1. “How abundant are the good things that
you have stored up for those who fear
you, that you bestow in the sight of all,
on those who take refuge in you.”
13. “My son, if you accept my words
and store up my commands within you,
turning your ear to wisdom
and applying your heart to understanding—
indeed, if you call out for insight
and cry aloud for understanding,
and if you look for it as for silver
and search for it as for hidden treasure,
then you will understand the fear of the LORD
and find the knowledge of God.”
14. 1. Read and Study His Word
2. Ask for the Lord’s Help
15. (NIV) “for it is God who works in you to will and to
act in order to fulfill his good purpose.”
(NLT) “For God is working in you, giving you the
desire and the power to do what pleases him.”
(TLB) “For God is at work within you, helping you
want to obey him, and then helping you do what he
wants.”
16. 1. Read and Study His Word
2. Ask for the Lord’s Help
3. Surround yourself with God-
fearing people
17. (TLB) “In response to all he has done for us,
let us outdo each other in being helpful and
kind to each other and in doing good. Let us
not neglect our church meetings, as some
people do, but encourage and warn each
other, especially now that the day of his
coming back again is drawing near.”
18. (NIV) “And let us consider how we may spur
one another on toward love and good deeds,
not giving up meeting together, as some are
in the habit of doing, but encouraging one
another—and all the more as you see the Day
approaching.”
20. “The reward of humility and the
fear of the LORD are riches,
honor and life.”
21. “The fear of the LORD is the beginning
of knowledge, but fools despise
wisdom and instruction.”
22. Malachi 4:2 NLT
“But for you who fear my name, the Sun of
Righteousness will rise with healing in his wings.
And you will go free, leaping with joy like calves let
out to pasture.”
Proverbs 10:27 NLV
“The fear of the Lord makes life longer, but the
years of the sinful will be cut off.”
23. “For the angel of the LORD is a guard; he
surrounds and defends all who fear
him.”
24. Psalm 111:5 NIV
“He provides food for those who fear him; he
remembers his covenant forever.”
Psalm 33:18-19 NIV
“But the eyes of the LORD are on those who fear
him, on those whose hope is in his unfailing love,
to deliver them from death and keep them alive in
famine.”
25. “He fulfills the desires of those who fear
him; he hears their cry and saves
them.”
26. “1Blessed are all who fear the LORD, who walk in
obedience to him.
2 You will eat the fruit of your labor; blessings and
prosperity will be yours.
3 Your wife will be like a fruitful vine within your
house; your children will be like olive shoots around
your table.
4 Yes, this will be the blessing for the man who fears
the LORD.”
27. “His mercy extends to those who fear
him, from generation to generation.”
28. “The fear of the LORD leads to life, so
that one may sleep satisfied, untouched
by evil.”
29. Revelation 11:18 TLB
“The nations were angry with you, but now it is
your turn to be angry with them. It is time to judge
the dead and reward your servants—prophets and
people alike, all who fear your Name, both great
and small—and to destroy those who have caused
destruction upon the earth.”
30.
31. 16Then he told them a story: “A rich man had a fertile
farm that produced fine crops. 17 He said to himself, ‘What
should I do? I don’t have room for all my crops.’ 18 Then
he said, ‘I know! I’ll tear down my barns and build bigger
ones. Then I’ll have room enough to store all my wheat
and other goods. 19 And I’ll sit back and say to myself,
“My friend, you have enough stored away for years to
come. Now take it easy! Eat, drink, and be merry!”’ 20 “But
God said to him, ‘You fool! You will die this very night.
Then who will get everything you worked for?’ 21 “Yes, a
person is a fool to store up earthly wealth but not have a
rich relationship with God.”
32. “Yet because the wicked do not fear
God, it will not go well with them, and
their days will not lengthen like a
shadow.”
33. “Do not let your heart envy sinners, but
always be zealous for the fear of
the LORD. There is surely a future hope for
you, and your hope will not be cut off.”
34. Let us look forward to the Lord’s eternal
blessings rather than the temporal ones.
Let us reach out to those who do not know
and fear the Lord.
Let us always be zealous for the fear of the
Lord.
