Oswald Chambers wrote, “When you fear God, you fear nothing else, whereas if you do not fear God, you fear everything else.” It’s not easy to have faith that strong—but it is true: “Do not fear what they fear; do not be terrified. You are to regard only the Lord of Hosts as holy. ONLYContinue reading “FEAR GOD OR FEAR EVERYTHING ELSE. Isaiah 8:12-13.”
Category Archives: Fear of the Lord
Pascal’s Wager: a Dollar Against a Million.
Blaise Pascal was a French mathematician, philosopher, physicist, and theologian. Pascal made famous an interesting argument for the existence of God: PASCAL’S WAGER. Imagine life as a bet. Pascal says it may be difficult to prove the existence of God with reason, but because life is a wager, we should wager that God DOES exist. Continue reading “Pascal’s Wager: a Dollar Against a Million.”
Be Careful What You Wish For.
The Israelites were tired of being vegetarians. Or manna-tarians. It was all-manna, all the time. Manna tasted like a pastry made with the finest oil—it was delicious. At least the first time. But anything could get tiresome. Yet the people did not simply wish for variety. They let their hearts become rebellious. They cried out:Continue reading “Be Careful What You Wish For.”
Worship Means Recognizing God’s Holiness.
“Holy” means “other.” God is OTHER than us, He is different, He is perfect. He embodies TOTAL TRUTH and PERFECT PURITY. He must be FEARED and RESPECTED. After a lifetime witnessing miracles, Aaron’s sons Nadab and Abihu were ordained as priests through a week-long process of sacrifices. How did they respond? “Now Nadab and AbihuContinue reading “Worship Means Recognizing God’s Holiness.”
Mercy and Holiness.
What if your son treated a loaded gun like a toy? What would you do? Some things require an absolutely sober seriousness, right? It’s not about the child, but the NATURE OF THE OBJECT. Guns, by nature, command sobriety and respect. They are DIFFERENT than other things. They are SET APART. Aaron’s sons brought “unauthorizedContinue reading “Mercy and Holiness.”
None of These Diseases. Exodus 15:26.
If you have ever tried to read the Bible, you have probably made it as far as Leviticus. Genesis and Exodus are pretty easy: lots of great stories. But Leviticus is a book short on stories and long on laws. The same is true for Numbers and Deuteronomy—there are stories mixed in, but much ofContinue reading “None of These Diseases. Exodus 15:26.”
Child Sacrifice is Not a “Trade-off.”
Cultures around the world have been killing children longer than there has been recorded history, including the Aztecs, the Incas, the Mayans, the Carthaginians (who worshipped Moloch), the Phoenicians, non-Muslim Arabians, Ugandans, South Africans, and more. Why? What could motivate loving parents to toss their children into fires and volcanoes? I believe the devil isContinue reading “Child Sacrifice is Not a “Trade-off.””
Boss.
JOB was a boss. He owned fantastic wealth. The Bible calls him “the greatest man among all the peoples of the East” 1:3. He understood lawsuits; he knew how to secure justice. When young men saw him they backed away, older men stood, city officials and noblemen stopped talking. “Men listened to me with expectation,Continue reading “Boss.”
Is Anything More Valuable Than Wisdom?
Would you trade wisdom for a million dollars? Would you surrender all your wisdom for 30 million dollars? Is it worth it? Job, once rich, now poor, says NO: “A miner puts an end to the darkness. He probes the deepest recesses for ore in the gloomy darkness. He cuts a shaft far from humanContinue reading “Is Anything More Valuable Than Wisdom?”
How Can I Get Rich Quick?
Proverbs says wisdom is more valuable than GOLD (16:16), more profitable than SILVER (8:18), and even worth more than RUBIES (3:15). Job says wisdom is worth more than GOLD, CRYSTAL, JEWELS, CORAL, and JASPER (28:17-18). So where can you get this item of supreme value? “There is a mine for silver and a place whereContinue reading “How Can I Get Rich Quick?”
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