Lightning bolts and the Fear of the Lord!

Passage

"The Spirit of the LORD shall rest upon Him,
The Spirit of wisdom and understanding,
The Spirit of counsel and might,
The Spirit of knowledge and of the fear of the LORD."
Isaiah 11:2

Pondering

Tonight as I was leading worship in the Tuesday Night Prayer Meeting something very unique happened to me that i've not experienced before. One lady came forward during the worship to read out Isaiah 11:2, asking us to pray for this spiritual anointing.

I started to read out loud this passage of Scripture, praying for each aspect of the spirit's anointing to come upon us and I was just coming to the conclusion. I said "The Spirit of knowledge and of the fear.....", then it happened. I was standing behind the pulpit, and as I said the word "fear" what seemed like a lightning bolt from heaven knocked me off my feet, literally!

I'm sure people were bending their heads to see me sprawled out behind the pulpit, wondering if I really was slain by the Spirit and had gone to meet my maker! All I knew was that some physical force like electricity had hit me and I was knocked to the floor and found my self prostrated face to the ground in utter awe and adoration of my living God.

The fear of the Lord is the beginning of it all. If we want wisdom then we must first fear God. Fearing God is not negative fear such as fear of a tyrant who is angry or unpredictable. It is reverential fear that realizes that no unholiness can stand in His presence.

Lord hit me again with the lightning bolt of the Fear of the Lord that I may love you and serve you more and more.

Poem

The Spirit of the Lord God's upon me now,
The Spirit of the Lord God's upon me now,
The Spirit of the Lord God's upon me
To bring good news to the poor.

The Spirit of the Lord God's upon me now,
The Spirit of the Lord God's upon me now,
The Spirit of the Lord God's upon me
To proclaim the year of the Lord.

.The Spirit of the Lord God's upon me now,
The Spirit of the Lord God's upon me now,
The Spirit of the Lord God's upon me
To bind up the broken heart.

The Spirit of the Lord God's upon me now,
The Spirit of the Lord God's upon me now,
The Spirit of the Lord God's upon me
To set the captives free.

(New song given during Tuesday prayer meeting, 25th August 2009)

Prayer

"Father, as I ask for Your wisdom I'm painfully aware that it all starts with fearing You. Teach me what it means to fear you and not fear man. Hit me witth a lightning bolt of the Fear of the Lord! Amen!."