I am afraid of many things. One of my biggest fears is someone breaking into the house and hurting either my husband or me. I am leary of spiders. I am not a fan of severe thunderstorms, even though little ones are okay. I am not fond of the dark, when I am alone.
I could probably go on for awhile. I am freakishly strange when it comes to thinking of awful things that could happen to me or my family.
However, I do not fear the most important thing, God. I don't often have nightmares about the wrath of God or his punishment. I don't daydream about his absence. This is just not on the forefront of my mind.
Our pastor talked about this at church a couple of weeks ago. About how Christians no longer fear God. We don't think about his rage or jealousy. We just focus on his love and mercy--which we need to think about too, because without these we wouldn't have any hope.
We need to be reminded, however, that God is big and powerful and we are either for Him or against Him. I don't think I want to take on a force like that. Fear is not only being afraid though. It is respect. It is reverence. It is humility. It is submission.
I think I could continue to work on alleviating my fear of thunderstorms, but I also need to work on developing a fear of God.
2 comments:
All I have to say is AMEN sister!!
Fear yo' Daddy!
There has to always be a good balance between "Law" and "Gospel" in our lives. The law shows us our sin and the Gospel sets us free to a place of no condemnation. But lets not kid ourselves, God is way bigger and badder than anyone here has experienced in our little vapor that we call life. So healthy fear is approporiate in this situation, he is the AUTHOR of our life and in control of all them dang thunderstorms too!
Daddy
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