Walking on the narrow path of the Lord, means walking in the fear of the Lord. The fear of the Lord has nothing to do with being fearful, hariwang, or afraid of God. But to fear the Lord means to have respect and live in awe of the most High God; nu Nyiptakeun Langit jeung Bumi, sareng sadayana aya di jero, and to love Him. There is none like Him. Fearing the Lord is not a passive behaviour, but it requires action. Dina paribasa 2:1-5 we read about walking in the fear of the Lord. Naon hartina leumpang dina sieun Gusti? How do you walk in the fear of the Lord?
Naon hartina leumpang dina sieun Gusti?
putra abdi, lamun anjeun bakal nampa kecap kuring, sareng nyumputkeun parentah abdi sareng anjeun; Ku kituna anjeun condong ceuli Anjeun kana hikmah, jeung nerapkeun haté anjeun pikeun pamahaman; Leres, lamun anjeun ceurik sanggeus pangaweruh, and lightest up the voice for understanding; Upami anjeun milarian anjeunna sapertos pérak, sareng milarian anjeunna sapertos harta karun anu disumputkeun; Lajeng shalt anjeun ngartos sieun Gusti, and find the knowledge of God(Paribasa 2:1-5)
When do you walk in the fear of the Lord? Proverbs chapter 2, verses 1-5 gives an answer to this question. Solomon mentions 10 lampah:
- Narima Kecap-kecapna
- Hide parentah-Na
- Incline your ear unto wisdom
- Apply haté anjeun pikeun pamahaman
- Cry after knowledge
- Lift up your voice for understanding
- Néangan her like silver
- Pilarian for her as for hidden treasures
- Then you ngarti the fear of the Lord
- jeung manggihan the knowledge of God
Let’s have a look at each one of these steps.
Receive His words and Hide His words
Anu mimiti, you should hear, and receive the Words of God, and keep those Words with you in your heart. When you accept His words and ngajaga parentah-Na, then the Word shall be in you, and you shall be in the Word (Yesus). Just like Jesus said:
And the glory which thou gave me I have given them; yén maranéhna bisa jadi hiji, even as we are one: Kuring di aranjeunna, and thou in me, ambéh maranéhanana bisa jadi sampurna dina hiji; and that the world may know that thou hast sent me, sarta geus dipikacinta aranjeunna, as thou has loved me (John 17:22,23).
Incline your ear unto wisdom and
apply your heart to understanding
When you accept His words, sareng tetep dina haté anjeun, then your ear shall notice wisdom. Because you shall hear, and because you hear, you shall become wise. Iman comes by hearing, jeung dédéngéan ku Firman Allah. The Word shall live in your heart, sareng kusabab éta, you shall live and walk in wisdom, jeung pangaweruh.
Cry after knowledge and
lift up your voice for understanding
You shall get understanding by hearing the Word of God, keeping the Word of God, and by speaking the Word of God. You’ll therefore cry after knowledge. You will call those things which are not, saolah-olah aranjeunna.
There must be a desire inside of you to spend time with God, dina Firman-Na. Study His Word, seek and find all truths that are written in the Word (Alkitab). You can only find true wisdom and knowledge in the Word.
Seek her like silver and
search for her as for hidden treasures
Seek Him, as you seek for silver, and search in the Word for those hidden treasures, because God has given you an inheritance. You will only find out what this inheritance contains, if you seek His Kingdom, and search in the Word. Manéhna hayang nembongkeun eta hal ka anjeun, ngalangkungan kecap na.
Walking in the fear of the Lord and
in His knowledge
If you spend time in His Word and seek for truths, then you shall get to know the Lord and find all truth. When you find all truth, then you shall understand the fear of the Lord. When you understand the fear of the Lord, then you shall find knowledge, and you shall be walking in the fear of the Lord, and in His knowledge.
Baca ogé ‘Walking in love‘
“Janten uyah bumi”
