lord Psalm 128: 4.

It will be well with you: Whatever the circumstance I know that those who fear God will be better off. Though a sinner does evil a hundred times and his days are prolonged, yet I surely know that it will be well with those who fear God, who fear before Him Ecclesiastes 8: 12. Fear God so that it will be well with you throughout your existence.