Tuesday... I really, really do respect Him.

Tuesday... I really, really do respect Him and it really, really does make a difference.

Do you respect someone to the point that you change your behavior when you are around them? Respect seems to affect our behavior.

Psalm 128:1 (NIRV) says, "Blessed are those who have respect for the Lord. They live as he wants them to live." You don't want to displease Him. You want Him to be proud of you. You don't want Him to be disappointed with you.

The New Living Translation says, "How joyful are those who fear the Lord - all who follow his ways."

I had the deepest respect for my dad. I remember when I did something wrong he would put his face in his hands and say, "Where did I go wrong?" and that would really get to me. You might say that using guilt is not a good way to correct but it worked on me, I never wanted to disappoint my dad. I respected him so much. I was afraid I would disappoint him and in no way did I want to do that. My respect, my fear of disappointing him kept me in line.

Now that is another way to look at fear. Yes, I am afraid of God and what He can do and of the consequences of what will happen if I disobey Him but because of His great love for me and my love for Him I am afraid of disappointing Him and that motivates me to obey Him.

Verse 2, "You will enjoy the fruit of your labor. How joyful and prosperous you will be." So many benefits from obeying God.

Verse 5, "May the Lord continually bless you from Zion. May you see Jerusalem prosper as long as you live." And then verse 6. I love verse 6. "May you live to enjoy your grandchildren." And that I do. And that I do.

Verses 1 & 2 (MSG), "All who fear God, how blessed you are! How happily you walk on his smooth straight road! You worked hard and deserve all you got coming. Enjoy the blessing! Revel in the goodness!" Yes, yes! #todaysbeginning

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