Fear of Yeshua Adonai

1 Kings 18

1And it came to pass after many days, that the word of the LORD came to Elijah in the third year, saying, Go, shew thyself unto Ahab; and I will send rain upon the earth. 2And Elijah went to shew himself unto Ahab. And there was a sore famine in Samaria. 3And Ahab called Obadiah, which was the governor of his house. (Now Obadiah feared the LORD greatly: 4For it was so, when Jezebel cut off the prophets of the LORD, that Obadiah took an hundred prophets, and hid them by fifty in a cave, and fed them with bread and water.) 5And Ahab said unto Obadiah, Go into the land, unto all fountains of water, and unto all brooks: peradventure we may find grass to save the horses and mules alive, that we lose not all the beasts. 6So they divided the land between them to pass throughout it: Ahab went one way by himself, and Obadiah went another way by himself. 7And as Obadiah was in the way, behold, Elijah met him: and he knew him, and fell on his face, and said, Art thou that my lord Elijah? 8And he answered him, I am: go, tell thy lord, Behold, Elijah is here. 9And he said, What have I sinned, that thou wouldest deliver thy servant into the hand of Ahab, to slay me? 10As the LORD thy God liveth, there is no nation or kingdom, whither my lord hath not sent to seek thee: and when they said, He is not there; he took an oath of the kingdom and nation, that they found thee not. 11And now thou sayest, Go, tell thy lord, Behold, Elijah is here. 12And it shall come to pass, as soon as I am gone from thee, that the Spirit of the LORD shall carry thee whither I know not; and so when I come and tell Ahab, and he cannot find thee, he shall slay me: but I thy servant fear the LORD from my youth. 13Was it not told my lord what I did when Jezebel slew the prophets of the LORD, how I hid an hundred men of the LORD's prophets by fifty in a cave, and fed them with bread and water? 14And now thou sayest, Go, tell thy lord, Behold, Elijah is here: and he shall slay me. 15And Elijah said, As the LORD of hosts liveth, before whom I stand, I will surely shew myself unto him to day. 16So Obadiah went to meet Ahab, and told him: and Ahab went to meet Elijah.

Fear of Yeshua Adonai always leads to selfless obedience. Fear of G_d is the natural outflow of recognizing G_d's character, attributes, and identity. The un-redeemed hardly fear G_d for they do not know Him. Can this be said of the Church in America? Do we fear G_d? I would say we do not.

Obadiah was a man who "greatly feared" Adonai. How do we know? First the author of 1 Kings tells us: (Now Obadiah feared the LORD greatly)

Second you can see his Fear of G_d from his Actions. He willfully disobeyed the wishes of the Harlot Queen, Jezebel, to protect 100 of G_d's prophets. He did this at the risk of his life and the life of his family. Jezebel would of killed him and all close to him for his rebellion. Then when commanded by G_d's prophet to take a message to King Ahab, Obadiah obeys. This again, at the risk of his life.

In the world we live in, in the churches we attend, we are force fed "easy believism", a false gospel, which costs us nothing and requires nothing from us. It is a selfish fire insurance policy which yields no fruit in our lives. Salvation comes by Repentance and Faith. This leads to Obedience to Yeshua Adonai and Fear of Yeshua Adonai. If you are not Obeying G_d and His Commands/Law/Preceipts and if you do not Fear Yeshua Adonai, then it is because you either are not Truly Born-Again or you are hiding sin in your life which is hindering your relationship with Yeshua Adonai.

Repent and pled with Yeshua Adonai that He will save you. Repent and humble yourself you worm for those who are in Sin and "walking in Salvation". We are all worms and nothing is lower. We do not deserve HIS gift of Salvation. We deserve death and hell only. Therefore Repent while you have time.