Passage: Now to Him who is able to keep you from stumbling, and to present you faultless before the presence of His glory with exceeding joy, to God our Savior, Who alone is wise, be glory and majesty, dominion and power, both now and forever. Amen. (Jude 24–25 NKJV) Point: Finishing well is the most important aspect of living well. God, through

Please remember, it’s not how we start this race that’s important, but how we finish it. Two passages that give great hope and strength along these lines are: Now all glory to God, who is able to keep you from falling away and will bring you with great joy into his glorious presence without a single fault. (Jude 24) He will keep you strong to the

If we would approach God’s Word, His wisdom, divine counsel, and holy fear with this same resolve, we would be most blessed. We are crying out for what will never perish; it’s God’s treasure. He has not hidden it from us, but for us. He’s cheering us on to find it and rejoices when we do. He also celebrates when we experience its rewards. It’s my

My child, listen to what I say, and treasure my commands. Tune your ears to wisdom, and concentrate on understanding. Cry out for insight, and ask for understanding. Search for them as you would for silver; seek them like hidden treasures. Then you will understand what it means to fear the LORD, and you will gain knowledge of God. (Proverbs 2:1–5)

Even now, on almost a daily basis, I passionately ask my heavenly Father for a fresh infilling of the Holy Spirit of the fear of the Lord.

So the question becomes, how do we receive the Spirit of the fear of the Lord? Jesus tells us, “If you then, being evil, know how to give good gifts to your children, how much more will your heavenly Father give the Holy Spirit to those who ask Him!” (Luke 11:13 NKJV). We simply need to ask our heavenly Father.

this is one of the manifestations of the Holy Spirit! I had never put this together, but in Scripture we are told of Jesus: The Spirit of the LORD shall rest upon Him, the Spirit of wisdom and [the Spirit of] understanding, the Spirit of counsel and [the Spirit of might], the Spirit of knowledge and of the [Spirit of the] fear of the LORD. His

The Lord spoke to me more than thirty years ago that the final move of God in this age would emphasize holy fear. The great benefit of this awakening would be the fulfillment of the single description in Scripture of the bride Jesus is returning for. She’s not a “relevant” church, although relevance is important in reaching the lost. She’s not a

The fear of the Lord rewards us in so many ways: desires fulfilled (see Psalm 145:19), faithful friends (Psalm 119:63, 74, 79), healing for our bodies (Proverbs 3:7–8), identity (Psalm 60:4), and the direction in life so many are longing for. Who are those who fear the Lord? He will show them the path they should choose. They will live in