Proverbs 31:30 says, “…a woman who fears the Lord shall be greatly praised.” (NLT)


This statement is the basis for being a virtuous woman. Oftentimes, we get caught up in the doing of all this amazing woman accomplished, but there was only one reason she was so incredible! It was completely based on her walk with God. The problem is that most of us do not understand or focus on being a person who “fears the Lord.” I cannot even just touch the tip of the iceberg concerning this topic. It is a huge topic, but hopefully, we can come to a better understanding of it and grow thereby.


To fear the Lord can be expressed different ways. Some translations use the words “honor, respect, reverence”. In today’s vernacular, perhaps this gives us a better picture. The fear of the Lord has to do with the worship of God, standing in awe of God, respecting, revering, venerating the Lord.


To be in awe of someone or something is “a feeling of reverential respect mixed with fear or wonder”. Some synonyms are “ wonder, wonderment, admiration, reverence, respect, esteem, dread, fear.


I have to ask myself if I really fear God, “Would I react negatively, Would I do things I shouldn’t do?” the answer to the question is “NO”.


When I truly am walking in reverence of the Lord, I do what pleases him. Think about something or someone you really respect. How would you act toward them (it)? Would you deface it? Would you treat them (it) wrong? Would you take care of them (it)? Would you be loving, kind, thoughtful……? Would you do what pleases them?


I believe we must keep the thought of fearing the Lord in our minds at all times. We must make ourselves think about the wonder of God, the awesomeness of who He is and what He has done in our lives. As we do, we will genuinely fear Him and our actions will line up with what that means.


Fearing the Lord also has to do with trusting Him. As Christians we all say we trust Him, but if we are honest with ourselves, we know that is not the case in many situations. Most of the time we rely on our own understanding. This is very interesting since with the “Fear of the Lord” comes understanding, wisdom and knowledge. When we rely on Him, we do not need our understanding.


I hope the confessions this month help you meditate on the fear of the Lord and given you a better understanding of what that means so that it will be more evident that you are the virtuous woman of God He created you to be in Christ.

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Confessions



Prov. 1:7
"Fear of the LORD is the beginning of knowledge. Only fools despise wisdom and discipline."

I fear the Lord. It is the beginning of knowledge. I love wisdom & discipline.




Prov. 9:10
Fear of the LORD is the beginning of wisdom. Knowledge of the Holy One results in understanding.

I fear the Lord and it is the beginning of wisdom. Knowledge of God results in understanding for me.




Psa. 111:10
The fear of the Lord is the best part of wisdom: all those who keep his laws are wise: his praise is eternal.

The fear of the Lord is the best part of wisdom. I keep God’s laws and am wise.




Prov. 2:2-5
Tune your ears to wisdom, and concentrate on understanding. Cry out for insight and understanding. Search for them as you would for lost money or hidden treasure. Then you will understand what it means to fear the LORD, and you will gain knowledge of God.

I tune my ear to wisdom, and concentrate on understanding. I cry out for them. I search for them as I would for lost money or hidden treasure. Then I understand what it means to fear the Lord and I will gain knowledge of God.




Prov. 3:7 Put no high value on your wisdom: let the fear of the Lord be before you, and keep yourself from evil…

I put no high value on my wisdom. I let the fear of the Lord be before me, and it keeps me from evil.