Benefits of the Fear of God
Renewing Your Mind
Ligonier Ministries
4.8 • 5.3K Ratings
🗓️ 12 June 2026
⏱️ 27 minutes
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Summary
Seeing the glorious majesty of God compels us to bow down in praise and dependent prayer. Today, Michael Reeves describes the vibrant life that a right fear of God produces in us.
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Meet Today's Teacher:
Michael Reeves is a Ligonier Ministries teaching fellow, president and professor of theology at Union School of Theology in Wales, and host of the podcast Delighting in the Trinity.
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| 0:00.0 | Before we begin today's episode of renewing your mind, we invite you to stay with us through the end of the program to hear how you can request today's featured teaching series from Ligadier Ministries. |
| 0:11.4 | For it is only this wonderful fear of God that can steer us wisely through life. |
| 0:17.6 | It is this, the fear of God, not IQ, that is the beginning of wisdom. |
| 0:25.6 | And therefore, says Psalm 115 verse 13, he will bless those who fear the Lord, both the small |
| 0:34.6 | and the great. For it is not talent that God blesses so much as the fear of God. |
| 0:48.2 | When the world pursues wisdom, they might look to a successful businessman or enrolled in an elite academic institution. |
| 0:56.9 | But the Bible points us somewhere else. |
| 0:59.8 | It's the fear of the Lord that is the beginning of wisdom. |
| 1:04.0 | Welcome to the Friday edition of Renewing Your Mind, as we conclude several days in Michael |
| 1:08.8 | Reeve series, The Fear of the Lord. |
| 1:12.1 | And although we might be tempted to think that those who fear God may become cold and timid, |
| 1:17.8 | the Bible paints a very different picture. |
| 1:21.0 | Let's join Dr. Reeves now. |
| 1:25.2 | Now I think is a good time for you to ask yourself what things you fear. |
| 1:34.6 | Because our fears are highly revealing. |
| 1:39.1 | What you fear shows what you really love. |
| 1:50.0 | So we fear our children getting hurt because we love them. We fear losing our jobs. We fear losing the security and identity they give us. We fear rejection. We fear criticism because we love approval. And some of our fears are |
| 2:05.4 | healthy. Some are overblown. And others reveal deeper sicknesses in our character. So ask yourself, |
| 2:16.6 | what do your fears say about you and your priorities? |
| 2:24.3 | What do they say about what you treasure? |
| 2:27.3 | What do they say about where you're looking for security? Ask yourself, which do you fear more? Do you fear being |
| 2:41.0 | sinful or being uncomfortable? Which do you fear more? God or people? Which do you fear more? God or people? |
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