100:00:00,200 –> 00:00:13,320To fear god is to love him , So that His frown would be your greatest dread and His smile200:00:13,320 –> 00:00:17,040would be your greatest delight.300:00:17,040 –> 00:00:21,160Welcome to Open The Bible With Pastor Colin Smith. I am David Pick, glad you could be400:00:21,160 –> 00:00:22,740with us today,500:00:22,740 –> 00:00:27,879Colin this message is called The Fear of God and it was originally from the series called600:00:28,020 –> 00:00:33,439Soul Care Four Friends for your Soul. That seems like a strange connection the fear of700:00:33,439 –> 00:00:35,360god being a friend for your soul.800:00:35,360 –> 00:00:38,619Yeah, I think some folks have the idea that’s something I’d want to get rid of get away900:00:38,619 –> 00:00:39,619from.1000:00:39,619 –> 00:00:45,200But The Bible says The fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom so this is a friend1100:00:45,200 –> 00:00:46,200for the soul.1200:00:46,200 –> 00:00:50,180This is something I want to have more of so it’s not as if the fear of God and the love1300:00:50,180 –> 00:00:56,099of God are somehow fighting each other, they belong together and in the message today we1400:00:56,099 –> 00:01:00,660are going to see how they belong together and how actually they re-enforce one another1500:01:00,660 –> 00:01:02,540in a very wonderful way.1600:01:02,540 –> 00:01:07,160Well let’s get right into the message join us if you can, in The Book of Jeremiah chapter1700:01:07,160 –> 00:01:10,69932 as we continue the message, the fear of God.1800:01:10,699 –> 00:01:12,419Here’s Colin.1900:01:12,419 –> 00:01:18,139Why should we fear the Lord as we think about this awesome Day of Judgment?2000:01:18,139 –> 00:01:24,620Here’s the three answers that Thomas Manton gives to that question, number one Because2100:01:24,620 –> 00:01:34,160the judgment of God was once our due, think about that.2200:01:34,160 –> 00:01:36,300It was once our due.2300:01:36,300 –> 00:01:47,459Grace is not a right and if it were not for the sheer mercy of God poured out us in Jesus2400:01:47,459 –> 00:01:54,459Christ at immeasurable cost I would have been gone forever and whenever I think about the2500:01:54,459 –> 00:02:01,419judgment of God I cannot think about it without realising my total indebtedness for time and2600:02:01,419 –> 00:02:06,379for eternity to all the good that has come from Him and that’s going to lead as you2700:02:06,379 –> 00:02:11,460take that into your mind and heart to a sense of the awe of God to what the Bible describes2800:02:11,460 –> 00:02:13,460as the fear of the Lord.2900:02:13,460 –> 00:02:17,059That’s his first answer.3000:02:17,059 –> 00:02:28,940Second answer, we still deserve it even after Grace has made a change in our condition.3100:02:28,940 –> 00:02:34,080Why should we have the sense of the fear of the Lord when we think about the Day of Judgment3200:02:34,080 –> 00:02:41,080because the reality is that we still deserve it, even as Christian believers.3300:02:41,080 –> 00:02:48,619Understand this, that the reason there is no condemnation for Christian believers is3400:02:48,619 –> 00:02:54,479not that we have become so pure, so holy, so righteous in our Christian lives that God3500:02:54,479 –> 00:02:58,440couldn’t possibly find anything in us that was worthy of condemnation.3600:02:58,440 –> 00:03:00,979That is not the case.3700:03:00,979 –> 00:03:05,000The reason that we are not condemned is not that we become so righteous that there’s3800:03:05,000 –> 00:03:07,360nothing in us that is worthy of condemnation.3900:03:07,539 –> 00:03:13,820The only reason that we will not be condemned is because in Jesus Christ God determines4000:03:13,820 –> 00:03:22,500not to press charges on