2013-08-09 - Awe
Originally Published 2008-04-23
Guys, have you ever seen a drop dead gorgeous girl walk by and a friend had
to pick your jaw up off the floor? Ladies, has a fine looking man ever strutted
past and you've just stood there with your eyes bugging out? Have you ever
seen anything so mind-blowing that it just left you stupefied and speechless?
If you said yes to any of these questions, then you have a small sense of
what it means to be in awe of someone. We may even describe those people
or events as awesome but that is just a bit of what true awesomeness is like.
God is truly awesome. He is worthy of us greatly admiring him.
Psalms 33:8b - Let all the inhabitants of the world stand
in awe of him.
The dictionary defines awe as "an emotion variously combining dread, veneration,
and wonder". The International Standard Bible Encyclopedia describes awe
as "fear mingled with reverence and wonder, a state of mind inspired by something
terrible or sublime". It goes on to describe how the underlying word is
translated in various ways but in almost all cases, "the word stands for
man's attitude of reverential fear toward God. This is the characteristic
attitude of the pious soul toward God in the Scriptures, especially in the
Old Testament. It arises from a consciousness of the infinite power, sublimity
and holiness of God, which fills the mind with the 'fear of the Lord,' and
a dread of violating His law."
As I read in the book of Revelation of his glory and magnificence that will
one day be revealed to the whole world, I marvel. I stand there stupefied.
I wonder to myself how be it that I serve this king and do it so grudgingly
at times? How is it that I can turn my affections from him and towards sin?
How can I look at pornography when I have before me a picture of my God and
King? How can I treat others poorly when I represent him on earth? How can
I sit and watch mindless hours of TV when the creator of the universe wants
to speak to me if only I will stop and listen?
Take some time today to dwell on his splendor and majesty. You cannot help
but be awe-struck. Then just stand there before the Lord in silence and be
amazed. Think of who he is; study his nature. Then live for Him.
IHFHBOH
Adam
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All scripture references from KJV unless otherwise noted
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