“Let all the earth fear the Lord; let all the inhabitants of the world stand in awe of Him.” —Psalm 33:8
When we come into this sweet relationship, we are beginning to learn astonished reverence, breathless adoration, awesome fascination, lofty admiration of the attributes of God and something of the breathless silence that we know when God is near.
You may never have realized it before, but all of those elements in our perception and consciousness of the divine Presence add up to what the Bible calls “the fear of God.”…
There are very few unqualified things in our lives, but I believe that the reverential fear of God mixed with love and fascination and astonishment and admiration and devotion is the most enjoyable state and the most purifying emotion the human soul can know.
00Philip Holderhttp://www.hoperoadnazarene.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/hrn-logo-520x140-1.pngPhilip Holder2015-06-09 07:09:322015-06-09 07:09:32REVERENTIAL FEAR OF GOD
“For all those things My hand has made, and all those things exist,” says the Lord. “But on this one will I look: on him who is poor and of a contrite spirit, and who trembles at My word.” —Isaiah 66:2
Worship also means to “express in some appropriate manner” what you feel….
And what will be expressed? “A humbling but delightful sense of admiring awe and astonished wonder.” It is delightful to worship God, but it is also a humbling thing; and the man who has not been humbled in the presence of God will never be a worshiper of God at all. He may be a church member who keeps the rules and obeys the discipline, and who tithes and goes to conference, but he’ll never be a worshiper unless he is deeply humbled. “A humbling but delightful sense of admiring awe.” There’s an awesomeness about God which is missing in our day altogether; there’s little sense of admiring awe in the Church of Christ these days.
00Philip Holderhttp://www.hoperoadnazarene.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/hrn-logo-520x140-1.pngPhilip Holder2015-06-08 03:11:222015-06-08 03:11:22Humbled Before God
“Finally, brothers, whatever is true, whatever is noble, whatever is right, whatever is pure, whatever is lovely, whatever is admirable, if anything is excellent or praiseworthy, think about such things.” Phil 4:8
In light of all the references in the word of God to renewing one’s mind and guarding one’s mind, I am convinced that the battle we face down here on this side of heaven is ultimately won or lost in the mind.
The verse before us today solidifies my conviction, for it is impossible for a person to think both good and evil thoughts at the same time, and an embracing of one automatically excludes the other. There are many persons who win the battle with the externals but struggle and often lose it in the mind. Our thoughts produce our actions.
Let us wholeheartedly seek to obey the exhortation in Phil 4:8 (as with the rest of Scripture) as we see to live a God honoring life.
00Philip Holderhttp://www.hoperoadnazarene.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/hrn-logo-520x140-1.pngPhilip Holder2015-06-05 06:08:242015-06-05 06:08:24GUARDING THE MIND
REVERENTIAL FEAR OF GOD
/in Steadfast Hope“Let all the earth fear the Lord; let all the inhabitants of the world stand in awe of Him.” —Psalm 33:8
When we come into this sweet relationship, we are beginning to learn astonished reverence, breathless adoration, awesome fascination, lofty admiration of the attributes of God and something of the breathless silence that we know when God is near.
You may never have realized it before, but all of those elements in our perception and consciousness of the divine Presence add up to what the Bible calls “the fear of God.”…
There are very few unqualified things in our lives, but I believe that the reverential fear of God mixed with love and fascination and astonishment and admiration and devotion is the most enjoyable state and the most purifying emotion the human soul can know.
Humbled Before God
/in Discipleship, Steadfast HopeWorship also means to “express in some appropriate manner” what you feel….
And what will be expressed? “A humbling but delightful sense of admiring awe and astonished wonder.” It is delightful to worship God, but it is also a humbling thing; and the man who has not been humbled in the presence of God will never be a worshiper of God at all. He may be a church member who keeps the rules and obeys the discipline, and who tithes and goes to conference, but he’ll never be a worshiper unless he is deeply humbled. “A humbling but delightful sense of admiring awe.” There’s an awesomeness about God which is missing in our day altogether; there’s little sense of admiring awe in the Church of Christ these days.
GUARDING THE MIND
/in Discipleship, Steadfast Hope“Finally, brothers, whatever is true, whatever is noble, whatever is right, whatever is pure, whatever is lovely, whatever is admirable, if anything is excellent or praiseworthy, think about such things.” Phil 4:8
In light of all the references in the word of God to renewing one’s mind and guarding one’s mind, I am convinced that the battle we face down here on this side of heaven is ultimately won or lost in the mind.
The verse before us today solidifies my conviction, for it is impossible for a person to think both good and evil thoughts at the same time, and an embracing of one automatically excludes the other. There are many persons who win the battle with the externals but struggle and often lose it in the mind. Our thoughts produce our actions.
Let us wholeheartedly seek to obey the exhortation in Phil 4:8 (as with the rest of Scripture) as we see to live a God honoring life.