his people because the charges have been brought against his4100:03:22,500 –> 00:03:24,279own son, Jesus Christ.4200:03:24,279 –> 00:03:25,740That’s the only reason.4300:03:25,740 –> 00:03:28,020So, here’s what Mantin’s saying.4400:03:28,020 –> 00:03:32,020Understand when you think about this, not only was it once your due, but if it were4500:03:32,199 –> 00:03:38,320not for Jesus Christ even standing at your best as a Christian, you would be completely4600:03:38,320 –> 00:03:40,539gone, you would have no hope.4700:03:40,539 –> 00:03:46,199As you think about this you begin to see the degree of your dependence upon grace and upon4800:03:46,199 –> 00:03:54,619Christ and you have a sense of awe and wonder that’s altogether different from so much4900:03:54,619 –> 00:04:01,339that is trite, even within the church of God.5000:04:01,339 –> 00:04:05,119And then he gives a third answer, he says, remember this, that we are still in the process5100:04:05,119 –> 00:04:06,539of being saved.5200:04:06,539 –> 00:04:13,139He says, I know, I quote here, I know that I shall be saved but it is a difficult thing5300:04:13,139 –> 00:04:14,320to save me.5400:04:14,320 –> 00:04:19,880In other words, what he’s getting at here is that a Christian is a person who not only5500:04:19,880 –> 00:04:24,339has an awareness of their past sins that have been forgiven, a Christian is a person who5600:04:24,339 –> 00:04:29,459has an awareness of the sins that remain, the sins against which I do battle, the sins5700:04:30,279 –> 00:04:36,000we are in daily need of being saved even now.5800:04:36,000 –> 00:04:39,380And if we have no sense of that, we have very little knowledge of ourselves and probably5900:04:39,380 –> 00:04:43,559very little knowledge of God.6000:04:43,559 –> 00:04:46,820So there is nothing of self-righteousness about the true Christian.6100:04:46,820 –> 00:04:52,000At our best, we hang on the mercy of God in Jesus Christ.6200:04:52,000 –> 00:04:57,660And as we think about the reality of that day, it will cause us to tremble because of6300:04:57,660 –> 00:05:06,440what we are, and to be amazed that the grace of God should embrace us still.6400:05:06,440 –> 00:05:09,980The fear of God, do you see what it arises from?6500:05:09,980 –> 00:05:17,640A glimpse of the splendor of his glory, a sense of the reality of his judgment, and6600:05:17,640 –> 00:05:24,559here’s the third strand, the wonder of his love.6700:05:24,559 –> 00:05:29,399Psalm 130 and verse 4.6800:05:29,399 –> 00:05:33,799Begins by saying, Lord, if you were to mark all of our iniquities, if you were to mark6900:05:33,799 –> 00:05:40,040up everything I’ve done wrong this week, this year, who could possibly stand?7000:05:40,040 –> 00:05:42,980Who could stand if you were to mark all our iniquities?7100:05:43,859 –> 00:05:49,179But then he says this, with you there is forgiveness.7200:05:49,179 –> 00:05:51,480Isn’t that an amen moment?7300:05:51,500 –> 00:05:55,339With you there is forgiveness.7400:05:55,420 –> 00:05:57,600And then notice what comes next.7500:05:57,619 –> 00:06:02,899You would think he’d say, with you there is forgiveness so that you will be loved.7600:06:02,899 –> 00:06:04,679That’s not what the psalmist says.7700:06:04,679 –> 00:06:06,140Psalm 130 verse 4.7800:06:06,140 –> 00:06:08,000Get this.7900:06:08,000 –> 00:06:15,440With you there is forgiveness that you may be feared.8000:06:15,440 –> 00:06:20,839So here is the grace of God, the mercy of God, the love of God leading into the fear8100:06:20,839 –> 00:06:25,220of God, which is why I’m saying the third strand is the knowledge of God’s love.8200:06:25,220 –> 00:06:29,760Do you see now why it is only a Christian believer who can come to the knowledge of8300:06:29,760 –> 00:06:30,880the fear of God.8400:06:30,880 –> 00:06:34,920Because only a Christian believer has come to see something of His glory and to meditate8500:06:34,980 –> 00:06:39,839on the awesome reality of His judgment and to experience the wonder of His love.8600:06:39,839 –> 00:06:46,019The world doesn’t know these things, but we do.8700:06:46,019 –> 00:06:50,679How does this work, the forgiveness that you may be feared?8800:06:50,679 –> 00:06:53,399Here’s what it’s like.8900:06:53,399 –> 00:06:58,820You come to know as a Christian believer the amazing love of God poured out to you in Jesus9000:06:58,820 –> 00:07:04,859Christ, forgiveness at immeasurable and unspeakable cost.9100:07:04,899 –> 00:07:08,899But as you experience the wonder of His love, you begin to feel within your heart,9200:07:08,899 –> 00:07:14,480how can I sin against love like this?9300:07:14,480 –> 00:07:21,299How can I grieve the heart of a father who loves me this much?9400:07:21,299 –> 00:07:28,899How can I wound the Son of God, who already has borne so many wounds for me?9500:07:29,779 –> 00:07:33,420You don’t sin so easily when your heart is filled with the knowledge of9600:07:33,420 –> 00:07:36,179the love of Christ.9700:07:36,179 –> 00:07:37,839Because it produces the fear of God.9800:07:37,839 –> 00:07:41,619With you there is forgiveness, that you may be feared.9900:07:44,040 –> 00:07:48,380I’ve adapted a definition of the fear of the Lord, or perhaps a description is a better10000:07:48,380 –> 00:07:53,579way of putting it, from John Brown, who wrote a massive commentary on 1 Peter, which includes10100:07:53,720 –> 00:07:57,399the words, fear God, in chapter 2 in verse 17.10200:07:57,399 –> 00:08:02,160And Brown’s got pages and pages but it boils down to this, let me put it to you in a sentence10300:08:02,160 –> 00:08:04,899as clearly as I can.10400:08:04,899 –> 00:08:15,279That to fear God is to love him so that his frown would be your greatest dread, and his10500:08:15,279 –> 00:08:17,679smile would be your greatest delight.10600:08:17,679 –> 00:08:19,980That’s what it is.10700:08:20,519 –> 00:08:27,739It’s so to love God that to bring displeasure to the Father who loves you like this would10800:08:27,739 –> 00:08:33,400be the thing you would dread the most, better than anything, than to grieve the heart of10900:08:33,400 –> 00:08:37,020my Father who loves me like this.11000:08:37,020 –> 00:08:44,859And oh what joy there is to live under his smile, to experience his pleasure.11100:08:44,900 –> 00:08:53,940That’s the heart of the person who fears the Lord, the fear of the Lord.11200:08:53,940 –> 00:08:58,719It’s in the heart of someone who has seen his glory, the splendor of his glory and the11300:08:58,719 –> 00:09:04,659reality of his judgment and the wonder of his love, glory, judgment, love.11400:09:04,659 –> 00:09:10,099Now do you see why in the Old Testament it speaks about the people of God will feed him11500:09:10,099 –> 00:09:12,619forever?11600:09:12,900 –> 00:09:16,940Because in heaven itself, what are we going to experience?11700:09:16,940 –> 00:09:23,299The splendor of his glory beautifully unveiled.11800:09:23,299 –> 00:09:28,659And heaven will remain a happy and holy place forever and forever.11900:09:28,659 –> 00:09:29,659Why?12000:09:29,659 –> 00:09:36,460Because the judgment of God will continue forever and forever upon sinners in hell.12100:09:36,460 –> 00:09:42,859And His love will be unveiled, and we shall see it in its fullness.12200:09:42,859 –> 00:09:47,260So that the people of God will find joy in Him as never before.12300:09:47,260 –> 00:09:59,239Casting our crowns before Him in worship and love and praise, glory, judgment, love expressed12400:09:59,239 –> 