Lord, let me know Your word. Let it permeate me, like carbon permeating iron. Let Your word turn my life, my very being, into strong steel. Let me withstand the pressures of this world, let it make me stronger, and temper me, O Lord. Keep me from the flames of sin, that might weaken me, and fill me again when I am weakened.
Read I John chapter 4 today. The whole chapter is simply amazing. Such incredible concepts, so profound. I particularly liked the last bit, where it says if you can't love something you see, then you cannot love something that is unseen. If you can't love your brother who is in front of you, you can't love God who no one has seen.
And, Love drives out Fear. Perfect Love has no Fear. Which is a nice conclusion to the statement in Proverbs that Fear of the Lord is the beginning of Wisdom. So, while our relationship with God begins with Fear (read Honor, Respect, Awe), it ends with Love. We may begin our relationship with God by obeying His commands out of fear of the consequences, but He develops it into a relationship whereby we follow His commands out of love for Him.
Sunday, February 22, 2009
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