The Fear-of-God is a spring of living water so you won't go off drinking from poisoned wells. (Proverbs 14:27--The Message)
There is an ongoing battle in many believers. They battle God on doing life His way. We are tempted to believe that we know better for ourselves than God knows and that if we follow Him we will be cheated out of something really, really good.
That's why this same chapter of Proverbs warns us, "There is a way that seems right to a man, but in the end it leads to death" (14:12).
When we are tempted to go our own way and go against God's way, we need to remind ourselves that God is Love, and therefore He truly wants what is best for us... AND, that God is All-Knowing, so He actually sees the big picture and knows what's best for us. For this reason, we can trust Him and walk with Him with an understanding that His way will not be a dead end street.
Chapter 15 became sort of a smack in the face and turned into a deeper study ... with the fear of the Lord defining those who are wise and those who are wicked. An interesting list developed in the study. Looking forward to Day 74.
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