“Better is little with the fear of the LORD than great treasure and trouble therewith.”
Proverbs 15:16
In Gospel of Matthew 6:25–33, the Lord Jesus addresses our tendency to center our lives on food and clothing while missing the true meaning and purpose of life. When we walk in the fear of the Lord, we come to realize that “my God shall supply all your need according to His riches in glory by Christ Jesus” (Philippians 4:19). A life filled with “things” and riches is often a trouble-filled life, but a life lived in faith and in the fear of God is truly carefree. The apostle Paul the Apostle expressed it this way: “godliness with contentment is great gain” (1 Timothy 6:6).
In Proverbs 19:23, Solomon reminds us that the fear of the Lord produces satisfaction and safety when he declares, “The fear of the LORD leads to life, and he who has it will abide in satisfaction; he will not be visited with evil.” The person who lives in the fear of God will be satisfied. They will have one goal in life—pleasing the Lord—and it will be fulfilled. As a result, their needs are met, and their heart is at rest.
When we depend on other things to make us happy, we will never truly be satisfied. But when we learn to be content in the Lord and in the privilege of walking in His fear, we experience lasting satisfaction. Nothing will matter more than the smile of God, and it will rest upon our lives.
Notice that this verse says such a person “will not be visited with evil.” The one who walks in the genuine fear of the Lord need not fear eternal judgment, nor many of the anxieties that trouble the world around them. By walking in the fear of the Lord, they experience His favor and protection.
Job was this kind of man, as we read in Job 1:1, 10. He was “blameless and upright, one who feared God and turned away from evil.” As a result, Job experienced the protecting hand of the God he feared—and that same God satisfied his heart.
Anchor For Today:
When you are in the Lord’s will and walking in His fear, your care becomes His responsibility.