00:10:02,700out of the very heart of God.12500:10:02,700 –> 00:10:08,580And His people loving Him as they fear Him and fearing Him as they love Him forever and12600:10:08,580 –> 00:10:12,820forever and forever and forever.12700:10:12,820 –> 00:10:18,780Friends, we’re looking at heaven, let me bring you right back down to earth and just12800:10:18,780 –> 00:10:21,960see the contrast.12900:10:21,960 –> 00:10:32,179We’re living today in what I’m going to describe as the OMG culture.13000:10:32,179 –> 00:10:37,320And you know what I’m saying, we’re awash with reality TV shows, whether it be Fix It13100:10:37,320 –> 00:10:43,719Upper houses, I really enjoy some of these by the way, or whoever’s losing the most weight13200:10:43,719 –> 00:10:44,679or whatever these things are.13300:10:44,679 –> 00:10:46,799They have a certain formula and you know what’s coming.13400:10:46,799 –> 00:10:54,099At the end there’s going to be the reveal and at the reveal people are surprised and13500:10:54,099 –> 00:11:00,219delighted at something that has happened either to them or to their home or whatever the particular13600:11:00,299 –> 00:11:03,539show that we’re thinking about is.13700:11:03,539 –> 00:11:08,140And you know if you watch any of these shows and I’ve tipped my head as to which ones I13800:11:08,140 –> 00:11:14,500particularly enjoy on The Home and Garden channel or whatever that is you know what’s13900:11:14,500 –> 00:11:15,500going to happen.14000:11:15,500 –> 00:11:23,479If you’re a Christian, it’ll always touch you in some way, grieve you, that almost universally14100:11:23,599 –> 00:11:31,640the characteristic way of expressing surprise is for someone to shriek out and articulate14200:11:31,640 –> 00:11:40,359the letters G-O-D in a way that shows that the person knows absolutely nothing of the14300:11:40,359 –> 00:11:47,020glory or the judgement or the love of the one of whom they speak.14400:11:47,799 –> 00:11:48,359OMG!14500:11:48,359 –> 00:11:56,200All over the internet, all over our culture, and if you think about this for a moment,14600:11:56,200 –> 00:12:03,599the Jews had such a fear of the Lord, such a sense of the exalted glory and judgement14700:12:03,599 –> 00:12:10,580and love of God that they would not even speak His name!14800:12:10,580 –> 00:12:16,820And we rewash in a culture that has so lost the knowledge of who God is, that it’s14900:12:16,820 –> 00:12:24,320become the characteristic way of shrieking.15000:12:24,320 –> 00:12:30,820And I want to give you this challenge, young and old, if you are a Christian, I want you15100:12:30,820 –> 00:12:43,179to resolve with me today that anytime you ever speak or write the name of God or of15200:12:44,099 –> 00:12:51,520Christ that you as a Christian will speak that name in a way that would make it quite15300:12:51,520 –> 00:13:00,340evident that you know something of his glory, something of his judgement and something of15400:13:00,340 –> 00:13:01,340his love.15500:13:01,340 –> 00:13:05,719Because I’ll tell you folks, we’re living in a culture where the knowledge of God is15600:13:05,719 –> 00:13:11,619fast erased and in such a culture what is desperately needed is a community of people15700:13:11,619 –> 00:13:17,520who at least can speak about the name of God in a way that shows that we know him and that15800:13:17,520 –> 00:13:19,479we fear him and that we love him.15900:13:19,479 –> 00:13:21,719Isn’t that needed among us today?16000:13:21,719 –> 00:13:26,580It’s desperately needed and it’s going to be desperately needed in high schools and16100:13:26,580 –> 00:13:27,919middle schools.16200:13:27,919 –> 00:13:32,760This is one place where something different can be seen in you.16300:13:32,760 –> 00:13:35,059Don’t miss