Fear of the Lord - With Your Whole Heart

Growing in the Fear of the Lord - What is Changing?
- Our Posture Before God
- Our Understanding of God (His Glory)
- Our Transformation by God (Temple)
- Our Participation with God (His Will)

5 At Gibeon the Lord appeared to Solomon during the night in a dream, and God said, “Ask for whatever you want me to give you.” —1 Kings 3:5

9 So give your servant a discerning heart to govern your people and to distinguish between right and wrong. For who is able to govern this great people of yours?” —1 Kings 3:9

1My child, listen to what I say,
and treasure my commands. —Proverbs 2:1 (NLT)

Good friend, take to heart what I’m telling you;
collect my counsels and guard them with your life. —Proverbs 2:1 (MSG)

2 Tune your ears to wisdom,
and concentrate on understanding.
3 Cry out for insight,
and ask for understanding.
4 Search for them as you would for silver;
seek them like hidden treasures. —Proverbs 2:2-4 (NLT)

44 “The Kingdom of Heaven is like a treasure that a man discovered hidden in a field. In his excitement, he hid it again and sold everything he owned to get enough money to buy the field. 45 “Again, the Kingdom of Heaven is like a merchant on the lookout for choice pearls. 46 When he discovered a pearl of great value, he sold everything he owned and bought it! —Matthew 13:44-46 (NLT)

5 Then you will understand what it means to fear the Lord,
and you will gain knowledge of God. —Proverbs 2:5 (NLT)

Believe me, before you know it Fear-of-God will be yours;
you’ll have come upon the Knowledge of God. —Probers 2:5 (MSG)

O God, you are my God;
I earnestly search for you.
My soul thirsts for you;
my whole body longs for you
in this parched and weary land
where there is no water. —Psalm 63:1 (NLT)