We Keep the Word Not for Salvation but For Covenant Power.
Entering into the Covenant Through, “The Fear of the Lord”
We are Going to be Examining a Very Old Covenant, with You this Morning About a Covenant that provides Longevity, Prosperity, Good Health, and Un measurable Blessing’s of the Lord. One that many Modern people who call their selves Christians, that have cast it to the way side, Because they did not take time to observe it, to be able to understand it.
Open your Bibles this Morning to the Book Of Deuteronomy the 5th Chapter of the book of Deuteronomy, Vs 1.
Deu 5:1 And Moses called all Israel, and said unto them, Hear, O Israel, the statutes and judgments which I speak in your ears this day, that ye may learn them, and keep, and do them.
Deu 5:2 The LORD our God made a covenant with us in Horeb.
Deu 5:3 The LORD made not this covenant with our fathers, but with us, even us, who are all of us here alive this day.
Deu 5:4 The LORD talked with you face to face in the mount out of the midst of the fire,
Deu 5:5 (I stood between the LORD and you at that time, to shew you the word of the LORD: for ye were afraid by reason of the fire, and went not up into the mount;) saying,
Deu 5:6 I am the LORD thy God, which brought thee out of the land of Egypt, from the house of bondage.
Deu 5:7 Thou shalt have none other gods before me.
Deu 5:8 Thou shalt not make thee any graven image, or any likeness of any thing that is in heaven above, or that is in the earth beneath, or that is in the waters beneath the earth:
Deu 5:9 Thou shalt not bow down thyself unto them, nor serve them: for I the LORD thy God am a jealous God, visiting the iniquity of the fathers upon the children unto the third and fourth generation of them that hate me,
Deu 5:10 And shewing mercy unto thousands of them that love me and keep my commandments.
Deu 5:11 Thou shalt not take the name of the LORD thy God in vain: for the LORD will not hold him guiltless that taketh his name in vain.
Deu 5:12 Keep the sabbath day to sanctify it, as the LORD thy God hath commanded thee.
Deu 5:13 Six days thou shalt labour, and do all thy work:
Deu 5:14 But the seventh day is the sabbath of the LORD thy God: in it thou shalt not do any work, thou, nor thy son, nor thy daughter, nor thy manservant, nor thy maidservant, nor thine ox, nor thine ass, nor any of thy cattle, nor thy stranger that is within thy gates; that thy manservant and thy maidservant may rest as well as thou.
Deu 5:15 And remember that thou wast a servant in the land of Egypt, and that the LORD thy God brought thee out thence through a mighty hand and by a stretched out arm: therefore the LORD thy God commanded thee to keep the sabbath day.
Deu 5:16 Honour thy father and thy mother, as the LORD thy God hath commanded thee; that thy days may be prolonged, and that it may go well with thee, in the land which the LORD thy God giveth thee.
Deu 5:17 Thou shalt not kill.
Deu 5:18 Neither shalt thou commit adultery.
Deu 5:19 Neither shalt thou steal.
Deu 5:20 Neither shalt thou bear false witness against thy neighbor.
Deu 5:21 Neither shalt thou desire thy neighbour's wife, neither shalt thou covet thy neighbour's house, his field, or his manservant, or his maidservant, his ox, or his ass, or any thing that is thy neighbour's.
Deu 5:22 These words the LORD spake unto all your assembly in the mount out of the midst of the fire, of the cloud, and of the thick darkness, with a great voice: and he added no more. And he wrote them in two tables of stone, and delivered them unto me.
Deu 5:23 And it came to pass, when ye heard the voice out of the midst of the darkness, (for the mountain did burn with fire,) that ye came near unto me, even all the heads of your tribes, and your elders;
Deu 5:24 And ye said, Behold, the LORD our God hath showed us his glory and his greatness, and we have heard his voice out of the midst of the fire: we have seen this day that God doth talk with man, and he liveth.
Deu 5:25 Now therefore why should we die? for this great fire will consume us: if we hear the voice of the LORD our God any more, then we shall die. (Pastor's Note“They were Afraid Of God had no desire to Kill them But was wanting to Give unto them the Power to enforce their Word, and So he Enforced it For them, Fdor the Giving of the Word Of God was on The Day of Pentecost, The Day of Jubilee.”)
Deu 5:26 For who is there of all flesh, that hath heard the voice of the living God speaking out of the midst of the fire, as we have, and lived?
