Fear God
A Muddy Bootprint for June 6, 2025
“The carnal person fears man, not God. The strong Christian fears God, not man. The weak Christian fears man too much and God too little.” ~John Flavel, 1682
God is Terrible.
God is terrifying and tender. He’s a Consuming Fire and kind. He’s frightening and fatherly.
Fright is a part of godly fear. Few believe that. Fewer act like it. Being afraid of God’s purity and power isn’t wrong. It’s right. The godlier God makes me, the more afraid of sinning against Him I’ll be.
Godly men fear God. They shake in His presence. They shiver when remembering His power. The godly aren’t giddy before God: they bow their hearts and bend their knees before Him. There’s nothing casual about God, and the godly aren’t casual with God.
When I don’t fear God, I don’t tremble before Him. When I get too familiar with God, I lose my healthy fear of Him. Not trembling before God always ends in trouble with Him. When I lose my healthy fear of God, I forfeit the right to be made holy. As a child fears his father’s power to punish, I do well when I keep a healthy fear of my Heavenly Father.
I can’t stand in awe of God while applauding myself. I can’t fear God and act like I’m first. Fearing God isn’t like being friendly with Him. Rather, it’s knowing He’s famous, not me.
Godliness makes me more fearful of God, not less.
Attack Point: God is fearsome. Fear Him.
Orienting Your Map:
[Key Verses: Psalm 33:8, 47:2; Proverbs 1:7; Also: Exodus 33:18-23, 34:29-35; Leviticus 19:14, 32, 25:17-18, 36, 43; Deuteronomy 4:24, 7:21; 1 Chronicles 16:29; Ezra 9:13, 15; Nehemiah 1:5-6; Job 1:20-21, 4:7-9, 15:20-35; Psalm 2:11, 5:7, 22:23, 25:14, 76:7, 95:6, 96:9-10, 119:120, 130:3; Proverbs 28:14, 29:25; Ecclesiastes 3:14, 8:12, 12:13-14; Jeremiah 10:6-16; Lamentations 3:37-45; Hosea 3:5; Joel Ch. 2; Nahum 1:6; Malachi 3:2; Matthew 10:28; 12:28-29; Philippians 2:12-13; Hebrews 10:31; 1 Peter 2:17; Revelation 2:10-11, 4:10-11, 6:17, 14:6-7, 15:4]
That is all.
Carry On. 😉
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I refuse to “fear” God. If that damns me… so be it. I believe He is a compassionate entity and would rather have my LOVE towards Him than my FEAR of him. I am a poor excuse for a human, even though I strive to be like His Son, I cannot connect to do so.
I fear no man and although I am human and may at times show some signs of fear of others… we’re all dying and that is my Fate also. So, the marks of fear and dying are fleeting and will pass… as God has guided my Fate up to this point.
I say to those many who tried to remove me from this planet… “You missed!” Not because of my abilities, but because of God’s decisions.
Rather, I do “love” and have undying esteem and admiration for God as the Highest form of Intelligence, Being, Creator and Judge of we miserable humans… as he is the “Master of My Fate” and He will do with me whatever He pleases… that no mortal man can here or in the Afterlife. I am resigned to that Fate of His judgement.
Termini…
Jack Lawson
Member, Sully H. deFontaine Special Forces Association Chapter 51, Las Vegas, Nevada
Author of the “Civil Defense Manual,” “The Slaver’s Wheel,” “A Failure of Civility,” “And We Hide From The Devil” and “In Defense.” Go to www.JackLawsonBooks.com and JackLawsonBooks.Substack.com
“First they came for the Communists, And I did not speak out, Because I was not a Communist… Then they came for the Socialists, And I did not speak out, Because I was not a Socialist… Then they came for the trade unionists, And I did not speak out, Because I was not a trade unionist… Then they came for the Jews, And I did not speak out, Because I was not a Jew… Then they came for me, And there was no one left, To speak out for me“ - Pastor Martin Niemoller
Well, actually, I’d say most of the problems would be solved after they take all the Communists and Socialists. Then the Fake and False Khazarian Ashkenazi Jews… who have no ancient Hebrew DNA, control a good share of world finances and almost all man-made events and pull all the rest of humanity around by their noses. Evil A Holes and all the above are not human. That would leave the good Hasidic Jews, like my Wife and her Family – Author Jack Lawson
From Jack Lawson… an American in 1RLI Support Commando and attached to Rhodesian “C Squadron” SAS Africa 1976-79
I truly cannot believe people who address God as their buddy. I’m way too fearful of His godly standard to do anything but fall on my face with shame. He created everything we’ve ever known. He is not to be minimized!
He sent His only Son.🙏