~DEVOTION~

Walking and Living in the Fear of the Lord

Fulfilling an obligation (vs) being totally committed to God

Power Point:  You are accountable for your actions - good or bad.  You must walk and live in the fear of God.  By doing so, you will be obedient all by yourself, with no one having to prod you to do so.  You will exercise restraint and self-control.

      Accountable - required - to render an explanation for an action; capable of being explained.  Plato said in his work "Apology" - that "The life which is unexamined is not worth living.  God is watching you.  "The eyes of the Lord are in every place, beholding the evil and the good." (Proverbs 15:3)

      Fear - reverential respect for God that leads to immediate obedience.

1. Love God, first and foremost.  Obey without doubting and without reservations - Deuteronomy 6:4-9; Deuteronomy 10:12; 1 John 2:15.
2. Have a made up mind to do what is right - Micah 6:8; Ecclesiastes 12:13
3. Know your Place -  I Corinthians 12:11.  You've been bought with a price - 1 Corinthians 6:19, 20; Galatians 2:20, 21
4. Show a difference [in your life].  There is a difference between clean and unholy - Leviticus 10:10
5. Stay dressed for spiritual success - Ephesians 6:10-18; 2 Corinthians 5:17
6. Keep watch over yourself - Philippians 2:12; Colossians 3
7. Pursue Peace - Hebrews 12:14
8. Go to church as often as you can so that you can fellowship with believers, learn more about the way of the Lord, and how to stay saved and grow in God's grace - 2 Peter 3:18; Hebrews 10:25.  Work for the Lord - 1 Corinthians 10:31
9. Put away everything that is not like the Lord - 2 Corinthians 7:1
10. Follow on to be better.  What it took to get you saved is the same as what it takes to keep you saved - and even more! 2 Peter 1:3-11; Isaiah 58,  Phil. 4:11.
11. Acknowledge God so that He can direct your steps - Proverbs 3:5-7
12. Live in the Word of God - Psalm 119:111; 105; 133
13. You were not born to fail, but to succeed -   Philippians 4:13
14. Change your thought pattern - Philippians 4:8, 9 
15. Be willing to help others in any way 'you' can that is God-approved!  - Galatians 6:1-2.
16.  Everyone must keep a Spirit of Repentance - Psalm 51
17. Raise your children the Bible way -  Proverbs 22:6
18. Accept the grace of God on your life - 2 Corinthians 12:9
19. It is vitally necessary to have faith in God  - Hebrews 11:6; Mark 11:22-24
20. You must realize that trials come to make you – not break [or destroy] you - James 1:2-4; I Peter 4:12-19; Romans 5:3-6
21. Guard your heart.  Follow on to know more about the Lord - Proverbs 4:23
22. Study for yourself - 2 Timothy 2:15; Acts 17:10, 11; 2 Timothy 3:16, 17
23. Be willing to endure as a good soldier - 2 Timothy 2^nd chapter
24. Do not forget to praise God, pray, and give Him thanks. Luke 18:1;   1 Thessalonians 5:12-22
25. Know that you are accountable to God - Acts 17:30; Acts 2:40; Philippians 2:10-12
26.  Remain humble [self-denial; self-humility; self-discipline] - Philippians 2:5-12
27. Walk in the spirit so that you will not fulfill the lust of the flesh.  Galatians 5:16-26
28. Avoid Distractions and remain watchful for the "Jezebel Spirit".

The following are terms about the flesh:

-         Adultery (sexual intercourse outside marriage). 

-         Fornication (sexual intercourse among the unmarried). 

-         Uncleanness (that which is said to be defiled) 

-         Lasciviousness (unbridled lust)

-         Idolatry (worshipping idols)  Saul’s greatest act of idolatry was his grasp for power.

-         Witchcraft (the practice of sorcery)

-         Hatred (the practice of strongly disliking someone). 

-         Variance (constantly changing). 

-         Emulations (ambitions or efforts to equal or surpass another). 

-         Wrath (intense anger). 

-         Strife (heated, often violent conflict). 

-         Seditions (attacks upon an established government)

-          Heresies (teachings contrary to the truth). 

-         Envyings (resentful actions) 

-         Murders (the killing of individuals)

-         Drunkenness (state of intoxication).

-         Revellings (merrymakings; situations causing great pleasure)

It’s in the Valley I Grow   Sometimes life seems hard to bear, Full of sorrow, trouble and woe It’s then I have to remember That it’s in the valleys I grow.   If I always stayed on the mountain top And never experienced pain, I would never appreciate God’s love And would be living in vain.   I have so much to learn And my growth is very slow, Sometimes I need the mountain tops, But it’s in the valley I grow.   I do not always understand Why things happen as they do, But I am very sure of one thing My Lord will see me through.   My little valleys are nothing When I picture Christ on the cross He went through the valley of death; His victory was Satan’s loss.   Forgive me Lord, for complaining When I’m feeling so very low. Just give me a gentle reminder That it’s in the valleys I grow.   Continue to strengthen me, Lord And use my life each day To share your love with others And help them find their way.   Thank you for valleys, Lord For this one thing I know The mountain tops are glorious But it’s in the valleys I grow! (Author Unknown by the Writer of this Book)