ATTENTION TO NOT LOSE THE FEAR OF GOD
In order to not lose the fear of God we need:
1. Diligence
- Give attention to something.
- Dedicate time to something or someone.
- Attention, care, dedication.
2. Take care of what we have heard. What we have learned in the past.
3. Avoid slipping.
4. Avoid deviating. So, we must listen very carefully to the truth we have heard, or we may drift away from it. (Hebrews 2:1 NLT)
In the church of the Lord sometimes we aren’t diligent, and we forget what we have learned, and we deviate. For example, we have been learning that we have deviated from the Fear of God.
How does it happen? Because we don’t take care of it with diligence, then our conduct starts evolving in these steps:
1.Truth is compromised. This is a sign that the fear of God has been lost.
2. Deception. In other words, we begin to walk in lies.
3.I begin to tolerate sin. It’s no longer called a sin but “a problem”
4. There is no restriction towards evil. We lose sensitivity to sin.
5. A reprobate mind. When the fear of God has left, people delight in sin. It’s incredible how someone can be in adultery and continue preaching!
6. Apostasy. Everything begins when we lose the fear of God. Truth is compromised, we begin to fool ourselves, we begin to tolerate sin, there’s no restriction of evil, there’s neglect, there’s insensitivity to sin, etc.
Think about it
Have you been diligent in taking care of the fear of God in your life?
Have you kept in your heart what you have learned in order to not sin against God?
Do you have any of the signs of losing the fear of God?
