Fear of the Lord

Proverbs 1:7, The fear of the LORD is the beginning of knowledge; fools despise wisdom and instruction.----------Proverbs 1:28-29, Then they will call upon Me, but I will not answer; they will seek Me diligently but will not find Me. Because they hated knowledge and did not choose the fear of the LORD,---------- Read it! Then live it! Proverbs contains some of the most applicable nuggets of truth in all of the Bible. Most of the proverbs are concise statements brimming over with imagery from the real world. This approach allows us to see very clearly how any particular proverb might be applied to any number of everyday situations we encounter—from getting out of bed in the morning to building a strong foundation in our relationships with others. Proverbs reminds us that God concerns Himself not just with the big, life-changing events of life but even those mundane, “invisible” moments in our lives as well.---------- Are you following God, even in those seemingly “small” circumstances? Allow Proverbs to refocus your attention on all the hidden moments of your life and allow it’s wisdom to “fool-proof” your life. We start this week looking specifially at the wisdom contained in the words of the seventh verse of chapter one: “The FEAR OF THE LORD is the beginning of knowledge…”