Because they feared God

In Exodus 1, the Hebrew midwives were instructed to kill all the baby boys they helped to deliver.  But BECAUSE THEY FEARED GOD, they did not follow the king's commands.  And because they feared God, He blessed them with families of their own. 

It is amazing the blessings we receive when we fear our maker.  Fearing the Lord doesn't mean fear in the sense that we are scared of Him and His power.  It means we submit to Him, revere Him, worship Him, respect Him, stand in awe of His power, majesty, glory and sovereignty. 

I think that we often forget (or at least I do) that following God will always turn out best.  We may not understand it, we may not believe it, we may even fight along the way, but we always end up in a better place when we do what He says and wants for our lives. 

It means we may have to make choices that go against what the rest of the world is telling us to do.  It means we may get weird looks, or put our jobs on the line for the sake of our faith in God.  It means we may have to look unpopular or unsuccessful in the eyes of the world.  It means we may have to trudge through a storm to get to the promised land.  It means we may have to embrace our weaknesses so God can redeem us through them.  It means we may have to give it all to God and let Him take the reins. 

It is not always easy to take the narrow path and Jesus warns that the few people will enter through the narrow gate.  But, the narrow road is the road less traveled, but it will get you to best place you could ever dream to be. 

Fearing God reaps unfathomable blessings...

Fear God and let His blessings wash over you!