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Off and on I ponder 
what the attitude of
'fear of the Lord'    is
'Fear' and 'Lord' are in about 100 passages in the Bible....
Proverbs is full of statements that make
'fear of the Lord' a criteria
for wisdom Pv 9:10
for life  Pv 14:27
for righteousness   Pv 16:6
so I ask myself
what does that look like....?
The word used is true to our understanding of fear...
even 'terror'....
So how do I fear this one
who is;
- Father
- Lover of my soul
- Saviour.....
Hmm....
A clue to me this morning was
those who don't fear God...
- Arrogance  is said to be an
Abomination to God.....  ref Pv 16:5
In fact I watch
pride and elevation of self
result in an attitude that
'God doesn't exist'!
No fear of God.... He doesn't enter my sphere of 
reality...
Hmmm...
So then back to me....
I KNOW in my very being that:
- God does exist.
- He IS reality
- He does hold my Life
- He Is concerned with the attitude of my heart
and the way I live....
.....so.... is that fear?
The present reality
that I am not in control
but God is
and I need to Trust Him at the 
deepest level
that He is 
Good
and He will do what He said He would....
- Rescue me from myself.
Hmmm....
Lord,
Teach me what this means
to fear You.
I see in the Word
when You show up
people fall on their faces....
You 'suddenly' become Awesome....
I want to Know you like that
more and more...
As Moses said...   Can I see You....?
Your Glory...
Yes....
Yes.
PJ