Today’s Scripture: Matthew 10:28 ESV and do not fear those who kill the body but cannot kill the soul. Rather fear him who can destroy both soul and body in hell.
I “prefer” the definition of fear to be a loving reverence and total submission kind of fear but who am I to define fear? A God who can destroy both soul and body does deserve respect and some trembling. Just as fear is beyond our understanding so are the ways of God.
Our God loves us, knows everything about us and knows us better than we know ourselves. His ways are not the world’s ways. We are to live a life worthy of God and not flesh and blood.
These verses in Matthew were the instructions Jesus gave to His disciples as He sent them on their way. As we go our way, may we only fear God. Our God who could have chosen to destroy us armed us instead with the grace and instructions of Jesus. God is worthy of our fear and we find our worth in fearing only Him.
Who will you fear?
Today’s Prayer: God, You are beyond my understanding and I love You with all of my heart and all of me. Father, since You know the numbers of hairs on my head in which I have no clue I just ask You to search me and reveal things to me that only You know. I praise You Father God and go forward as Your disciple with a fear for You as my LORD. Amen
Tom Raines Jr.
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