"Come, you children, listen to me; I will teach you the fear of the LORD. 12 Who is the man who desires life, and loves many days, that he may see good?"
Psalm 34:11-12 NKJV
What is the fear of the Lord? David gives us some pointers in this Psalm; it is doing right and practicing total obedience. He feels it is so important and states in v12, 'Who is the man who desires life, and loves many days, that he may see good? We need to keep our tongue from speaking evil and our lips from deceit. In fact, we are to depart from evil and do good, seeking peace.'
This is not unlike Proverbs 4:20-27, where Solomon teaches us very much the same. Then, of course, Jesus teaches us about what comes out of our mouths and the state of our hearts. In fact, the New Testament is packed with more teaching on this subject. Therefore, David's teaching is extremely important, 'Come, you children, listen to me; I will teach you the fear of the LORD.'
We need to take notice here. What we speak and think about is assessed. God is the assessor Psalm 34:15. He knows all, hears all and sees all. There is nothing that we can hide from Him. So we need to ensure that we have a good assessment. A critical spirit and/or a gossipy tongue, needs to cease. Swearing and evil speaking, even in jest, should not be a part of a child of God. It is difficult to adhere to, but imperative if we wish for a long life of blessing.
We are not only to live in peace but, we are to seek and pursue it, even when someone has taken your parking space, jumped the queue in the supermarket or borrowed something and never given it back.
We need to fully understand the fear of the Lord, and live it, each and every day.
Copyriight 2021 Grahame Howard
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