Friendship With God

[WalterandDebbie]

"The friendship of the Lord is for those who fear Him" Psalm 25:14.

Wisdom: "The fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom; a good understanding have all those who practice it" Psalm 111:10.

Obedience: "Praise the Lord, Blessed is the man or woman who fears the Lord, who greatly delights in His commandments" Psalms 112:1

Blessings like these surely encourage God's children to desire the fear of the Lord in their lives. But, to relate to the Lord as a friend and fear Him at the same time appears to be something of a dilemma-but it does not have to be that way.

In a personal loving relationship with someone greater and higher, there has to be recognition of who is greater and higher right up front and that is exactly what the fear of the Lord does. If we humbly relate to Him with reverential awe, a balance appears-each one relates to the other exactly as they are.

God does not become lower and we do not become higher, but there is a mutual recognition of the difference. Then the power of God's love takes over and friends begin to fellowship.

The scripture says: "Fear God and keep His commandments for this is the whole duty of man and woman" Ecclesiastes 12:13. That reverential awe leads to love and love leads to keeping His commandments.

Love always, Walter

 

[Helen]

"The friendship of the Lord is for those who fear Him" Psalm 25:14.

Wisdom: "The fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom; a good understanding have all those who practice it" Psalm 111:10.

Obedience: "Praise the Lord, Blessed is the man or woman who fears the Lord, who greatly delights in His commandments" Psalms 112:1

Blessings like these surely encourage God's children to desire the fear of the Lord in their lives. But, to relate to the Lord as a friend and fear Him at the same time appears to be something of a dilemma-but it does not have to be that way.

In a personal loving relationship with someone greater and higher, there has to be recognition of who is greater and higher right up front and that is exactly what the fear of the Lord does. If we humbly relate to Him with reverential awe, a balance appears-each one relates to the other exactly as they are.

God does not become lower and we do not become higher, but there is a mutual recognition of the difference. Then the power of God's love takes over and friends begin to fellowship.

The scripture says: "Fear God and keep His commandments for this is the whole duty of man and woman" Ecclesiastes 12:13. That reverential awe leads to love and love leads to keeping His commandments.

Love always, Walter

Thank you. Excellent post :)

I love the "friend" verses...

"Art not thou our God, who didst drive out the inhabitants of this land before thy people Israel, and gavest it to the seed of Abraham thy friend for ever?"
2 Chronicles 20:7,

"But thou, Israel, art my servant, Jacob whom I have chosen, the seed of Abraham my friend."
Isaiah 41:8,


"And the scripture was fulfilled which saith, Abraham believed God, and it was imputed unto him for righteousness: and he was called the Friend of God."
James 2:23

" And the Lord spake unto Moses face to face, as a man speaketh unto his friend. " Ex 33;11

I have always believed that this is what the whole Plan of God is.
God choosing His Bride.
Thats what Eden was all about....will we freely chose God and love Him ? Not for what He can do for us...( not follow for the "loaves and fishes" of life) ....but will we love Him just for Himself- freely.

The test is on. :)

 

[WalterandDebbie]

Thank you. Excellent post :)

I love the "friend" verses...

"Art not thou our God, who didst drive out the inhabitants of this land before thy people Israel, and gavest it to the seed of Abraham thy friend for ever?"
2 Chronicles 20:7,

"But thou, Israel, art my servant, Jacob whom I have chosen, the seed of Abraham my friend."
Isaiah 41:8,


"And the scripture was fulfilled which saith, Abraham believed God, and it was imputed unto him for righteousness: and he was called the Friend of God."
James 2:23

" And the Lord spake unto Moses face to face, as a man speaketh unto his friend. " Ex 33;11

I have always believed that this is what the whole Plan of God is.
God choosing His Bride.
Thats what Eden was all about....will we freely chose God and love Him ? Not for what He can do for us...( not follow for the "loaves and fishes" of life) ....but will we love Him just for Himself- freely.

The test is on. :)

Amen! If you think about it, I think you might agree that this is the kind of relationship that God wants between parents, and between parents and their children. They should be friends that fellowship together in the recognition of who is higher and who has authority. :)

 

[WalterandDebbie]

Amen! If you think about it, I think you might agree that this is the kind of relationship that God wants between parents, and between parents and their children. They should be friends that fellowship together in the recognition of who is higher and who has authority. :)

Amen

 

[WalterandDebbie]

"The friendship of the Lord is for those who fear Him" Psalm 25:14.

Wisdom: "The fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom; a good understanding have all those who practice it" Psalm 111:10.

Obedience: "Praise the Lord, Blessed is the man or woman who fears the Lord, who greatly delights in His commandments" Psalms 112:1

Blessings like these surely encourage God's children to desire the fear of the Lord in their lives. But, to relate to the Lord as a friend and fear Him at the same time appears to be something of a dilemma-but it does not have to be that way.

In a personal loving relationship with someone greater and higher, there has to be recognition of who is greater and higher right up front and that is exactly what the fear of the Lord does. If we humbly relate to Him with reverential awe, a balance appears-each one relates to the other exactly as they are.

God does not become lower and we do not become higher, but there is a mutual recognition of the difference. Then the power of God's love takes over and friends begin to fellowship.

The scripture says: "Fear God and keep His commandments for this is the whole duty of man and woman" Ecclesiastes 12:13. That reverential awe leads to love and love leads to keeping His commandments.

Love always, Walter

John 15:15 15I no longer call you servants, because a servant does not know his master's business. Instead, I have called you friends, for everything that I learned from my Father I have made known to you.

Amen, The Vine And The Branches, and The Relationship Of Believers To Each Other as Friends In Words and Deeds.