Fear God Not Man, Psalm 119:113-120

Psalm 119:113-120 (NKJV): I hate the double-minded, But I love Your law. ¹¹⁴ You are my hiding place and my shield; I hope in Your word. ¹¹⁵ Depart from me, you evildoers, For I will keep the commandments of my God! ¹¹⁶ Uphold me according to Your word, that I may live; And do not let me be ashamed of my hope. ¹¹⁷ Hold me up, and I shall be safe, And I shall observe Your statutes continually. ¹¹⁸ You reject all those who stray from Your statutes, For their deceit is falsehood. ¹¹⁹ You put away all the wicked of the earth like dross; Therefore I love Your testimonies. ¹²⁰ My flesh trembles for fear of You, And I am afraid of Your judgments.

Too many times we fear what man can do to us. We think the worse when others come against us. We run to the hills, so to speak, when we are persecuted. Instead, we need to look to Our Lord.

What does it mean to Fear The Lord? It means we are to Regard Him in Reverence. It means we are to Respect Him. It means we are to follow His Direction. He knows better than us what’s good.

When we follow God closely, He will Protect us. He will lift us up. He will change us for the better. It has been said, “Instead of telling God how big your problems are, tell your problems how big your God is. He has it under control for us and we should trust that.

We will continue to be looking at Psalm 119 in sections. Although,  we need Jesus to bring us back into A Relationship with God The Father, this Psalm lays a foundation of how we should be walking in our Faith walks.