Psalm 111:10 The fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom: a good understanding have all they that do his commandments: his praise endureth for ever.

Proverbs 1:7 The fear of the Lord is the beginning of knowledge: but fools despise wisdom and instruction.

Proverbs 9:10 The fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom: and the knowledge of the holy is understanding.

You can be fearless in obeying God’s commandments. Good warriors are fearless because they know God has won and they are on the right side. This makes warriors fearless.

Thrill seekers are fearless. Some of the things they do seem insane to most of us. Those control fall glide suits where they sail past rock formations at high speeds would cause me to panic. Those people ignore cautions and despise any restrictions that might be imposed upon them. Base jumping is against the law almost everywhere.

The true object of fear of the Lord is not in obedience of command nor is it in listening to wisdom and instructions. The object of fear of the Lord is holiness.

God is loving and kind, understanding and forgiving. Many of us count on that as we live our daily lives because our primary goals in life makes holiness take a back seat to performance. How much would our lives change if we put holiness and integrity first in all we do?

We would be despised for His name sake for sure. The world would shun and shame us, in their view. What we could do however is be fearless in the presence of our God. Being holy in the presence of our Holy God removes all barriers and the purity of heart God rewards gladly without having to extend mercy and forgiveness first.

The effectual fervent prayer of a righteous man availeth much.