Fear
And he (Adam) said, “I heard the sound of Thee in the garden, and I was afraid because I was naked; so I hid myself ” (Gen 3:10).
The first mention of fear in the Bible is in the above verse. There is a pure and holy fear of God, and there is an unholy fear. This is the unholy fear of God that leads to further corruption of the soul, and causes us to run from Him instead of to Him. The holy fear of God would never cause us to attempt to hide from Him. The holy fear of God is rooted in the knowledge that He is God and no one can hide from Him. It acknowledges that He is all knowing, and we at best know very little. The holy fear of God is the “beginning of wisdom” (see Prov 9:10) because it acknowledges that we need help from Him to know anything accurately.
The unholy fear of God is rooted in the poisonous fruit of the Tree of Knowledge of Good and Evil. This fear is not rooted so much in who God is, but in our own self-centeredness. This is the fear that causes us to try to hide from God and one another. This causes the facades and pretensions that so dominate the relationships of fallen men.
- The issue of the number of immigrants trying to get to Europe is now a great concern to the world.
- Between 2000 and 2,500 migrants the war torn countries of North and horn of Africa have perished in the Mediterranean Sea this year!
- 15 Christian immigrants from Nigeria and Ghana were thrown into the sea by Islamic militants who were on board with them.
- Djibouti is now facing influx of Yemeni refugees.
- Pray for peace in Africa so that this forceful migration will end.
- Pray for wisdom for Europe in dealing with militants who are sneaking into Europe as migrants or asylum seekers.