Today as we conclude this week’s look at Godliness. I want us to focus on verse 17. I know it seems like we are backtracking. That’s because we are, duh. Verse 17 has a very important phrase in it, “conduct yourselves throughout the time of your stay here in fear.” Are we on vacation? This verse is referring to your life. Your stay here refers to the time you have been allowed to live on this planet. Most people would say oh just live it up when your young and then when you get older you can get serious about things of God. But notice something it does say anything about age or when. It just simply says your stay here. If you have ever thought that its ok to do whatever you want when you are young you need to understand that the Bible does not teach that concept. However it does say live your life in fear. Fear of what? God, but this is not a fear that would hinder you like being afraid of the dark or a monster or a scary movie. This is a fear that drives us closer to God. This fear is a reverence, an awe of something. We need to live our lives in reverence of God. We need to live our lives understanding what God has done. The reason we jump back to this verse is because this week we have looked at things God has done and this should drive us to fear or stand in awe of how great God is.
Father today help me to live for you. Give me strength to face each day knowing that you are right there.
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