How to Fear the Lord | LITTLE BY LITTLE

How to Fear the Lord | LITTLE BY LITTLE | Fr Columba Jordan CFR

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Жыл бұрын

Does the term "fear-of-the-Lord" make you think of terror and panic at God's might? Be not afraid - Fr Columba explains how to live with a healthy fear of our Almighty God.
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@GiottoHero93 Жыл бұрын

The first time I ever prayed for a gift of the Holy Spirit, God gave me fear of the Lord. It gripped me so tight. I'll never forget it. I found out later through reading the wisdom books of the Bible that it says "fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom".

@ctmcatholic Жыл бұрын

Amazing. Thank you for sharing!

@signlanguage7624 Жыл бұрын

This helped me so much thank you Fr. I need the grace of the fear of the lord so I can truly put God first above everything.

@ctmcatholic Жыл бұрын

You are so welcome.

@gplil1 Жыл бұрын

God is so Awesome there's nothing without Him 🙏✝️🙏 thank you Fr Columba

@ctmcatholic Жыл бұрын

Amen

@anthonyw2931 Жыл бұрын

2nd that Amen

@Geo_not_Neo5381 8 ай бұрын

All eyes on the city of Los Angeles where the process of the fear of God has been completed he is the first of many to come therefore God has made him king on Earth . Ask God

@prayingtherosaryJM Жыл бұрын

Brothers and sisters, whatever are you all are going trough, God will make miracles, just believe and be patient. God bless you all!🕊🕊🙏🙏🙏🙏

@karenberube2335 Жыл бұрын

A bit of go, our parish priest explained to read "fear", as "great reverence". He explained the translation in the original texts doesn't have a exact English translation and thus we ended up with "fear." (Not a good one imo). Now, how I wish this had been explained to me as a young child! How differently would my imaginings of God have been.

@lumpichu Жыл бұрын

Yes. The awe, that Fr. Columba mentions, is closely related to that I think.

@ctmcatholic Жыл бұрын

That’s a good explanation.

@pinkpaprika8410 Жыл бұрын

Actually, even the Greek and Latin words for « to fear » (in this sense) carry the same ambiguity, meaning both « to be afraid of » and « to honour and respect » (I don’t know about Hebrew), so the problem is not unique to English. It’s the same in other European languages too.

@davidtombs7385 Жыл бұрын

Is not the greatest fear to be far from God? Rather than to tremble in his presence, but to tremble in his absence? A fantastic, helpful and humorous video thank you.

@ctmcatholic Жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching, David.

@TheAAnne123 Жыл бұрын

~just wonderful wonderful🙏🏻🙏🏻

@ctmcatholic Жыл бұрын

Thanks for listening.

@corneliaadolfsson9379 Жыл бұрын

This was one of the best episodes I've heard so far!😃 Thank you Father Columba! God bless you Father and all your brothers!❤🌸 (Gerry the geranium looks fine over there in the corner)😂

@ctmcatholic Жыл бұрын

Gerry is the real star of the show. Thank you and God bless!

@thefaithfultraveler Жыл бұрын

Father, this touches me greatly. Thank you. Thank you for everything you do.

@ctmcatholic Жыл бұрын

Thank you for watching!

@mariaandia3364 Жыл бұрын

Thank you so much for this video. I've come to understand the fear of the Lord as the posture I take if I was walking into the bright sunlight outdoors after staying inside a dark room for a long while. Arm raised, shielding my eyes, face slightly turned away, upper body leaning back, somehow breathless, taken aback by the intense brightness, the brightness that is God. This was such a revelation to me since I had spent so much time misunderstanding fear of the Lord as just pure terror of God, the Judge, who would rage fury on poor little old me... Stepping into the sunlight, standing in the presence of our Awesome God, whose brightness shines like no other, revealed how dirty, deformed, messed up I was and still am, a reality I wouldn't have realised if I had remained in the dark room. That's when I felt fear, terror. How could I be in the presence of such pure light, in this filthy state? But our God is so good. He promises to clean and heal us Himself, if we just keep our eyes on Him.

