I have a short answer....
If we don't fear the Lord now, in the sense of reverence and awe, in the end, we will be afraid of Him.... at the judgment!!
My longer answer...
If we fear God, in the right sense now, we will not hold on to hidden sin, but we will be open and confess it, and be open for God to cleanse us. Then we can experience and bask in His amazing love.
"Blessed is he whose transgression is forgiven,
whose sin is covered.
Blessed is the man to whom the Lord does not impute iniquity,
and in whose spirit there is no deceit.
When I kept silent, my bones grew old
through my groaning all the day long.
For day and night Your hand was heavy upon me;
My vitality was turned into the drought of summer.
I acknowledged my sin to You,
And my iniquity I have not hidden.
I said, 'I will confess my transgressions to the Lord,'
And You forgave the iniquity of my sin. Selah!"
(Psalm 32:1-5, NKJ)
"Many sorrows shall be to the wicked;
But he who trusts in the Lord, mercy shall surround him.
Be glad in the Lord and rejoice, you righteous;
And shout for joy, all you upright in heart!"
(Psalm 32:10-11, NKJ)
And who are the righteous and the upright in heart? Those whose sin has been forgiven. As it says in 1 John 1:7-9.....
"If we walk in the light as He is in the light, we have fellowship with one another, and the blood of Jesus Christ His Son cleanses us from all sin.
"If we say that we have no sin, we deceive ourselves, and the truth is not in us.
"If we confess our sins, He is faithful and just to forgive us our sins and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness."
Those who are in the dark have need to be afraid, but not those who walk in God's light... those who are willing for God's light to expose and reveal their heart.
"There is nor fear in love; put perfect love casts out fear, because fear involves torment. But he who fears has not been made perfect in love." (1 John 4:18, NKJ)
If we don't fear the Lord now, in the sense of reverence and awe, in the end, we will be afraid of Him.... at the judgment!!
My longer answer...
If we fear God, in the right sense now, we will not hold on to hidden sin, but we will be open and confess it, and be open for God to cleanse us. Then we can experience and bask in His amazing love.
"Blessed is he whose transgression is forgiven,
whose sin is covered.
Blessed is the man to whom the Lord does not impute iniquity,
and in whose spirit there is no deceit.
When I kept silent, my bones grew old
through my groaning all the day long.
For day and night Your hand was heavy upon me;
My vitality was turned into the drought of summer.
I acknowledged my sin to You,
And my iniquity I have not hidden.
I said, 'I will confess my transgressions to the Lord,'
And You forgave the iniquity of my sin. Selah!"
(Psalm 32:1-5, NKJ)
"Many sorrows shall be to the wicked;
But he who trusts in the Lord, mercy shall surround him.
Be glad in the Lord and rejoice, you righteous;
And shout for joy, all you upright in heart!"
(Psalm 32:10-11, NKJ)
And who are the righteous and the upright in heart? Those whose sin has been forgiven. As it says in 1 John 1:7-9.....
"If we walk in the light as He is in the light, we have fellowship with one another, and the blood of Jesus Christ His Son cleanses us from all sin.
"If we say that we have no sin, we deceive ourselves, and the truth is not in us.
"If we confess our sins, He is faithful and just to forgive us our sins and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness."
Those who are in the dark have need to be afraid, but not those who walk in God's light... those who are willing for God's light to expose and reveal their heart.
"There is nor fear in love; put perfect love casts out fear, because fear involves torment. But he who fears has not been made perfect in love." (1 John 4:18, NKJ)
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