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What do You Revere?  The fear of the LORD is the beginning of knowledge - Proverbs 1:7 (NASB) Over the Christmas holiday this past year my dad and I sat down to watch a football game on ESPN Classic. The game, which has come to be symbolized by one famous play known only as The Catch, is familiar to just about every football fan particularly those of the Dallas Cowboys and the San Francisco 49ers. In 1982 when the game was played I was almost five years old, and as die-hard a Cowboy fan as you could be before entering kindergarten. I do not necessarily remember the game, but like a lot of people I have seen replays of the games highlights so often that I felt like I knew exactly how everything played out, or at least I did until I watched the game. As my dad and I watched the game something donned on both of us, that game was not actually a well-played game. Joe Montana, whose amazing pass won the game for the 49ers, threw three touchdowns that game, but he also threw three interceptions. Between them the two teams committed 9 turnovers, an incredibly high total for what was supposed to be one of the greatest games in NFL history. At the end of the telecast my father and were both a little disappointed. Something that we had always thought so highly of was really a big let down when we examined it closer. Reverence for God on the other hand, never disappoints. The more that we respect God and place Him on a pedestal in our lives the more we gain in knowledge of Him and of how to live life. A fear or reverence for God will always lead us to action, and that action will be obedience. Understanding exactly who God is and what He is capable of must naturally bring us to a place of submission to him. This is and will be tough, particularly for guys who like to make their own way, or who think that they have all of the answers for life, but King Solomon was right; fearing God is the beginning of knowledge. Staff Writer: Aaron Sharp |
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