@bethedoG...gohome Жыл бұрын

WOW, Maria! I'm not sure who did a better job of giving me a great mental picture....you or Father Columba....thanks to BOTH of you for making this topic come to life!!

@ctmcatholic Жыл бұрын

That’s a fantastic analogy, thank you. May God bless you!

@dawntrudeau Жыл бұрын

Thank you Father!

@ctmcatholic Жыл бұрын

You’re welcome!

@GG-sy8ic Жыл бұрын

Pleasing God is where it's at and always should be. Great message!

@ctmcatholic Жыл бұрын

Amen!

@Irisphotojournal Жыл бұрын

I never felt fearfull of God, only peacefull.

@ctmcatholic Жыл бұрын

That’s beautiful 💙

@camissleepy8542 Жыл бұрын

Pray for fear of the Lord and you'll get it, beware though, you'll only want God at all times and no one else can satisfy that. Hell is scary friends, I wish I could explain the "Depart from me, I never knew you" As I feel it. what a wonderful gift holy fear is. Also, to stop being tepid with prayers (Lazy?) apparently the Sacred Heart Devotion promises to make a tepid soul fervent if I remember correctly.

@ValentinBrutusBura 24 күн бұрын

Obviously those two things cannot be mixed in any way, shape or form. That's why I'm saying, all things being equal, strength and Chastity!

@paulh262 Жыл бұрын

Thank you Father 🙏

@ctmcatholic Жыл бұрын

You’re welcome!

@mariamcinerney2429 Жыл бұрын

Nice short and sweet videos

@ctmcatholic Жыл бұрын

Glad you’re enjoying them! We do aim to keep them short but still meaty!

@melodie9109 Жыл бұрын

Amen

@ctmcatholic Жыл бұрын

🙏🏼

@anthonyw2931 Жыл бұрын

there're times I feel I'm not worth it. But then I get reminded (with these videos along with other things), of the gift that is God...and it makes me ashamed that I ever thought that. I keep failing, but these videos (among other things), restore hope. Another awesome video and may God continue blessing you.

@ctmcatholic Жыл бұрын

Glad you’re finding them helpful. Thank you for watching! God bless.

@californiamom4913 Жыл бұрын

Thank you 😊🙏🏼

@ctmcatholic Жыл бұрын

🙏🏼💙

@marymccannfrancis9855 Жыл бұрын

Amen Lovely Fr Thank you God-bless you ✝️ 🙏❤️🙏

@ctmcatholic Жыл бұрын

God bless you!

@angelblessing7937 Жыл бұрын

You just cannot bear to hurt him when he gives you this grace, you would rather chop your hand off than be the one who takes the whip and strikes him, again 😪

@ctmcatholic Жыл бұрын

❤️🙏

@juanc.fortunofas9224 Жыл бұрын

Great insight! A truly loving being (like God undoubtedly is) would never want us to fear Him in the earthly/worldly sense of the word - as in terror. In fact, I don’t think I could ever fully love someone that terrorized me. Thank you Fr. Columba, for this valuable and healthy explanation of what fearing God really means.

@ctmcatholic Жыл бұрын

You’re very welcome! God bless!

@simplyregina5364 Жыл бұрын

Its one of the seven gifts. Wisdom, understanding, knowledge, good council, fortitude, piety and fear of the Lord. He doesn't want us to fear Him, but fear offending Him. This channel is going from strength to strength. God Bless you all.

@ctmcatholic Жыл бұрын

Thanks for being here! God bless you.

@jrappa4 Жыл бұрын

Just discovered your channel yesterday and got to say it’s been such a huge blessing to me. Can’t wait to see lives changed through this platform! 🙌

@ctmcatholic Жыл бұрын

Amazing. Thank you so much for being here, Jon. God bless you!

@KittyM- Жыл бұрын

Very helpful. Thank you, God bless you

@ctmcatholic Жыл бұрын

Thank you for watching! God bless you.

@The_name105 9 ай бұрын

Fear=awe Fright=what we call fear in contemporary English. We can see other semantic shifts in these kinds of words when comparing aweful and awesome.

