The Awe of God: The Astounding Way a Healthy Fear of God Transforms Your Life

by John Paul Bevere

Embracing godly fear as our most prized treasure empowers us to remain under submission to truth, and in so doing, it keeps us on the path of life, which brings remarkable rewards.

And there shall be stability in your times, an abundance of salvation, wisdom, and knowledge; the reverent fear and worship of the Lord is your treasure and His. (Isaiah 33:6 AMPC)

Dear heavenly Father, I ask that on this journey of discovering the fear of the Lord, I will come to know it, live by it, and delight in it. May it become my treasure, as it is Yours. May it give me the wisdom and knowledge needed to live a fulfilled and successful life, one that is pleasing in Your sight. Also, may those who are dear to me be enlightened, and may all who interact with me recognize its value. I ask this in the name of Jesus Christ, my Lord and Savior, amen.

“Let us have grace, by which we may serve God acceptably with reverence and godly fear” (Hebrews 12:28 NKJV).

“If you call on the Father, who without partiality judges according to each one’s work, conduct yourselves throughout the time of your stay here in fear” (1 Peter 1:17 NKJV).

However, the person who fears God has nothing to hide. He or she is terrified of being away from God.

The person who fears God doesn’t say within themselves, “How close can I get to the line of sin and not fall in?” No, he or she says, “I want to be so close to God, and so far away from that line, that I can’t even see it.”

Dear heavenly Father, thank You for delivering me from a spirit of fear through my Lord Jesus Christ. I ask You to instill in me holy fear that I may not sin against You, for this would take away from the intimacy You desire with me and I desire with You. I ask this in Jesus’ name, amen.