that opportunity.16400:13:35,059 –> 00:13:38,419You’re someone who fears God and loves God.16500:13:38,419 –> 00:13:40,719Loves God and fears God.16600:13:42,580 –> 00:13:46,520You’re listening to Open the Bible with Pastor Colin Smith and a message called the16700:13:46,520 –> 00:13:47,979Fear of God.16800:13:47,979 –> 00:13:51,380One of the most requested messages that we’ve had.16900:13:51,380 –> 00:13:56,820We’ve bundled it together with other popular messages under the title listener favourites.17000:13:56,820 –> 00:14:00,940Don’t forget if you ever miss one of the series you can always catch up or go back and listen17100:14:00,940 –> 00:14:01,940again online.17200:14:01,940 –> 00:14:07,820At our web-site OpenTheBible.org.uk or find us as a podcast.17300:14:07,820 –> 00:14:10,099Those are on all the main podcast sites.17400:14:10,099 –> 00:14:15,659Search for Open the Bible UK and subscribe if you want to receive regular reminders.17500:14:15,659 –> 00:14:18,619There’s also a link to the podcast on our web-site.17600:14:18,619 –> 00:14:24,520For all this month we’re talking about Colin’s book Fly Through the Bible, and associated17700:14:24,520 –> 00:14:28,380Bible study materials for individuals and small groups.17800:14:28,380 –> 00:14:32,739And I’ll be talking to Open The Bible’s executive director John Martin later in the17900:14:32,739 –> 00:14:36,219program about Fly Through the Bible so I hope you’ll stay with us.18000:14:36,359 –> 00:14:39,140We’re in Jeremiah, chapter 32 now.18100:14:39,140 –> 00:14:42,799As we continue the message The Fear of God, here’s Colin.18200:14:42,799 –> 00:14:49,219Now, let me just wrap up here in these last moments by saying this, that the fear of the18300:14:49,219 –> 00:14:51,380Lord will bring wonderful blessing into your life.18400:14:51,380 –> 00:14:53,460The more you have of it, the better it will be.18500:14:53,460 –> 00:14:57,599The fear of God is a wonderful friend for your soul.18600:14:57,599 –> 00:15:01,719In the book of Proverbs we read these words, blessed is the one who fears the Lord always.18700:15:01,719 –> 00:15:04,419You’re going to be blessed.18800:15:04,419 –> 00:15:06,640How are you going to be blessed?18900:15:06,640 –> 00:15:11,219Because you’re going to make wiser decisions, because you know the fear of the Lord is the19000:15:11,219 –> 00:15:12,559beginning of what?19100:15:12,559 –> 00:15:13,559Wisdom.19200:15:13,559 –> 00:15:14,919You’re going to make better decisions.19300:15:14,919 –> 00:15:17,580The more you know of the fear of the Lord the better decisions you’re going to make19400:15:17,580 –> 00:15:21,960in your life, because God carries weight and therefore you won’t simply be going on your19500:15:21,960 –> 00:15:23,500own personal impulse.19600:15:23,500 –> 00:15:26,080You’d be much wiser.19700:15:26,080 –> 00:15:28,799The fear of the Lord will keep you from sinning.19800:15:28,799 –> 00:15:33,179That’s in Exodus 20, in verse 20 and it’s also right here in Jeremiah, chapter 32.19900:15:34,179 –> 00:15:38,179A sense of this God and He’s being present with you right now and one day you’re going20000:15:38,179 –> 00:15:40,760to stand before Him and nothing can ever be hidden from Him.20100:15:40,760 –> 00:15:42,559That’s going to help keep you from sinning.20200:15:42,559 –> 00:15:44,919It’s going to strengthen you against temptation.20300:15:44,919 –> 00:15:48,880Fear God more you’ll sin less.20400:15:48,880 –> 00:15:51,359And you’ll be motivated with regards to evangelism.20500:15:51,359 –> 00:15:55,380It’s since we know the fear of the Lord that we seek to persuade others, that the Church20600:15:55,380 –> 00:15:59,599gets moved with regards to the gospel being brought to others.20700:15:59,599 –> 00:16:04,320Because we’re the ones who have a sense of the awesome reality of the day that lies20800:16:04,320 –> 00:16:06,820ahead of every person.20900:16:06,820 –> 00:16:12,580So, there are multiple ways in which blessing is just going to flow into your life more21000:16:12,580 –> 00:16:13,580and more.21100:16:13,580 –> 00:16:19,700The more that you’re able to move away from trivial, low level views of God to something21200:16:19,700 –> 00:16:24,619that really shaped by what was revealed in the Bible, the splendor of God’s glory,21300:16:24,619 –> 00:16:29,400the reality of His judgment and the wonder of His love.21400:16:29,400 –> 00:16:34,020And I want you to notice too that this is something that is wonderfully promised.21500:16:34,020 –> 00:16:41,460Verse 40, I will put the fear of me in their hearts.21600:16:41,460 –> 00:16:44,719Well, notice what God says here to His people.21700:16:44,719 –> 00:16:50,239I’m going to put this in your hearts so that you won’t turn against me.21800:16:50,239 –> 00:16:54,780It’s a wonderful promise, it’s part of the promise of a new heart that runs all the way21900:16:54,780 –> 00:16:57,219through these Old Testament prophecies.22000:16:57,559 –> 00:17:00,780I’m going to put this in you.22100:17:00,780 –> 00:17:06,060Oh boy, you read stories in the New Testament about how God did that in the life of the22200:17:06,060 –> 00:17:07,280early church.22300:17:07,280 –> 00:17:09,020There are two stories in particular.22400:17:09,020 –> 00:17:13,020One is a story of judgment, one is a story of grace.22500:17:13,020 –> 00:17:16,479The story of judgment is in Acts chapter five.22600:17:16,479 –> 00:17:20,880Two people, Ananias and Sapphira, they got some property, they sell it, they decide that22700:17:20,880 –> 00:17:24,099they’re going to give money to the church.22800:17:24,099 –> 00:17:28,660They were under no obligation to do that, but they chose to do it.22900:17:28,660 –> 00:17:32,000They could’ve given all of the money to the church, they could’ve given some of the23000:17:32,000 –> 00:17:35,819money to the church, they could’ve given none of the money to the church.23100:17:35,819 –> 00:17:39,500What they chose to do is to give some of the money to the church and here’s the deal,23200:17:39,500 –> 00:17:40,900they then lied about it.23300:17:40,900 –> 00:17:43,660Why in the world did they do that?23400:17:43,660 –> 00:17:47,020They liked to the apostles about the gift.23500:17:47,020 –> 00:17:50,699They said this is all that we got.23600:17:51,420 –> 00:17:58,939And you know the story of Ananias and Sapphira that before the day was done, Ananias, stone23700:17:58,959 –> 00:18:00,040dead.23800:18:00,040 –> 00:18:04,579Sapphira, stone dead.23900:18:04,579 –> 00:18:12,260And the bible tells us that great fear came upon the whole church.24000:18:12,260 –> 00:18:13,380And all who heard these things.24100:18:13,380 –> 00:18:16,900Well, you can imagine that, can’t you?24200:18:17,000 –> 00:18:24,900These people lied to the apostles and they’re dead?24300:18:24,900 –> 00:18:31,359Now you would think that that would be the end of church growth, wouldn’t you?24400:18:31,359 –> 00:18:37,040Seriously, because it says all the community knew about this, I mean it went right round.24500:18:37,040 –> 00:18:43,319Better not touch that church, tell a lie in that church, you’re dead!24600:18:43,319 –> 00:18:45,319Better not go there.24700:18:45,660 –> 00:18:50,160Here’s the remarkable thing, that the Acts of the Apostles record three verses later,24800:18:50,180 –> 00:18:59,380Acts 5 and verse 14, more than ever, believers were added to the Lord.24900:18:59,380 –> 00:19:01,439You know why?25000:19:01,439 –> 00:19:04,660Because out in the whole