29TH SEPTEMBER
Psalm 111:10
“The fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom; all those who practice it have a good understanding. His praise endures forever!”
The most important thing about your life is your perception of who God is. If to you God exists to empower your desires and goals in life to become reality, then you will not have the wisdom or perspective to discern his way forward for your life. You’ll simply set your goals according to your own desires and count on God to bring them to fruition.
But if you truly understand the nature of God in all his glory and omnipotence and infinity and eternity, and his holiness and goodness and mercy and love, then you’ll realise that God doesn’t exist for you, but you exist for him. In fact, all things exist for him.
That reverence (“fear”) for God will change your perspective on life and enable you to see clearly the way forward from where you are. What would he want for your life? What would he want you to do? How would he want you to respond to your circumstances? How would he want you to respond in your everyday situations? Which way forward would most enable you to serve him in life? By considering what he wants, you’ll gain wisdom and overflow with praise.
MAKE IT PERSONAL
Do you have a “fear” of God? Spend some time now reflecting on this and praising him for who he is.