{"id":93,"date":"2021-12-13T07:11:45","date_gmt":"2021-12-13T12:11:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/devos.mbros.info\/?p=93"},"modified":"2025-07-07T10:41:04","modified_gmt":"2025-07-07T14:41:04","slug":"fear-the-lord-not-man","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/devos.mbros.info\/?p=93","title":{"rendered":"Fear the Lord, Not Man"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Good Morning! \u00a0 <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&#8220;The fear of man brings a snare, but whoever trusts in and puts his confidence in the Lord will be exalted and safe.&#8221;\u00a0 -Proverbs 29:25 \u00a0 <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">So many times the fear of man is our demise. We tend to go one way or the other off the fear of what people may think. This however does not give us the license to be selfish and do what we want because \u201cwe don\u2019t fear man.\u201d Remember to fear God, put your confidence in Him, and do all that you do out of love. \u00a0 <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cIt is only the fear of God that can deliver us from the fear of man.\u201d\u00a0 -John Witherspoon \u00a0 <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cIf the fear of God is the beginning of wisdom, the fear of man is the beginning of misery, compromise, and disappointment.\u201d <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Dad Joke of the Day: <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">I called work this morning and whispered, \u201cSorry boss, I can\u2019t come in today. I have a wee cough.\u201d He exclaimed, \u201cYou have a wee cough?!\u201d I said, \u201cReally? Thanks boss, see you next week!\u201d \u00a0 \u00a0 <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Have a great Monday and an awesome week!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Good Morning! \u00a0 &#8220;The fear of man brings a snare, but whoever trusts in and puts his confidence in the Lord will be exalted and safe.&#8221;\u00a0 -Proverbs 29:25 \u00a0 So many times the fear of man is our demise. 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