community, people began to think, my goodness, if there’s a25100:19:04,660 –> 00:19:09,839God who has power like that, I better think about getting right with Him.25200:19:09,839 –> 00:19:12,160Wouldn’t you think that?25300:19:12,459 –> 00:19:16,959If there really is a God of awesome power, hadn’t I better get right with Him?25400:19:16,979 –> 00:19:21,939And the fear of the Lord actually led to a whole movement in which people were brought25500:19:21,939 –> 00:19:24,199to faith and repentance.25600:19:24,199 –> 00:19:31,859I’ll put my fear in your heart, and it’s gonna bring transformation.25700:19:31,859 –> 00:19:36,619The other is a wonderful story of grace, Saul of Tarsus, and he’s killing Christians, and25800:19:36,619 –> 00:19:38,619he’s running this campaign against them.25900:19:38,619 –> 00:19:40,599And then he’s marvelously converted.26000:19:40,939 –> 00:19:44,599And of course Christians find it very hard to believe that this has actually happened,26100:19:44,599 –> 00:19:49,420but in the end, they hear him genuinely preaching the gospel, defending the Christ that he used26200:19:49,420 –> 00:19:50,500to hate.26300:19:50,500 –> 00:19:55,900And we are told at the end of Acts, in Chapter 9, after that amazing story of God’s grace,26400:19:55,900 –> 00:20:01,640that the church was walking in the fear of the Lord and in the comfort of the Spirit,26500:20:01,640 –> 00:20:02,640and it multiplied.26600:20:02,640 –> 00:20:05,540You see what’s happening there?26700:20:05,540 –> 00:20:07,859People are in awe of God.26800:20:08,819 –> 00:20:15,739If God can save Saul of Tarsus, there’s no limit to what he can do.26900:20:15,739 –> 00:20:22,479And suddenly there’s a new sense of how great and how glorious God is, and the spiritual27000:20:22,479 –> 00:20:28,780temperature’s gone up, and people are being drawn to the knowledge of this God for whom27100:20:28,780 –> 00:20:31,180nothing is impossible.27200:20:32,160 –> 00:20:37,780I will put my fear in their hearts.27300:20:37,780 –> 00:20:46,459Lord, put more of this fear of you in our hearts, this fear of you, this awe of you27400:20:46,459 –> 00:20:53,260that arises from a knowledge of the splendor of Your glory, that arises from the knowledge27500:20:53,260 –> 00:20:58,560of You, reality of Your judgment and the wonder of Your love.27600:20:58,619 –> 00:21:03,180And let me leave you with this as just the last note, and it’s simply this.27700:21:03,180 –> 00:21:08,239There’s a prayer that you can use this week to Earth everything that we’ve been learning27800:21:08,239 –> 00:21:15,719from the Bible, and it’s in Psalm 86 and verse 11 where David prays these words.27900:21:15,719 –> 00:21:19,640Lord, unite my heart to fear Your name.28000:21:19,640 –> 00:21:21,420Isn’t that a great prayer?28100:21:21,420 –> 00:21:26,140And you can say, now, Lord, you promised to put the fear of you into the hearts of your28200:21:26,140 –> 00:21:27,280people.28300:21:27,280 –> 00:21:32,780And this is what I want more of, unite my heart to fear Your name.28400:21:32,780 –> 00:21:34,760Let me never take you lightly.28500:21:34,760 –> 00:21:36,819Sin against you easily.28600:21:36,819 –> 00:21:40,760Let me take in your glory, your judgment and your love.28700:21:40,760 –> 00:21:42,400This heart, it needs uniting.28800:21:42,400 –> 00:21:44,640I’m pulled in all directions.28900:21:44,640 –> 00:21:47,380This heart’s all over the place.29000:21:47,380 –> 00:21:54,040Now, make my heart one, and make it one in this, to fear Your name because I’m seeing29100:21:54,040 –> 00:21:56,099something of Your glory.29200:21:56,719 –> 00:22:02,800And I felt something of the reality of Your judgment, and I am experiencing something29300:22:02,800 –> 00:22:05,939of