Daily Bible Study
@just4him (323168)
Green Bay, Wisconsin
February 3, 2020 6:51am CST
Day 181
Promise 239
Psalm 103:13 Like as a father pities his children, so the LORD pities them who fear him.
14 For he knows our frame; he remembers that we are dust.
15 As for man, his days are as grass: as a flower of the field, so he flourishes.
16 For the wind passes over it, and it is gone; and the place thereof shall know it no more.
17 But the mercy of the LORD is from everlasting to everlasting upon them who fear him, and his righteousness unto children’s children;
18 To such as keep his covenant, and to those who remember his commandments to do them.
Pity – racham in Hebrew means love.
Fear – yare’ in Hebrew means reverent
When you put this verse in context then it reads: Like as a father loves his children, so the LORD loves them who reverence him.
Everyone wants love. We want people to remember us and show us mercy when we falter.
David knew God’s love. He knew God took care of him because he spent his time in reverent worship. He knew his time was limited and knew God was aware of the limit He put on his life. Therefore, David worshiped God, loved Him, and obeyed Him.
As Christians, when you reverence God, give Him the honor due Him, He will show you His love, as He did to David and all those who put their faith and trust in Him. He knows your time on earth is limited and promised to take care of you.
Will you reverence God today? Will you show Him your love?
Let’s pray: Father, thank you for Your love. I could not live a moment without Your love. Help me show You my love and reverence as I spend time in Your presence. In Jesus’ name, I pray. Amen.
Copyright © 3 February 2020 by Valerie Routhieaux
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@innertalks (23734)
• Australia
4 Feb 20
The word "fear" is used throughout the bible, even in the New Testament, at times.
I guess that you are, right, it does mean to respect and reverence God, in our lives, at other times, it might really refer to the word "fear's" usual meaning, as we should fear the coming judgement of God.
Luke, chapter 23, verse 40 says "Do you not fear God, since you are under the same sentence of condemnation?"
That was from the thief on the cross.
To fear God, is to build the wisdom of God in our heart, rather than keep a disrespect or doubt of him in our mind.
To fear, is not to be afraid, but to fear the mind's betrayal of him by its betraying your heart, and so you go the way of fear rather than love, which fear is a fear of God being real to you, rather than just having love for him and letting the fear be not there, as fear, but as revered connection to God by way of his truth living in you for him as you.
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@innertalks (23734)
• Australia
4 Feb 20
@just4him Yes. It would be good, if more people understood the different meanings of fear, and of pity, as you showed it to be there, in those readings. They would better understand the words of the Bible then too, I would think.
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