Well, today I’m going to be talking about Jesus as our pattern. Giving Him an absolutely unique place in our lives.
In Exodus 20 verse 3 where God says, “You shall have no other gods before Me.” And I suggested that this is actually the fear of the Lord worked out, giving God total preeminence, never putting anything else before God or on a level with God. You can enjoy it and worship Him, but there’s always this realization, there’s just one step I must not take because it will be disaster.Īnd then the other way that I described the fear of the Lord was with reference to the first of the ten commandments. It’s like being right at the top of the mountain. God shares with us His grandeur, His beauty, His power, His wisdom, it’s exhilarating. And that will be the end!” That’s just a picture from the world of the senses to illustrate the fear of the Lord. And yet, somewhere in the center of your personality there’s this continuing realization, “I’m privileged to be here, I’m enjoying it, it’s beautiful, it’s unique, but if I take one step in the wrong direction I’ll plunge down the cliff and end in the sea. And then the person in question standing on top of the mountain looking down on the one side at the waves far below, looking out the other way, landward to a beautiful scene of fields and forest, exhilarating, beautiful, impressive, awe-inspiring. I pictured a towering craggy mountain with it’s steep slope, descending to the sea far below, all craggy and jagged. First of all I used a picture from this world to illustrate something in the spiritual realm. In my talk yesterday I described the fear of the Lord in two different ways. It’s good to be with you again, sharing with you on this week’s inspiring, but also challenging theme: The Fear of the Lord.
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