Bow Down! | Episode 178

<p>In this episode, the guys discuss the place where wisdom begins, with the fear of the LORD. What is it? Why should we do it? How can we get started?</p><p><br></p><p>Fear of the Lord Proverbs | Proverbs 1:7 | Proverbs 9:10 | what is the fear of the Lord | Presidents Cup picks | Trust in the Lord with all your heart | Proverbs 3:5-6 | Bible Caddie Wise Up Series</p><p><br></p><p>Topics in this episode:</p><p>- Congrats to David Ford on getting married to his bride Hailey!</p><p>- Presidents Cup picks and the hardest guys to leave off</p><p>- Mailbag: ball striking when your shadow is out in front of you, going all in on golf at a young age, and how professional golfers stay faithful to a local church</p><p>- The fear of the LORD is the beginning of knowledge; fools despise wisdom and instruction (Proverbs 1:7)</p><p>- The fear of the LORD is the beginning of wisdom, and the knowledge of the Holy One is insight (Proverbs 9:10)</p><p>- To fear God is to know God. To begin to know Him as He really is. To receive Him as He really is. To respond to God as He really is.</p><p>- You can have an MBA from Harvard, a Theoretical Physics degree from Cambridge, a Law degree from Oxford, or be a Rocket Scientist from MIT, but if you do not fear the God of the Bible, you cannot be truly wise.</p><p>- The most important thing about you is what you think when you think about God (AW Tozer)</p><p>- The low view of God entertained almost universally among Christians is the cause of a hundred lesser evils everywhere among us (AW Tozer)</p><p>- Moses hid his face, for he was afraid to look at God (Exodus 3:6)</p><p>- Woe is me! For I am lost; for I am a man of unclean lips (Isaiah 6:5)</p><p>- To fear God is to love God as God (Joel Beeke)</p><p>- The fear of God is what is left of the storm when you have a safe place to watch right in the middle of it (John Piper)</p><p>- The LORD by wisdom founded the earth; by understanding he established the heavens (Proverbs 3:19)</p><p>- The king&#39;s heart is a stream of water in the hand of the Lord; He turns it wherever he will (Proverbs 21:1)</p><p>- If you, O Lord, should mark iniquities, O Lord, who could stand? But with you there is forgiveness, that you may be feared (Psalm 130:3-4)</p><p>- Tis grace that taught my heart to fear, and grace my fears relieved (Amazing Grace, John Newton)</p><p>- Trust in the Lord with all your heart, and do not lean on your own understanding. In all your ways acknowledge him, and he will make straight your paths (Proverbs 3:5-6)</p><p>- The fear of the Lord is hatred of evil (Proverbs 8:13)</p><p>- Whoever walks in uprightness fears the Lord (Proverbs 14:2)</p><p>- And this is eternal life, that they know You, the only true God, and Jesus Christ whom You have sent (John 17:3)</p><p>- Recommended reading: Knowing God by JI Packer, The Holiness of God by RC Sproul, Delighting in the Trinity by Michael Reeves</p><p><br></p><p>Follow Bible Caddie:</p><p>Instagram: @biblecaddie</p><p>TikTok: @biblecaddie</p><p>X: @biblecaddie</p><p><br></p><p>Listen to the podcast: <a href="https://www.biblecaddie.com/podcast" target="_blank">https://www.biblecaddie.com/podcast</a></p><p><br></p><p>Interested in starting a Bible Caddie Featured Group? <a href="mailto:groups@biblecaddie.com" target="_blank">groups@biblecaddie.com</a></p><p><br></p><p>Questions or inquiries: <a href="mailto:info@biblecaddie.com" target="_blank">info@biblecaddie.com</a></p><p><br></p><p>Shop Bible Caddie: <a href="https://www.biblecaddie.com/" target="_blank">https://www.biblecaddie.com</a></p><p><br></p><p>#BibleCaddie #FearOfTheLord #BookOfProverbs #WiseUp #ChristianPodcast</p>