I'm in Awe!

Last night while attending a home group, the facilitator (one or your assisting pastor’s) read from Isaiah 66:1-2)

Isaiah 66:1-2 reads, “Thus saith the LORD, The heaven is My throne, and the earth is My footstool: where is the house that ye build unto Me? And where is the place of My rest? For all those things hath Mine hand made, and all those things have been, saith the LORD: but to this man will I look, even to him that is poor and of a contrite spirit, and trembleth at My Word.”

We spend a long time talking about what it means to tremble at His Word.

Reading this morning, I came across another interesting verse found in Psalms 119. It says, “Princes have persecuted me without a cause: but my heart standeth in awe of Thy Word.

Weather we use the word tremble, or standing in awe, it would be a waste of words if it doesn’t move us. May I suggest a few thoughts of were we could move?

First, we are to tremble at the conviction of God’s holy Word. This we see in the example of the godly remnant in Ezra’s time. Concerning this godly remnant Ezra stated in Ezra 9:4, “Then were assembled unto me every one that trembled at the words of the God of Israel, because of the transgression of those that had been carried away; and I sat astonied until the evening sacrifice.” They trembled at God’s Word because of the transgression of the people. They trembled at the conviction of God’s holy Word.

Second, we are to tremble for the counsel of God’s holy Word. This we see in the example of the Philippian jailor. Concerning him Acts 16:29-30 reads, “Then he called for a light, and sprang in, and came trembling, and fell down before Paul and Silas, and brought them out, and said, Sirs, what must I do to be saved?” First, the piercing of God’s holy Word brought to his heart the conviction of sin and of his need of salvation. Then this jailor came to Paul and Silas trembling and seeking to know what the Lord would have him to do that he might be saved. He came trembling for the counsel of God’s holy Word. In like manner, when the Lord Jesus Christ spoke from heaven and confronted Saul on the road to Damascus, Acts 9:6 states concerning Saul, “And he trembling and astonished said, Lord, what wilt Thou have me to do?” After receiving the conviction of God’s holy Word, He then trembled for the counsel of God’s holy Word.

Third, we are to tremble in obeying the commands of God’s holy Word. This we again see in the example of the godly remnant in Ezra’s time. In Ezra 10:3 they expressed their commitment unto the Lord, saying, “Now therefore let us make a covenant with our God to put away all the wives, and such as are born of them, according to the counsel of my lord, and of those that tremble at the commandment of our God; and let it be done according to the Law.” They trembled at the commandments of God. Yea, they trembled unto commitment and obedience.

So, how are you looking and responding at the Word’s of God. Does it move you? I hope so.

David

Have a great week.