Isaiah 11:2-3a
The Spirit of the LORD will rest on him -
   the Spirit of wisdom and of understanding,
   the Spirit of counsel and of power,
   the Spirit of knowledge and of the fear of the LORD -
and he will delight in the fear of the LORD.

Often, some of us pray the prayer for the seven Spirit of the LORD to be upon us. However, this is the first time that I noticed the verse did not end there, it goes on to say, “…and he will delight in the fear of the LORD.” Mm… “delight in the fear of the LORD” that’s a paradox to ponder. Under normal circumstances, we would want to avoid fear. BUT.. under this divine circumstance, it is the fear of the LORD.  I believe it is all in a package, the seven Spirit of the LORD & the delight in the fear of the LORD. 

The word “fear” appears 326 times in the bible (NIV). Just by sampling a few related verses, the bible gives some insights on how we can start living in the fear of the LORD and begin to enter into this delight:
1) fear the Lord and serve Him faithfully with all your heart ~ 1 Samuel 12:24
2) fears God and shuns evil ~ Job 1:8, Proverbs 3:7
3) fear the Lord… revere the Lord ~ Psalms 33:8, Isaiah 59:19
4) fear the Lord and honour His name ~ Malachi 3:16
5) Cornelius and his family, devout and God-fearing; gave generously to those in need and prayed regularly ~ Acts 10
6) (do a word study for more

Wanna join in the mind-blowing delight ? Why not act on one of the above today ?

Dear Spirit of God, teach me to delight in the fear of the LORD. Give me the grace and the mercy to learn and live this delight.