THOSE WHO FEAR GOD 1

12 WHO IS THE MAN THAT FEARS THE LORD? HIM SHALL HE TEACH IN THE WAY HE CHOOSES.
13 HE HIMSELF SHALL DWELL IN PROSPERITY, AND HIS DESCENDANTS SHALL INHERIT THE EARTH.
14 THE SECRET OF THE LORD IS WITH THOSE WHO FEAR HIM, AND HE WILL SHOW THEM HIS COVENANT.
15 My eyes are ever toward the LORD, For He shall pluck my feet out of the net."
Psalm 25:12–15 (NKJV)

• Fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom, the Scripture says (Proverbs 9:10).

• Reverential fear of God leads to a deeper fellowship or communion with Him, which ultimately leads to friendship (Isaiah 41:8; James 2:23).
• People who fear God are shown the path to follow in life—the way or path which He has chosen for them to follow. This is revealed to them and they are taught how to tread the path (Psalm 25:12).
• Those who fear God, whom He had revealed the chosen path to, are those who dwell in His goodness or prosperity. The descendants of such inherit the earth (Psalm 25:13).
• God is a friend to those who fear Him. His secrets are made known to them. And He teaches or shows them His covenant (Psalm 25:14). In other words, God cuts a covenant with such who fear Him. He made a compact, a league, or a confederacy with them.
• Secrets are shared with those whom one has a covenant relationship with (Isaiah 41:8; John 15:15). Such are covenant friends. Thus, reverential fear is a way to cut a covenant with God—as a believer in Christ Jesus.
• The fear being talked about here is the willingness to obey, do His bidding or command—whatever He said to do.
• Thus, obedience to His commands leads to friendship: "YOU ARE MY FRIENDS IF YOU DO WHATEVER I COMMAND YOU" (John 15:14 NKJV).
  READ: Matthew 12:50
• Note: This same fear of God makes your eyes be on Him for whatever you wanted or needed to do (Psalm 25:15).
• God does not want a distant relationship. A relationship from afar cannot be intimate or cordial. There cannot be a fellowship or communion in such a relationship, and God does not want such.

• What is Covenant?

• In the Old Testament, and in the passage of the Bible used as the text of this teaching; the Hebrew word translated "covenant" is "berit". The term was probably derived from"bara", means "to bind".
• Thus, the Word "berit" denotes a binding relationship between two parties in which each pledges to perform some services for the other.
• A Bible dictionary defines Covenant As: Oath-bound promise whereby one party solemnly pledges to bless or serve another party in some specified way.
• The keeping of the promise usually depends on the meeting of certain conditions by the party to which the promise was made (Deuteronomy 7:7,12-26; 8:19,20; 28:1-68; Jeremiah 3:6-8; Hosea 1:1-8).
• Although, in some occasions the promise was made unilaterally and unconditionally. An Example: The covenant God made with Noah called for no human response (Genesis 9:9-17).
• Thus, the term of whatever covenant made or cut by God with anyone is usually based on the condition of perfect obedience. The obedience is always measured by whether the person, the covenantee, keeps God's commands—the instructions of God, the Covenanter.
• Consequently, God does cut or establish a covenant with the people who walk in obedience to His commands. Intimacy or secret counsel is shared with such people by God.
• If God established a covenant with a person, a believer, He usually blessed the person, be committed to the covenant and perpetuated the covenant; caused the covenant to be extended to his or her posterity.

• The covenant of redemption, which was the first covenant. This was the covenant God the Father made or established with God the Son to redeem the fallen mankind, humanity. This covenant was made before the time began:
9 WHO HAS SAVED US AND CALLED US WITH A HOLY CALLING, NOT ACCORDING TO OUR WORKS, BUT ACCORDING TO HIS OWN PURPOSE AND GRACE WHICH WAS GIVEN TO US IN CHRIST JESUS BEFORE TIME BEGAN, 10 BUT HAS NOW BEEN REVEALED BY THE APPEARING OF OUR SAVIOUR JESUS CHRIST, WHO HAS ABOLISHED DEATH AND BROUGHT LIFE AND IMMORTALITY TO LIGHT THROUGH THE GOSPEL" (2 Timothy 1:9,10 NKJV).
READ: Titus 1:2

• This covenant of redemption has a lot of benefits or blessings which are stated in the Bible. Obeying or following or living these principles; that is, practicing them, strengthens your relationship and communion with God.
• In addition, there are principles or rules which God emphasizes for an individual believer to do or practice, or pay attention to, and should make such to be part of his or her life. Such rules also should not be trivialized or joked with (Judges 13:12).
• Obeying and living by the general principles found in the Bible, practicing the Word, is the foundation of whatever covenant God would establish with you. The covenant would mainly be based on your obedience to those specific rules or commands or instructions given to you by God, as an individual believer.
• Authority to use the name of Christ Jesus to deal with the enemy, the devil and his cohorts (Luke 10:19); And ask whatever we want from God the Father (John 16:23); is given to every believer in Christ Jesus.
• However, the secrets of God's covenant, His ways, are shared with those who walk intimately with Him: "HE MADE KNOWN HIS WAYS TO MOSES, HIS ACTS TO THE CHILDREN OF ISRAEL" (Psalm 103:7 NKJV).

"HE REVEALED HIS CHARACTER TO MOSES AND HIS DEEDS TO THE PEOPLE OF ISRAEL."
Psalm 103:7 (NLT)

• You will not fail in Jesus' name.

• If you are having any ailment in your body as you read this piece, I declare your healing now in the mighty name of Jesus Christ.
• Whatever God has not planted in your life, which is working against your health, such is cursed and totally uprooted in the mighty name of Jesus Christ.
  Peace!
  TO BE CONTINUED

STEPS TO SALVATION
• Take notice of this:
IF you are yet to take the step of salvation, that is, yet to be born-again, do it now, tomorrow might be too late (2 Corinthians 6:1,2; Hebrews 3:7,8,15).
a. Acknowledge that you are a sinner and confess your Sins (1 John 1:9); And ask Jesus Christ to come into your life (Revelation 3:20).
b. Confess that you believe in your heart that Jesus Christ is Lord, and that you confess it with your mouth, Thus, you accept Him As your Lord and Saviour (Romans 10:9,10).
c. Ask that He will write your name in the Book of Life (Philippians 4:3; Revelation 3:8).

• If you took the steps As highlighted above, It means you are saved—born-again. Join a Word based church in your area and Town or city, and be part of whatever they are doing there. Peace!