Who are they that live in the holy fear of Yahweh? You will show them the right path to take. Then prosperity and favor will be their portion, and their descendants will inherit the earth. There's a private place reserved for the devoted lovers of Yahweh, where they sit near him and receive the revelation-secrets of his promises.

-Psalm 25:12-14 TPT

As I have been sitting with the Lord this week, He has been pressing "fear of the Lord" upon my heart. To me, fear of the Lord is a holy reverence and awe, it's a fear that places such a desire in my heart to walk in obedience to Him and His Word. A fear that makes any other option unimaginable.

I believe this is an hour where FEAR OF THE LORD IS PARAMOUNT in the life of believers. As I pressed into the Word concerning fear of the Lord, I began seeing so many things connected to this holy fear!

Fear of the Lord is...

The foundation of true knowledge (Proverbs 1:7)

Hating evil (Proverbs 8:13)

His mercy (Luke 1:50)

Leads to life and rest, protection from harm (Proverbs 19:23)

Provision- you will have no lack (Psalm 34:9)

The beginning of wisdom-practice it and have good understanding (Psalm 111:10)

The duty of man (Ecclesiastes 12:13)

A fountain of life so that you may turn away from the snares of death (Proverbs 14:27)

His friendship and a knowing of His covenant (Psalm 25:14)

Strong confidence and a refuge for your children (Proverbs 14:26)

Clean, enduring forever, righteous (Psalm 19:9)

Cleansing and holiness (2 Corinthians 7:1)

Blessings (Psalm 112:1)

The Lord's compassion (Psalm 103:13)

It will be well (1 Samuel 12:14)

The strength to turn away from evil (Proverbs 16:6)

God's goodness (Psalm 31:19)

Riches, honor, life (Proverbs 22:4)

Peace in the land (2 Chronicles 17:10)

God as your help and shield (Psalm 115:11)

Long life (Proverbs 10:27)

Fulfillment of desire and salvation (Psalm 145:19)

This is but a small sample of Scripture focusing on fear of the Lord!

The fear of the Lord is not a negative fear, but rather commanded by God!

And the Spirit of the Lord will rest on him-the Spirit of wisdom and understanding, the Spirit of counsel and might, the Spirit of knowledge and the fear of the Lord.

-Isaiah 11:2 TPT

The Holy Spirit is a Spirit of fearing the Lord.

For the last several years, the Lord has been showing me an intense darkness coming over the land. I believe it has already started but will only escalate over the next few years. I'm not trying to be a doomy prophet, but to ignore the signs of the times isn't wisdom. The Lord reveals things to us so we can be prepared not only physically, but spiritually.

As I've been praying, I keep hearing the Father say,

EXHORT MY PEOPLE TO FEAR ME!

"Have no fear in what is happening in the earth, rather have a HOLY FEAR and REVERENCE of Me! The fear of the Lord is what will sustain My people through these tumultuous times, through the times of darkness, sin, evil, and persecution that is to come. My people will LACK NO GOOD THING! They will be SET APART from the darkness of this world as they hate evil and TURN UNTO ME. I am purging every unholy thing from their lives as they walk in fear of Me so they can be beacons in the darkness, lighthouses for those lost in the world! I need My Bride to be LIFE for those who are seeking, FOOD for those who are hungry, and deep WELLS OF REVELATION WISDOM for those who are dry."

Living in fear of the Lord has so many promises attached to it, promises that His Bride must grab hold of!

It doesn't matter what the world looks like-what matters is that we fear the Lord! When you don't know which way to go, fear the Lord. When you are afraid, fear the Lord. When you are weak, fear the Lord. When you are strong, fear the Lord.

There is no time to waste in fearing the Lord! The Bride of Christ-also known as YOU- are called to be solutionists in the world- providing solutions requires wisdom which begins with fear of the Lord!

In January 2021, the Lord gave me a word about Reverence & Revival. I'm going to share it again, because I believe this is the season we are stepping into! Reverence is fear of the Lord!

For the past couple months, I have been hearing strongly in my spirit that we are heading into an era of REVERENCE that is reminiscent of the time of the slaying of Ananias and Sapphira (Acts 5).

After they were slain, "great fear gripped the church" (vs. 11)...and "Yet more and more people believed and were brought to the Lord-crowds of both men and women" (vs. 14). Holy fear (the good kind) is going to come over people and pull them out of the lukewarm/cold belief and into the burning fire of Jesus in their hearts (Revelation 3:15-16).

The fire in His eyes (Revelation 19:12) will capture hearts in HOLY REVERENCE. The way we encounter Him is changing and believers and nonbelievers alike will begin to have a greater understanding of their own mortality. I see in the spirit masses of believers throwing their lives down on the altar as a living sacrifice to this Great King Jesus! (Romans 12:1)

The REVERENCE will be established as we begin to see how things begin to unfold by the power and might of the Lord in the coming days, for it can only be by HIS POWER and HAND. No longer will the believers be passive and listless, but they will carry such fire that nonbelievers will catch aflame just by being in their vicinity! A wave of passion and glory is coming to sweep the earth and it will begin in America as the Bride, the Remnant awakens from slumber!

REVIVAL fires are coming and they will begin in hearts and homes! Let the love and passion of Jesus overcome you, beloved! Let this Great King set your heart aflame, and then go carry it to the next person.

I want to encourage you NOW to begin to live in FEAR OF THE LORD. The fear of the Lord brings us into the GOOD LAND which is Christ Jesus!

FEAR HIM BECAUSE HE IS GOOD!

April 26, 2023

-Jenny Johnson

Originally published April 26, 2023 @ jennyjohnson.net