There’s a promised land somewhere beyond the mountain. I was born to look for it.”
–Louis L’Amour (The Man From the Broken Hills)
“Seek the LORD while He may be found, call upon Him while He is near.”
–Isaiah 55:6 (NKJV)
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Have you ever felt fear, I mean real fear? Some folks try to conjure up fear and that is something we call paranoia. They think they have to be afraid of everything. Some people were truly afraid and some still are and are continuing to wear masks. Fear can grip us, fear can cripple us. How do we cope with fear? Psalm 76 is good to read in the midst of fear, real of imagined. “In Judah God is known…” Is God known in your house?
1 — In Judah God is known; His name is great in Israel.
2 — In Salem also is His tabernacle, and His dwelling place in Zion.
3 — There He broke the arrows of the bow, the shield and sword of battle. Selah
4 — You are more glorious and excellent than the mountains of prey.
5 — The stouthearted were plundered; they have sunk into their sleep; and none of the mighty men have found the use of their hands.
6 — At Your rebuke, O God of Jacob, both the chariot and horse were cast into a dead sleep.
7 — You, Yourself, are to be feared; and who may stand in Your presence when once You are angry?
8 — You caused judgment to be heard from heaven; the earth feared and was still.
9 — When God arose to judgment, to deliver all the oppressed of the earth. Selah
10 — Surely the wrath of man shall praise You; with the remainder of wrath You shall gird Yourself.
11 — Make vows to the LORD your God, and pay them; let all who are around Him bring presents to Him who ought to be feared.
12 — He shall cut off the spirit of princes; He is awesome to the kings of the earth. (NKJV)
One day there will be no more moaning or groaning. All enemies of the flesh will have vanished. The Lord will reign triumphantly, but until that day we need to let Him reign in our hearts. The old song comes to my mind:
“There’ll be no sorrow there, no more burdens to bear,
No more sickness, no pain, no more parting over there…”
–James Hill
There will be a day when God shall once and for all make your enemies defenseless. Whether they be sickness, suffering, battles, storms, God will revive your heart and make all new. Only one thing is to be feared–God.
There is so much junk regarding what it means to fear God. Some say you cannot fear your father, but I would disagree. Yes, at times the term means that He is awesome, but it also depicts real fear. We can walk boldly into the throne room because we are His children and yet we work out our salvation with fear and trembling. We have a brief glance of the throne in Revelation. Does that make you giddy or does it bring a solemnness when you look upon the majesty and power of the Almighty?
When the earth opened up, did not the people fear? When Elijah stood on Mount Carmel, did not the people fear? The world does not fear God, in fact, by their actions and their language He is continually mocked. This will not last forever. One day He will say enough is enough and then the mockers will cry out in fear–fear of the awesome God and His power.
As a child of God we do not have to fear that Day. We may stand in awe at what is taking place but the fear that those on the earth have will not touch us. Today, we can have that peace in our hearts for the Lord will one day (soon) will judge those who do evil.
“My Savior and my Lord,
My Conqueror and my King,
Thy scepter and thy sword,
Thy reigning grace, I sing:
Thine is the power; behold, I sit
In willing bonds beneath thy feet.”
–Isaac Watts
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Have you ever felt fear, I mean real fear? Some folks try to conjure up fear and that is something we call paranoia. They think they have to be afraid of everything. Some people were truly afraid and some still are and are continuing to wear masks. Fear can grip us, fear can cripple us. How do we cope with fear? Psalm 76 is good to read in the midst of fear, real of imagined. “In Judah God is known…” Is God known in your house?
1 — In Judah God is known; His name is great in Israel.
2 — In Salem also is His tabernacle, and His dwelling place in Zion.
3 — There He broke the arrows of the bow, the shield and sword of battle. Selah
4 — You are more glorious and excellent than the mountains of prey.
5 — The stouthearted were plundered; they have sunk into their sleep; and none of the mighty men have found the use of their hands.
6 — At Your rebuke, O God of Jacob, both the chariot and horse were cast into a dead sleep.
7 — You, Yourself, are to be feared; and who may stand in Your presence when once You are angry?
8 — You caused judgment to be heard from heaven; the earth feared and was still.
9 — When God arose to judgment, to deliver all the oppressed of the earth. Selah
10 — Surely the wrath of man shall praise You; with the remainder of wrath You shall gird Yourself.
11 — Make vows to the LORD your God, and pay them; let all who are around Him bring presents to Him who ought to be feared.
12 — He shall cut off the spirit of princes; He is awesome to the kings of the earth. (NKJV)
One day there will be no more moaning or groaning. All enemies of the flesh will have vanished. The Lord will reign triumphantly, but until that day we need to let Him reign in our hearts. The old song comes to my mind:
“There’ll be no sorrow there, no more burdens to bear,
No more sickness, no pain, no more parting over there…”
–James Hill
There will be a day when God shall once and for all make your enemies defenseless. Whether they be sickness, suffering, battles, storms, God will revive your heart and make all new. Only one thing is to be feared–God.
There is so much junk regarding what it means to fear God. Some say you cannot fear your father, but I would disagree. Yes, at times the term means that He is awesome, but it also depicts real fear. We can walk boldly into the throne room because we are His children and yet we work out our salvation with fear and trembling. We have a brief glance of the throne in Revelation. Does that make you giddy or does it bring a solemnness when you look upon the majesty and power of the Almighty?
When the earth opened up, did not the people fear? When Elijah stood on Mount Carmel, did not the people fear? The world does not fear God, in fact, by their actions and their language He is continually mocked. This will not last forever. One day He will say enough is enough and then the mockers will cry out in fear–fear of the awesome God and His power.
As a child of God we do not have to fear that Day. We may stand in awe at what is taking place but the fear that those on the earth have will not touch us. Today, we can have that peace in our hearts for the Lord will one day (soon) will judge those who do evil.
“My Savior and my Lord,
My Conqueror and my King,
Thy scepter and thy sword,
Thy reigning grace, I sing:
Thine is the power; behold, I sit
In willing bonds beneath thy feet.”
–Isaac Watts