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The Fear Of The LORD

“The fear of the LORD is the beginning of wisdom: a good understanding have all they that do his commandments: his praise endureth for ever.” | Psalm 111: 10

Once Job and his three friends had spoken, they were rebuked by Elihu and then by God, Himself.

The essence of Elihu’s and God’s response to all that had been said by Job and his three friends is this: God is the Maker and Sovereign Sustainer of all things.

Powers beyond your imagination are at His beck and call.

Who are you?

There is no fault in man that cannot be traced back to his lack of reverence or “the fear of the Lord.”

Paul concluded his prosecution of all mankind with, “There is no fear of God before their eyes.”

In some, this lack of the fear of God results in outright atheism; in others, it results in a form of religion in which the works and/or will of men are the deciding factor in their eternal condition.

Some would say that the pride of man is the source of all sin and error, and they would be correct in saying that.

But we can go back even one more step, for the pride of man arises only in a heart that is devoid of the fear of the Lord.

No amount of intellectual, theological training can give a man the fear of the Lord.

The fear of the Lord is the BEGINNING of wisdom, not the end of it.

Only God can teach the fear of God. And I believe that His classroom for all His lessons on this subject is the cross of Christ.

Wherever this lesson is God-taught, mouths are shut, hearts are subdued, wills are broken, knees are bowed, and repentance and faith flow freely. And the answer to, “Who are you?” is “I am nobody; Christ is all.”

~ Pastor Joseph Terrell

Click here to listen to the message “God and His People” (50:28 minutes)

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It Is Well With My Soul

”Yet it pleased the LORD to bruise him; he hath put him to grief: when thou shalt make his soul an offering for sin, he shall see his seed, he shall prolong his days, and the pleasure of the LORD shall prosper in his hand.” | Isaiah 53: 10

I love to hear a congregation sing the song “It Is Well With My Soul” with all of the parts joining in together.

I love the message of the song even more.

The one and only way it can be well with the soul of a sinful wretch like me is if Christ made His soul an offering for my sin.

Since I know from the Word of God that the Lord Jesus Christ did make His soul an offering for sin, my heart can rest in this truth: it really is well with my soul.

It may not be well with my decaying body of flesh.

I may be filled with sickness and pain, but it is well with my soul.

It may not be well with my mind.

My mind may be troubled and perplexed, but it is well with my soul.

It may not be well with the world around me.

The world may be filled with turmoil and hatred, but it is well with my soul.

Like the songwriter said, Praise the Lord, Praise the Lord, O my soul.

~ Pastor Frank Tate

Click here to listen to the message “Whom Shall I Fear?”

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