I fear God

 

Many say that if you are a good person, you have nothing to fear for. But based on your judgment, are you sure you are a good person? 

Can you count on your fingers all the people that you’ve intentionally or unintentionally hurt in the past? 

For me, being a good person, is whoever follows the Bible and believes/fears/love God and Jesus. 

Then you may question: But if you love God, why do you fear him?

I fear God because I respect him, as much as I can. Just like I respect and love my parents. I also fear them when they are upset. I fear making them mad. I fear my actions towards them not being forgiven, if I sin and get caught. I fear being punished and I fear hurting them. 

God is our father. And that’s how a father/daughter/son relationship works. If we don’t fear our parents, we lose respect for them. 

If I didn’t fear God, I would be a complete different person. I would do whatever I want, either bad or good.

I would probably hurt people, without realizing it. 

I would lack respect for others, because I wouldn’t care about the consequences, if good and bad wasn’t part of my belief system.

I would be selfish and egocentric. A power and money  seeker. 

All I would care about is myself, and not about others. 

Thankfully those were never the case, because I have God. 

The fear of God makes us humane. It makes us respect and care more for others.