Ephesians 1:15-19 Wherefore I also, after I heard of your faith in the Lord Jesus, and love unto all the saints, Cease not to give thanks for you, making mention of you in my prayers; That the God of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of glory, may give unto you the spirit of wisdom and revelation in the knowledge of him: The eyes of your understanding being enlightened; that ye may know what is the hope of his calling, and what the riches of the glory of his inheritance in the saints,
And what is the exceeding greatness of his power to us-ward who believe,
according to the working of his mighty power,
DAY 30—Rejecting Human Pride to Give Place
to the Fear the LordAmong other things, it was in the “serpent’s” design to draw our Parents in Eden toward the exaltation of themselves against God. He carried out his temptation by casting reproach on God. He denied what God had said to Adam about death. (God said, ...Thou shalt surely die—Genesis 2:17. The serpent said, ...Ye shall not surely die—Genesis 3:4.) He planted in Eve the notion that God’s Word is designed to rob us of what is rightfully ours. He implied that God cannot be trusted. (See Genesis 3:1-6.) Now—the move we are making is to withstand that serpent of old, to reject his lie, and give ourselves to what God has said. We do this with a confidence that His Word is true. Hereby, the redemption becomes brighter and clearer for our hearts to embrace. What the Lord Jesus won for us in His passion remains for us to claim!
Proverbs 3:7,8—Be not wise in thine own eyes: fear the LORD, and depart from evil. It shall be health to thy navel, and marrow to thy bones.
NIrV—Don't be wise in your own eyes. Have respect for the Lord and avoid evil. That will bring health to your body. It will make your bones strong.Hebrews 12:28—Wherefore we receiving a kingdom which cannot be moved, let us have grace, whereby we may serve God acceptably with reverence and godly fear.NIrV—We are receiving a kingdom that can't be shaken. So let us be thankful. Then we can worship God in a way that pleases him. We will worship him with deep respect and wonder.
LORD, giving myself over to fear of You is the wisest thing I ever did. It has brought a sweetness to my life that I never knew before. It is setting me free from other fears. I am becoming free from the fear of disease, from the fear of disaster, from the fear of what man might do to me. My health is returning. My strength is increasing. I praise You and love You. Oh, let others see Your work in me and want what You give!
Resting in the Fear of the Lord—Hebrews 11:7; Hebrews 13:6
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