Where Is the Fear

In the last 2,000 years, the world has come a long way in terms of traditions, technology, and customs. A few days ago, I was thinking about how “Christians” have changed throughout the centuries. Today, the church focuses on bigger and better services and exponential increases in membership. This in itself is harmless, but the problem arrives in how they attempt to achieve these goals. It seems that in a world of major natural disasters and nuclear threats between countries, people are searching for a “happy-go-lucky” type of faith. And for the most part that’s just what they’ve gotten. Pastors shy away from the hard sermons taught in the Bible and only focus on the miracles preformed or the successful spreading of the name of Christ. Once again all of this is great, but it’s not the whole story.


Have you ever stopped to think of just how great the Lord’s power is?

The people of the Bible reached out to God with fear and trembling. The last part of Philippians 2:12 says, “… continue to work out your salvation with fear and trembling.” In all honestly, how often do we fear God? The word fear has two meanings: to be scared or anxious; and to revere in awe. For the first definition, we have lost that fear of the Lord. We are taught that everything is going to be just peachy when you accept Christ into your heart and that God is always so pleased with your life. But that’s not it. As Christians we are held to a higher standard, so we should fear Lord as one in authority. We should fear falling into temptation which causes the Lord to be disappointed with us. For the second definition, being in awe of the Lord can seem so practiced and that’s not how it was made to work. This past weekend my soul was overflowing in awe of God through music and conversation. Let me tell you, it was probably one of the best weekends for my heart that I’ve ever experienced. Why have we lost that desire to give God all the awe he deserves?

Come to the Lord with fear and trembling; humbling yourself before Him. I promise you won’t regret it.