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Worship by the Fear of Lord. Part 2

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Good Day Worshippers We are picking up from Part 1 where we spoke the fundamentals of the fear of the Lord and what it’s all about and in this article we finish it off. So the "fear of the Lord,” is a phrase of the Old Testament which show piety, of which piety means (reverence for or devotion), meaning reverential trust, with hatred of evil. Fear is not something that you wear on and off like a shirt but it’s an attitude that you carry, it is away of life and a lifestyle you live by. Still many today are persuaded that the word fear really means respect. There is a type of superficial respect to God that does not affect how one lives. “There is that fear that is not coupled with love and trust, and therefore can lead only to terror and despair”, such kind of fear only makes you walk in fright maybe God can strike you by lightning. It should not be the case in today’s life where we wait for G

Worship by the Fear of Lord. Part 1

Worshippers Today it’s one of those topics which people do not want to talk about but let us digress it together and we are talking about the fear of the Lord. The words which fear means properly fear, terror, reverence, or holy fear, seen in Psalms 2:11 and fear also means reverence toward God, piety, religion - in which sense it is often used. The "fear of the Lord,” is a phrase of the Old Testament which show piety, of which piety means (reverence for or devotion), meaning reverential trust, with hatred of evil. Dictionary states that fear is a feeling of great worry or anxiety caused by knowledge of danger. “But as for me, I will come into thy house in the multitude of thy mercy: and in thy fear will I worship toward thy holy temple”, Psalms 5:7 A basic interpretation of this verse would be, in a place of fear (reverence, deep, respect, awe,) I will worship you towards your holy temple. What David looks unto is the state in which he approaches God in, deliberately and knowingl

How We Worship God In The Beauty Of His Holiness

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Good Day Worshippers Holiness and Worship who can comprehend its something we pray so that God may give us the revelation off. “O worship the LORD in the beauty of holiness, fear before him, all the earth”, Psalms 96:6. Holiness is the state of being sacred, sanctified, hallowed and it also means purity, Godliness as well as absolute perfection. So how do you worship the Lord in the beauty of his Holiness?   It means you worship or glorify in beauty of his purity, it means you worship the Lord in the beauty of his Godliness; it also means to worship the Lord who is absolute perfection. That is worshipping Him in the beauty of his holiness. So someone will ask this question why do we have to worship God in Holiness, why in Holiness. “Rejoice in the LORD, ye righteous; and give thanks at the remembrance of his holiness” Psalms 97:12 “But as he which hath called you is holy, so be ye holy in all manner of conversation; because it is written, Be ye holy; for I am holy”.  1 Peter

Worship Is An Avowal and A Statement

Avowal Is a public statement that something is true, a declaration, worship is a public statement. It is our declaration of our love for God. Worship is our public display of affection (P.O.D). It is our way to show the world and the generations living and yet to live that we worship God. Avowal is our public statement of faith. “One generation shall praise your work to another and shall declare our mighty acts” Psalms 148:4 Worship is a place to proclaim and declare the greatness of God over the earth and over our life. Worship is proclaiming, acknowledging, confessing, testifying, attributing and recognising God’s name as King and God to ourselves and generations. This avowal is not just a statement with strong emphasis but is a word with its strong emphasis based upon reverencing God for who He is. It is not just saying I believe God but that I believe God and revere who He is in my life.