An Introduction to the Fear of the Lord

By David Levitt and Kassy Levitt

The Fear of the Lord is an absolute necessityin our journey as believers in Yeshua. There are numerous blessings promised to those who walk in the fear of the Lord so you would think it would be one of the most taught and important truths coming from pulpits all over the world. But it is not! It is rather difficult to find sermons and teachings on the fear of the Lord. The reason is probably this topic is misunderstoodand therefore an avoided topic.

In "An Introduction to the Fear of the LORD" David Levitt seeks to dispelthe misunderstandings and confusion and lay out in a simple and clear way what the Fear of the LORD is and is not from the Scriptures. In this book, you will be: challenged in certain areas of your life but not condemned, taught new things but not put down for not knowing them, and given a fresh perspective on the fear of the LORD in light of eternity. So come and learn the fear of the LORD.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Lulu.com
• Release date: Jun 28, 2023
• ISBN: 9781312401747

Book preview

Preface

It’s hard for me to believe I wrote a book on the Fear of the Lord.  This book was actually never intended to be a book at all.  It began as a short blog post I was writing on some truths that God was teaching me about the fear of the Lord.  The problem I ran into though was I just kept on writing.  To the point that I looked at my wife Kassy and said, I don’t have a blog post, I have a book.  I kept writing for one simple reason.  I was beginning to see just how prevalent and important the understanding of the fear of the Lord was in the Bible and how important it was that we as believers in Yeshua (Jesus) the Messiah learn to cultivate that fear, but I also found there was very little teaching and few resources on it within the corporate Body of Messiah.  This book is my humble contribution as a teacher in the Body of Messiah to help fill that void.  There is so much more to be understood about the fear of the Lord and so much more depth than I am able to share at the present time in this book, but I was determined to at least get started and offer the Body of Messiah what I was learning.  Hence the title, An Introduction to the Fear of the Lord. In this book, I have sought to introduce and bring depth to certain aspects of the fear of the Lord in the most simple and clear way I am able.  If the Lord wills, I will expand and write and teach more in-depth about the fear of the Lord in the future.  For now, I hope and pray that this, An Introduction to the Fear of the Lord will bring understanding, clarity, faith, and healing in your journey as a pilgrim here on earth.



Table of Content

Preface

Introduction

Heart Issues We Must Examine Before Instruction in the Fear of the Lord

Instructions In How To Walk In The Fear of The Lord

Keep your tongue from evil

Keep your lips from speaking guile

&  6. Depart from evil, and do good

Seek peace, and pursue it

Basic Instructions

Letting the Holy Spirit teach you the fear of the Lord

About the Author

What is Ammudim?

Introduction

I have a confession to make. Over the years, I have often made the mistake of approaching the Bible as a complicated book that must be figured out. Actually, it is a rather simple book, or more accurately a collection of books, that gives very basic instructions on how to live a Godly life. And I think we would all agree that a Godly life is a good life. To be clear a good life is not a life free from trials and problems, but it is good because we know Him that is good, and if we continue to follow Him we will overcome those trials and problems.  

One of the reasons I love the Bible is because it is basic, but even though it is so basic, it can be so challenging. I have noticed that the Bible does not really take into consideration our feelings, emotions, fears, self-justifications, or anything else when it comes to instructing us to do something. The Bible certainly speaks of God's comfort in these struggles but still does not allow us to use them as an excuse to not be a doer of His Word.

The great news is that the Bible does tell us what we can expect as an outcome if we will do what it says. But again, the outcome will ONLY come after we do what it says. And even then, we do not know the timing of when the desired outcome will come. Ah, such is a life of faith and trusting God! It's so simple, so basic; we just have to commit to following it, or more accurately, following Him!

I recently came across a passage of Scripture that I have read many, many times in my journey, but the simplicity, weight, and hope of it hit me in a whole new way. The simplicity of it- is that literally a 4 or 5-year-old can understand this Scripture and benefit from it. The weight of it- there is a possibility of tremendous blessings or disastrous consequences depending on our response. The hope of it is that no matter where we may find ourselves in life, if we begin to do this Scripture, we can turn around even the worst of situations.

Are you ready for it? It's Psalm 34:11-14.

Come, ye children, hearken unto me: I will teach you the fear