@marleyb6506 Жыл бұрын

I have always been God - fearing yet I have ‘ blocked ‘ 🚫 Him out in the past when living a sinful life 😔

@ctmcatholic Жыл бұрын

Thank you for sharing. We’ll be praying for you, that the days of blocking God out are behind you.

@jamiemiddleton2938 Жыл бұрын

wow father columba you just appeared on my suggested videos. We had a talk once for a few hours about some strange things going on in bradford. Thanks for listening :)

@ctmcatholic Жыл бұрын

So glad you found our channel, Jamie. May God bless you!

@thealchemist7131 Жыл бұрын

In my 58 years here thus far, and having been baptized as something other than a Baptist, among all modern Christian leaders that I have listened to or having studied their works, I have yet to encounter anything that encompasses such brilliance as these words: “I refuse to accept the view that mankind is so tragically bound to the starless midnight of racism and war that the bright daybreak of peace and brotherhood can never become a reality... I believe that unarmed truth and unconditional love will have the final word.” ~Martin Luther King, Jr. We are imperfect, my friend, and I would point towards this as being far more powerful than power and glory itself; more powerful than any human's ability to overcome it, and is this not Glorious? For by this gift we will always have Reason; understanding that together we become more perfected. I salute you with respect... o7 ~Rick

@jmtalk8980 Жыл бұрын

Great video! Good explanation. I was told, as a youngster, that THAT 'fear' actually meant ''love of the Lord' ... a loving respect for and awe for Him

@ctmcatholic Жыл бұрын

Thank you!

@ChrisMartin-pz3mp Жыл бұрын

Thank you. The beautiful energy of your words are so helpful.

@ctmcatholic Жыл бұрын

We’re so glad to hear this, Chris. Bless you

@Barbaramamato Жыл бұрын

Thank you Fr Columba

@ctmcatholic Жыл бұрын

You’re very welcome

@ragwortrattle8798 Жыл бұрын

I don't know about fear of the Lord but it might serve as a means of describing the overwhelming appreciation that without God there's no cosmos, universe, solar system, planet Earth and the little tiny bit of it where I'm sitting listening to you! God is - isn't he? If you see what I mean! 🌹

@ctmcatholic Жыл бұрын

💙💙

@MrCheesywaffles Жыл бұрын

Amen! Thank you for this wisdom!

@ctmcatholic Жыл бұрын

You’re very welcome!

@thomism1016 Жыл бұрын

Awe!!! ❤

@ctmcatholic Жыл бұрын

💙

@cindyc6328 Жыл бұрын

Thank you Fr Jordan. I'm a new follower of your preachings. Praise God!

@ctmcatholic Жыл бұрын

Great to have you here!

@Baseball_Mickey Жыл бұрын

I love your beard!🧔

@ctmcatholic Жыл бұрын

💙

@Jack-uo7gz Жыл бұрын

Wonderful video, Father. In particular, I really enjoyed your reflection on why Sunday worship is so important.

@ctmcatholic Жыл бұрын

Thank you 🙏🏼

@JimCvit Жыл бұрын

I've only recently found this channel though I've seen a video here and there. You, Fr. Columba, are to me a modern Teresa of Avila mixed with John of the Cross. Don't stop. Thank you and Deo gratias!

@ctmcatholic Жыл бұрын

Wow, thank you! Great to have you here.

@rafaeloliva8328 Жыл бұрын

Without God I’m nothing

@ctmcatholic Жыл бұрын

Stay focused on him!

@rafaeloliva8328 Жыл бұрын

@@ctmcatholic good morning Father Columba I on a mission working the best I can bless you

@heatherwhitehead3743 Жыл бұрын

The first time I felt the fear of the Lord was as a small child. The first time I saw the night sky without city lights. I was in the country. The stars were so abundant and sky so dark deep bigger than anything. It scared me in the most peculiar way straight to my heart.

@ctmcatholic Жыл бұрын

Thank you for sharing! That’s amazing.

