Proverbs 14:26-27
In the fear of the Lord there is strong confidence, And his children will have refuge. The fear of the Lord is a fountain of life, That one may avoid the snares of death.
The theme of Proverbs is, "The Fear of The Lord." Throughout the book we see the advantages of those who Fear Him and those who reject Him and choose folly over fear. In the above two proverbs we have two of the blessings or advantages of Fearing The Lord. Solomon is telling us that we can have confidence in our lives in two ways because we fear The Lord. One is we can find a place of refuge when we Fear The Lord. Being in perfect reverence for God gives us a place to hide under His wings in the storms of life (Psalm 91). The other advantage or blessing is that we can avoid traps set by Satan, folly, our flesh, the wicked, etc. When we are in reverence of God we recognize these traps earlier, for sure. Yet, God also covers us in a way that we can be confident that we won't be brought into snares that want to claim our spiritual, emotional, intellectual, or physical death ... unless that is God's plan for us. We can rejoice when we Fear The Lord because we have God working in us and watching over us and waiting for us to seek shade in His almighty character.
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