Fear of God

The Bible tells us in Proverbs 1:7, "The fear of the Lord is the beginning of knowledge."

The word knowledge in the hebrew means, "information of a person with a strong implication of relationship to that person.

It speaks of an experiential knowledge of God. It speaks of being intimate in our relationship with God.

To acheive this intimacy, I must fear God.

The only way to know God is to fear God.

I have some definite ideas about what it means to "fear" God.

But before I share them, I'm curious as to what that phrase means to you.

What do you think?