The Love of the Truth and the “fear of GOD” are closely associated. It is written by Wisdom in Proverbs chapter 28:
4 Those who forsake the law praise the wicked,
But such as keep the law contend with them.
5 Evil men do not understand justice,
But those who seek the LORD understand all.
6 Better is the poor who walks in his integrity
Than one perverse in his ways, though he be rich.
And in Proverbs chapter 8:
12 “I, wisdom, dwell with prudence,
And find out knowledge and discretion.
13 The fear of the LORD is to hate evil;
Pride and arrogance and the evil way
And the perverse mouth I hate.
All Truth comes from Above and as we seek to hear FATHER in all areas of our life, we will know the Truth, setting us free from the law of sin and death. You would think mankind would totally embrace this reality but they are blinded because of their unrighteousness. Paul wrote by THE SPIRIT in 2 Thessalonians chapter 2:
11 And for this reason God will send them strong delusion, that they should believe the lie,
12 that they all may be condemned who did not believe the truth but had pleasure in unrighteousness.
Man’s carnal pleasures keep him from seeing the Truth and the world wants to keep all men in that state of being by feeding their eyes and ears with external media that tweak the lust of the eyes, the lust of the flesh, and pride of life. You can simply turn on the television, radio, or access the Internet and you will be able to categorize much of the content into those three areas. In response, those who focus and emphasize the various forms of the world’s entertainment will walk in strong delusion.
Paul further wrote in Romans chapter 1:
18 For the wrath of God is revealed from heaven against all ungodliness and unrighteousness of men, who suppress the truth in unrighteousness,
19 because what may be known of God is manifest in them, for God has shown it to them.
20 For since the creation of the world His invisible attributes are clearly seen, being understood by the things that are made, even His eternal power and Godhead, so that they are without excuse,
21 because, although they knew God, they did not glorify Him as God, nor were thankful, but became futile in their thoughts, and their foolish hearts were darkened.
22 Professing to be wise, they became fools
FATHER has revealed HIMSELF to all of mankind and you only have to look up to the heavens at night to view the vastness of HIS creation. Only fools try to rationalize away the Truth and the facts of creation. Many of their explanations are just outright ridiculous! When you are able to see and appreciate the Truth and the facts, man’s foolish is so apparent. Jesus spoke of this condition in Mark chapter 8:
17 But Jesus, being aware of it, said to them, “Why do you reason because you have no bread? Do you not yet perceive nor understand? Is your heart still hardened?
18 Having eyes, do you not see? And having ears, do you not hear? And do you not remember?
Jesus had just fed the four thousand and the disciples had only one loaf of bread thinking there was not enough for their own group to eat. Their fear of scarcity was greater than their belief that the bread could be multiplied again.
Fear will release the negative power of scarcity whereas faith will release the positive things that FATHER has done and will do again for us. As you and I focus on FATHER’S Word daily, we will Love the Truth and hate evil, a primary characteristic of “the fear of THE LORD”.