'Who among you that feareth the Lord, that obeyeth the voice of his servant, that walketh in darkness, and hath no light? Let him trust in the name of the Lord, and stay upon his God'
(Isaiah 50:10).
The fear of the Lord is not a fear of His wrath to come, nor His terrible judgment. It is a reverential affection for God, a godly fear of Him.
Isaiah asked the question, "Who is among you that feareth the Lord? That is, who among you that fear the Lord, and his goodness; who humble themselves and have faith in Him.
We must be in awe when we think about God and his goodness, his providence and majesty.
When we experience the fear of God, we will hear his word and be submissive to the will of God.
Isaiah is saying to us, that if we have faith and believe in Christ and fear Him, because it's through his grace by faith in him that we are saved.
Who is it... that walks in darkness, and have no light? Though for a while we may walk in darkness and have no light, but when we trust in the name of Lord, we shall be comforted.
If we truly obey the voice of God's servant, and is willing to be ruled by Jesus Christ, as his servant, in doing the great work of man's redemption; we do well and please God.
When we truly fear God we will obey the voice of Christ, its as simple as that.
We sometimes walk in darkness, having no light, even though we might fear God and obey him. Those actions should not be an everyday occurrence, but it may be in occasion when our joy in the Lord is not complete and is interrupted; our spirit becomes crushed and we yield to the trap of temptation, Satan presented in our way. Thank God, we are admonished by the prophet to trust in the name of the Lord; in His goodness, his power and his wisdom. Let us but run into God's strong tower, as we depend upon him for protection and deliverance. Let us seek the All-sufficient God and stayed upon Him, calling upon our Father as Christ did on the cross.
We ought not to put our trust in man or ourselves, but in the true and living God. The Lord's name is above all other names, therefore let us take hold of it.
Have a wonderful day
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