@samanthalewis1791 Жыл бұрын

"Top of the food chain, not that He wants to eat you" 😆😆😆 More like He gave Himself as food for us to eat!!! Praise God for His amazing humility even though He deserves our awe in His glory!!! 🙏🙏🙏 Thank you Fr. for this wonderful reflection on the awe of the Lord 🙏🕊️

@ctmcatholic Жыл бұрын

You’re so welcome!

@stevenkavanagh2082 Жыл бұрын

Fear of the Lord is when we first ‘meet’ Him that is, that was, and Who is to come; by the end of this ‘meeting’, we stand at the foot of cross with His mother and say: ‘wow, how things change’. 😢

@ctmcatholic Жыл бұрын

Beautiful!

@berglen100 Жыл бұрын

Imaginations is oldest truth you look for outside yourself is common flesh and blood that stuck as just a seed still or full I AM, that mystery hides from flesh and blood.

@ctmcatholic Жыл бұрын

God bless you!

@johnhahn9085 Жыл бұрын

Holy Cow! Look at Gerry!

@ctmcatholic Жыл бұрын

He’s all grown up!

@johnhahn9085 Жыл бұрын

Father was right: Pruning helps!

@badgerfactory 11 ай бұрын

fear of God has perfect peace, fear of anything else has anxiety. We must train our hearts, minds emotions and body to submit, yield stop!!!! and wait upon Holy Spirit for guidance, comfort, strength. We need to be terrified of speaking, thinking deciding anything apart from waiting upon God and His leading. You have anxiety, unhealthy fear and depression because you love yourself instead of God. Hate your reactions because they are independent from God. I fear getting complacent. take your zeal and multiply it by infinity, make that your goal...God knows we are nothing but selfish so He expects us to rely every second on Him. stop being casual about sin.... Jesus rose from the dead and that same power, love is available after we die to self

@frankransom6863 Жыл бұрын

I GREATLY FEAR yet it appears no-one there. Wept,prayed,cried,begged,pleaded and NOTHING! WHY??? PLS,PRAY FOR ME FOR DEATH APPROACHES, and I drown.

@ctmcatholic Жыл бұрын

Praying for you, Frank. Know God is on your side and the Catholic (universal) Church, including us, is praying for you.

@frankransom6863 Жыл бұрын

But why? No response? I cry out but to no avail. Reinforces doubt ,fear,anxiety, why does he not respond? GOD hears but chooses to ignore me? I DONT GET IT.

@AF17- Жыл бұрын

@@frankransom6863 I am in no position to give advice to someone nor do I have even the slightest idea of what you're going through, but reading your comment reminded me of The Book of Job. Perhaps reading that book might give you some clarity and a different perspective in understanding the reason for your sufferings. God bless!

@Catholicity-uw2yb 5 ай бұрын

POPE BENEDICT XVI: “The phrase ‘fear of the Lord’ should be understood in terms of awe, rather than dread. In contemplation of the Almighty, the Christian does not experience servile fear, but a sincere and serious respect that prompts genuine and active adherence. People should not fear God, thinking he is always ready to punish, but rather they should love him because he is always ready to forgive. God is not a relentless sovereign who condemns the guilty, but a loving father whom we must love not out of fear of punishment, but because of his goodness. The Lord is a God who is just, but always ready to reveal himself as merciful and compassionate. God loves us in a way that we might call ‘obstinate’ and enfolds us in his inexhaustible tenderness. The anger and mercy of the Lord alternate in a dramatic sequence, but love triumphs in the end, for God is love. God’s passionate love for his people - for humanity - is at the same time a forgiving love. It is so great that it turns God against himself, his love against his justice.”

@berglen100 Жыл бұрын

The story is about man awake, christ outside yourself is just saved not woke yet, Christ and Father in you wakes you. Luke 17: (HINT) 20 Now when He was asked by the Pharisees when the kingdom of God would come, He answered them and said, “The kingdom of God does not come with observation; 21 nor will they say, ‘See here!’ or ‘See there!’ For indeed, the kingdom of God is within you.”

@ctmcatholic Жыл бұрын

God bless you!