the wonder of Your love.29400:22:06,619 –> 00:22:16,319Make my heart one, Lord Jesus for Your sake, amen.29500:22:16,680 –> 00:22:20,800You’ve been listening to Open the Bible with Pastor Colin Smith, and a message called29600:22:20,819 –> 00:22:25,479The Fear of God, all about three benefits of the fear of God.29700:22:25,959 –> 00:22:29,619And if you’ve missed any of the message, or if you want to go back and listen again,29800:22:29,619 –> 00:22:35,339you can do that online at our website openthebible.org.uk.29900:22:36,219 –> 00:22:41,219I’m with Open the Bible’s Executive Director, John Martin, with some news about Colin’s30000:22:41,219 –> 00:22:43,900book, Fly Through the Bible.30100:22:43,900 –> 00:22:48,319Well David, I know that you’re a pilot, your aeroplane features in the trailer we film30200:22:48,319 –> 00:22:49,859for Fly Through the Bible.30300:22:49,859 –> 00:22:54,339You’ll know, when you’re up in an aeroplane, the view from above is majestic.30400:22:54,359 –> 00:22:56,760And that’s what it’s like to fly through the Bible.30500:22:57,500 –> 00:23:02,760Written by Colin Smith, Fly Through the Bible takes you on a high-altitude journey through30600:23:02,780 –> 00:23:04,060the Bible story.30700:23:04,060 –> 00:23:06,900What can people expect from this study course?30800:23:06,900 –> 00:23:12,599On this journey, you will meet 5 people from the Old Testament, explore 5 events from the30900:23:12,599 –> 00:23:17,640life of Jesus, and discover 5 gifts that God gives to every Christian.31000:23:18,400 –> 00:23:23,479It’s a journey you can discover by yourself, with others in your church, or with a friend.31100:23:24,380 –> 00:23:28,500Each chapter ends with questions for reflection and discussion.31200:23:28,500 –> 00:23:31,819The book is designed to be short, simple and sharable.31300:23:31,819 –> 00:23:35,199So the book is one way to take the journey – what else is there?31400:23:35,199 –> 00:23:38,540There’s other free resources on our website too.31500:23:38,540 –> 00:23:43,380You’ll find short videos of Colin taking you through each chapter, you can download31600:23:43,380 –> 00:23:49,839a free small-group guide if you want to go deeper, or take the shortest journey by downloading31700:23:49,839 –> 00:23:53,020Fly – our free interactive app.31800:23:53,099 –> 00:23:57,020So this course would suit somebody who’s quite new to studying the Bible.31900:23:57,180 –> 00:24:01,400Even if you’ve never opened the Bible, this short flight will introduce you to God’s32000:24:01,420 –> 00:24:06,560Word, and leave you marvelling at how the big picture landscape of God’s story fits32100:24:06,560 –> 00:24:07,560together.32200:24:07,560 –> 00:24:15,280Full details of Fly Through the Bible are on our website open-the-bible.org.uk32300:24:15,280 –> 00:24:20,880And this month, and next, we’re offering the book, Fly Through the Bible, as our thank32400:24:21,739 –> 00:24:24,400you gift if you’re able to begin a new direct debit to the32500:24:24,400 –> 00:24:30,640work of Open the Bible in the amount of £5 per month, or more, or a one-off gift of £5032600:24:30,640 –> 00:24:31,819or more.32700:24:31,819 –> 00:24:35,280Full terms and conditions of this offer, and, to give online32800:24:35,280 –> 00:24:40,099come to our website openthebible.org.uk32900:24:40,099 –> 00:24:44,560For Open the Bible, for pastor Colin Smith, I’m David Pick and I hope you’ll join us33000:24:44,560 –> 00:24:45,819again next time.33100:24:50,900 –> 00:24:58,800When asked, how can I inherit eternal life?33200:24:58,800 –> 00:25:02,560Jesus said, you must be good, like God.33300:25:02,560 –> 00:25:03,959Well how is that possible?33400:25:03,959 –> 00:25:06,920Find out next time on Open the Bible.