The Ascension

 

The Fear of the Lord

Have you ever loved someone so much that you never wanted to hurt them?

That you would never want to say or do anything that would offend them?

Because they are the most important person in your life.

Love does that!

Love lays down its life for the Beloved.

Love lays down its own ego and personal desires

For the one it loves.

Love can do this because Love finds its fulfillment in Loving.

This is the Gift of the Fear of the Lord that Holy Spirit gives to those who Love Him.

The Fear of the Lord is when one is afraid to hurt the one they love.

And they would never dream of doing or saying anything that would because it would break their heart.

Do we have the Gift of the Fear of the Lord?

Do we Love God so much that we would never want to do or say anything that would offend the Lord because it would break our hearts if we did?

Do husbands and wives love each other so much that they would never want to do or say anything that would offend the other because it would break their hearts if they did?

And what about siblings and friends.

What a wonderful world this would be if we all had the Gift of the Fear of the Lord.

Jesus had all the Gifts of the Holy Spirit, because Jesus and the Holy Spirit were One!

So Jesus never wanted to do or say anything that would hurt or offend His Father.

As He said, “His food was to do the Will of the One who sent Him.” Jn. 4:34

Jesus always did whatever the Father asked Him so that the world would know that He loved the Father. Jn. 14:31

Does the world know that we Love the Father.

Do we Love the Father so much that we do anything He asks of us?

And would never want to offend Him?

This is the Fear of the Lord.

This is why Jesus ascended into Heaven.

Because He Loved His Father,

And nothing could keep Him from the One He Loved.