The Royal Daughter Is Clothed in the Fear of the Lord

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2-05-08

The Royal Daughter Is Clothed in the Fear of the Lord

(All Scripture is taken from the NKJ Version unless stated.)

by Dena Ivie

"Charm is deceitful and beauty is passing, but a woman who fears the LORD, she shall be praised." (Proverbs 31:30)

We have considered many verses describing the royal daughter's wardrobe. Each part of this wardrobe is important, or it would not have been included in God's word. Let's think now about another very important item in the royal daughter's wardrobe.

If God is love and compassion, why does the royal daughter need to be clothed in the fear of the Lord? One fears a cruel and oppressive ruler. Does this describe God? These are questions one may ask concerning the fear of the Lord.

Certainly, God is not cruel or oppressive! There is no doubt about God's love and compassion, so we can also understand God is fair and just and will never change His rules. James 1:17, "Every good gift and every perfect gift is from above, and comes down from the Father of lights, with whom there is no variation or shadow of turning." Therefore, we can know with certainty what God says will never change! In order to obey God's word, we must be clothed with the fear of the Lord. This is not the timidity or cowardice (⁵deilos) spoken of in 2 Timothy 1:7, "For God has not given us a spirit of fear (deilos), but of power and of love and of a sound mind." The fear commanded of us comes from the Greek word having the idea of "taking hold of well or receiving well." So we must "take hold of God well" by understanding His power and His love for us. This type fear will help us obey the command in Ecclesiastes 12:13, "Let us hear the conclusion of the whole matter: Fear God and keep His commandments, for this is man's all." Proper fear of the Lord will cause us to want to obey Proverbs 16:6, "... And by the fear of the LORD one departs from evil."

The proper fear (³eulabeia) of God involves respect, reverence and awe. When we do wrong (sin), we understand God has the right and the power to punish us. Proper respect and awe of God casts out the kind of fear (¹phobos) that causes us to be terrified and scared. "There is no fear (phobos) in love; but perfect love casts out fear (phobos), because fear involves torment. But he who fears (phobos)has not been made perfect in love." (1 John 4:18)

As royal daughters, let us resolve to be clothed in the fear of the Lord so we may obey Hebrews 12:28, "Therefore, since we are receiving a kingdom which cannot be shaken, let us have grace, by which we may serve God acceptably with reverence and godly fear."

QUESTIONS

1. Why is it necessary to be clothed in the fear of the Lord? Give a scripture to prove your answer.

2. List various definitions of fear. Explain which type fear should be a part of the royal daughter's wardrobe and which fear one is not to be clothed with.

3. Proverbs 1:7, "The _____ of the LORD is the ________________ of __________________, But ______ despise _________ and ______________."

4. Proverbs 14:26, "In the ______ of the LORD there is ________ _______________, And ____ children will have a place of _______."

5. List the two commands given in Ecclesiastes 12:13 which are the whole duty of man. __________________________________

6. 2 Corinthians 7:1, "Therefore, having these ___________, beloved, let us ___________ ourselves from all _______________ of the ______ and ______, perfecting ______________ in the _____ of God."

7. Read Hebrews 12:28, "Therefore, since we are receiving a kingdom which cannot be shaken, let us have grace, by which we may serve God acceptably with reverence and godly fear." Explain how one would serve God acceptable with reverence and godly fear.

8. Read the two following verses. Tell which verse speaks of the right kind of fear and which speaks of a type of fear we must not have and explain why.

Hebrews 10:31 , "It is a fearful thing to fall into the hands of the living God."

Revelation 21:8, "But the fearful, and unbelieving, and the abominable, and murderers, and whoremongers, and sorcerers, and idolaters, and all liars, shall have their part in the lake which burneth with fire and brimstone: which is the second death."

9. Find another scripture speaking of the fear we are commanded to have and another scripture speaking of the type fear we must not have.

10. Proverbs 31:30, "Charm is __________ and beauty is ____________, But a ____________ who _______ the LORD, she shall be _________."

Do you desire to be that kind of woman?

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