Deu 5:27 Go thou near, and hear all that the LORD our God shall say: and speak thou unto us all that the LORD our God shall speak unto thee; and we will hear it, and do it. (“They were Willing to Sacrifice Moses But Not their selves-Pastor's Note.)”
Deu 5:28 And the LORD heard the voice of your words, when ye spake unto me; and the LORD said unto me, I have heard the voice of the words of this people, which they have spoken unto thee: they have well said all that they have spoken. (“God said I understood Exactly What they Said And So shall I Give it to them”- Pastor's Note)
Deu 5:29 O that there were such an heart in them, that they would fear me, and keep all my commandments always, that it might be well with them, and with their children for ever!
Deu 5:30 Go say to them, Get you into your tents again.
Deu 5:31 But as for thee, stand thou here by me, and I will speak unto thee all the commandments, and the statutes, and the judgments, which thou shalt teach them, that they may do them in the land which I give them to possess it.
Deu 5:32 Ye shall observe to do therefore as the LORD your God hath commanded you: ye shall not turn aside to the right hand or to the left.
Deu 5:33 Ye shall walk in all the ways which the LORD your God hath commanded you, that ye may (1.) live, and (2.) that it may be well with you, and (3.) that ye may prolong your days in the land which ye shall possess. (3 genaral purposes of the covenant-P.N.)
And God Gave them The Covenant of, “The Fear of the Lord ” Now Understand this…. it Has specific name because of their Actions. It had a very Specific Blessing, It was the Covenant of Life, Blessing, Prosperity, Mercy and Longevity, ………….And this Morning we are going to Examine a Very Old Covenant, that has been referred to in the Word of the Lord Some 26 times in the Old Testament and One Very Specific Time in the New Testament in relation to the Growth and Power of the New Testament Church…..
“Act_9:31 Then had the churches rest throughout all Judaea and Galilee and Samaria, and were edified; and walking “in The Fear of The Lord,” and in the comfort of the Holy Ghost, were multiplied.” (KJV)
Getting in the right place with God Produces,Rest, Comfort, and Church Growth, by Gods Power to Build and establish His Kingdom. Is this Covenant realavant with the New Testament Church Today? Yes it is.
Psa 19:7 The law of the LORD is perfect, converting the soul: the testimony of the LORD is sure, making wise the simple.
Psa 19:8 The statutes of the LORD are right, rejoicing the heart: the commandment of the LORD is pure, enlightening the eyes.
Psa 19:9 The fear of the LORD is clean, enduring for ever: the judgments of the LORD are true and righteous altogether.
Psa 19:10 More to be desired are they than gold, yea, than much fine gold: sweeter also than honey and the honeycomb.
Clean in the Hebrew Means Pure; Flawless; free from impurity; and Spiritually Perfect. It is Moral Purity; And What Ever It Touches or is applied to becomes Clean, By it Extension.
Psa 34:8 O taste and see that the LORD is good: blessed is the man that trusteth in him.
Psa 34:9 O fear the LORD, ye his saints: for there is no want to them that fear him.
Psa 34:10 The young lions do lack, and suffer hunger: but they that seek the LORD shall not want any good thing.
Psa 34:11 Come, ye children, hearken unto me: I will teach(With a understanding of Application)you the fear of the LORD.
The Promise of No lack, The Having of Every Good thing is to Provoke You to desire the training and Teaching of the Fear of the Lord..
Man in His Carnal Nature Must learn to Fear God …….the 10 Commandments as the Apostle Paul Spoke were A school Master A way to enter into the Covenant of Blessing, Mercy, Prosperity, Long Life, and Good Health,…….. you see the Fear of the Lord is a Mind Set that Must be learned and Great is the reward of those who choose to enter in to The Fear of the Lord…
The Fear of the Lord is the Beginning, or First Fruit of Wisdom and Knowledge Psalms (111:10; Proverbs 1:7)
Beginning comes from a root word in Hebrew that is “Lamad” , which means First, Highest, Cheifest, First Fruits., And the Fear of the Lord is all of this today To you and to Me who enter into this covenant of Great Honor to God.
Psalms 25: 12-15
the Blessing’s of This Covenant
1. Vs 12 Guidance,
2. vs.13 Prosperity, Spiritual and Physical.
3. Vs.13 Future prosperity for your descendant, as far as the 1000 generations to those who Fear and Love God;
4. Vs. 14 Spiritually Imparted Confidence Because you know the Covenant (Gods way of Operation) blessed is the man that trusteth in him.
5. You have the Covenant Power of all that God is., Backing your every Movement and direction in Life
6. Vs. 15 deliverance from all things
