"And the chief priests and the scribes heard it and were seeking a way to destroy him, for they feared him, because all the crowd was astonished at his teaching. And when evening came they went out of the city." Mark 11:18-19 (ESV)
We often try to destroy that which we fear. We try to destroy God rather than fear Him. We try and destroy viruses rather than fear them. We try to eradicate poverty rather than fear it.
Fear can be a good thing, for it makes our actions align with something more powerful than us. We seem to want to eliminate it because we want nothing to be more powerful than ourselves, yet in reality, many things are more powerful than us.
The fear of God is the beginning of wisdom. Those who recognize that God is almighty must respond to that fact just as I respond to viruses by washing my hands and the thought of poverty by planning, working, and saving.
Reasonable fear is healthy. The elimination of fear, although a natural desire, disconnects us from reality.
There is an almighty, all-knowing, ever-present God, and I am not Him. My fear for Him is healthy, and I will not attempt to minimize this truth.
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