Scriptures: Proverbs 1:7, 1:29, 10:27, 16:6, 22:4, Psalm 25:12, 34:7, 36:1-2, 85:9

The term "fear of God" could very easily conjure up the wrong image in your mind and make you think something about God that He would want you to think. Let's give a simple definition of the fear of God. The fear of God is the continual awareness that we are in the presence of a holy, just, and almighty God, and that every thought, word, action, and deed is open before Him and is being judged by Him. In this message, Dr. Merritt explains how to develop a healthy, biblical fear of God.

"When the psalmist said that the fear of the Lord is the beginning of knowledge, he simply meant the true knowledge of God always begins with a deep reverence for Him." --Dr. Merritt

Keywords: fear, God, awareness, presence, holiness, holy, almighty, justice, judge Old Testament