<p><span class="fs-17 fg-mustard bold">For Reading and Meditation:</span><br><span class="italic">     <span class="scriptRef" ref="pr+8:1-21">Proverbs 8:1-21</span></span></p><p>We are taught over and over again in Scripture that because God is uniquely and awesomely holy - pure, separated, and shining in His moral majesty - we are to draw near to Him with godly reverence and fear. The fear of the Lord (we said the other day) is the beginning of wisdom. Contemplation of His character, particularly His holiness, will lead to a reverential fear that prepares the soul (as it did for Isaiah) for more profitable service and activity. But what does it mean to "fear" God? There are times in the Bible when we are told to fear, and times when we are told not to fear. There is a fear that helps and a fear that hinders. How do we know the difference? The fear that helps is the fear that expresses itself in reverence, veneration, awe, a sense of grandeur and majesty of God. The fear that hinders is described for us in  <span class="scriptRef" ref="2ti+1:7">2 Timothy 1:7</span>: "For God did not give us a spirit of timidity, but a spirit of power, of love and of self-discipline." The Greek word deilia, which is translated "timidity" in this verse, comes from a root that means "wretched, sorry, miserable" and implies someone lacking in courage. God is not to blame for attitudes of cowardice or timidity; they come from within our own hearts. Timid people are frightened people, and if you want to explore this thought still further ask yourself: What kinds of things frighten me that are not related to the fear of God? If we fear them more than we fear God then we are being ruled by the wrong kind of fear.</p><p class="center-it italic bold mlr40 mtb20">O God, I bring all those fears within me that hinder to You right now and lay them at Your feet. Help me develop such a reverential fear for You that all other fears are quickly swallowed up. In Jesus' Name. Amen.</p><div class="tl-lightgrey mt20 pt20 flexbox-row-wrap jc-around"><div><div class="fs-17 fg-mustard bold center-it">AdditionalVerses</div><ul style="margin-top:0px"><li><span class="scriptRef" ref="de+10:1-12">Deuteronomy 10:1-12</span></li><li><span class="scriptRef" ref="jos+24:14">Joshua 24:14</span></li><li><span class="scriptRef" ref="ec+12:13">Ecclesiastes 12:13</span></li></ul></div>

<div><div class="fs-17 fg-mustard bold center-it">Questions to Consider</div><ul style="margin-top:0px"><li>What did the Lord require of Israel?</li><li>What did Joshua admonish Israel to do?</li></ul></div></div>

Let a little light into your soul every day with this wonderful devotional from English pastor Selwyn Hughes.

Every Day Light with Selwyn Hughes

"To fear the Lord is to hate evil " (v. 13)

<p>The fear of the Lord is to hate evil. § Abhor what is evil. § Abstain from every form of evil. § [Look] carefully lest anyone fall short of the grace of God; lest any root of bitterness springing up cause trouble, and by this many become defiled.<br><br>If I regard iniquity in my heart, the Lord will not hear.<br><br>Do you not know that a little leaven leavens the whole lump? Therefore purge out the old leaven, that you may be a new lump, since you truly are unleavened. For indeed Christ, our Passover, was sacrificed for us. Therefore let us keep the feast, not with old leaven, nor with the leaven of malice and wickedness, but with the unleavened bread of sincerity and truth. § Let a man examine himself, and so let him eat of the bread and drink of the cup.<br><br>Let everyone who names the name of Christ depart from iniquity. § Such a High Priest was fitting for us, who is holy, harmless, undefiled, separate from sinners. § In Him there is no sin.</p>

Daily Light on the Daily Path or Daily Light is a Christian daily devotional scripture reading published by Bagster & Sons about 1875. It has been reprinted continually since then. It consists of brief groupings of scripture passages which speak to prominent Biblical themes—two themes (morning and evening) for each day of the year. It appends no commentary, but simply allows scripture to speak for itself.

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 Nor shall leaven be seen among you in all your quarters. 

<p><span class="bible-text "> <sup class="verse-num poetry-line">13 </sup><poetry>To fear the <smallCap>Lord</smallCap>   is to hate evil;  <br/><indent>I hate   pride and arrogance,</indent><br/><indent>evil behavior and perverse speech.</indent><br/></poetry> </span></p>

To fear the <smallCap>Lord</smallCap><cr>1</cr>  is to hate evil;<cr>2</cr> <br/><indent>I hate<cr>3</cr>  pride and arrogance,</indent><br/><indent>evil behavior and perverse speech.</indent><br/>

Proverbs 8:13

 13 To fear the Lord   is to hate evil;   I hate   pride and arrogance, evil behavior and perverse speech. 

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 To fear the Lord  is to hate evil;  I hate  pride and arrogance, evil behavior and perverse speech. 

<p><span class="bible-text "><poetry>To fear the <smallCap>Lord</smallCap>   is to hate evil;  <br/><indent>I hate   pride and arrogance,</indent><br/><indent>evil behavior and perverse speech.</indent><br/></poetry> </span></p>

 To fear the Lord   is to hate evil;   I hate   pride and arrogance, evil behavior and perverse speech. 

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