- So . . . I'm "feeding myself" in the morning from God's Word and thought I'd post what I'm chewin' on and make my "food" available for others who might want to nibble a bit. Hope it's of some benefit to you . . .
The word of God is living and active . . . (Hebrews 4:12)
-
Recent Meals
The Buffet (Past Meals)
1Chronicles 1Corinthians 1John 1Kings 1Peter 1Samuel 1Thessalonians 1Timothy 2Chronicles 2Corinthians 2John 2Kings 2Peter 2Samuel 2Thessalonians 2Timothy 3John Acts Amos Colossians Daniel Deuteronomy Ecclesiastes Ephesians Esther Exodus Ezekiel Ezra Galatians Genesis Habakkuk Haggai Hebrews Hosea Isaiah James Jeremiah Job Joel John Jonah Joshua Jude Judges Lamentations Leviticus Luke Malachi Mark Matthew Micah Nahum Nehemiah Numbers Philemon Philippians Proverbs Psalms Revelation Roman Romans Ruth Song of Solomon Titus Uncategorized Zechariah ZephaniahPast Meals
-
Join 261 other followers
Tag Archives: the fear of God
He Makes Everything Beautiful, So Fear Him
The “fear” filter kicks in again this morning. Yesterday I briefly shared the difference Michael Reeves’ book, Rejoice and Tremble: The Surprising Good News of the Fear of the Lord, has made in how I’m seeing what it means to … Continue reading
Posted in Ecclesiastes
Tagged a time for everything, beauty out of ashes, fear of God, holy fear, the fear of God
1 Comment
Fear the LORD Who Gives the Rain
A couple of months ago I listened to a book which, at the time, I thought could be life-changing because it had adjusted a paradigm and refined a filter on one of those holy tension areas of being a follower … Continue reading
Posted in Jeremiah
Tagged fear of God, God's mercy, great mercy, holy fear, the fear of God
1 Comment
Forgiveness and Fear
If we were playing a game of word association, I’m not sure they’d be the two words most quickly, or even most likely to be put together. No one would be surprised if you heard “black” in response to “white.” … Continue reading
Posted in Psalms
Tagged fear of God, forgiven, forgiveness, holy fear, the fear of God
Leave a comment
The God of the Land
In the ninth year of Hoshea, the king of Assyria captured Samaria, and he carried the Israelites away to Assyria and placed them in Halah, and on the Habor, the river of Gozan, and in the cities of the Medes. … Continue reading
Posted in 2Kings
Tagged fear of God, God's mercy, God's patience, God's righteousness, great mercy, holy fear, slow to anger, the fear of God
Leave a comment
Free Utterance
Reading in Job 10 this morning and wondering if I didn’t just observe the point where Job, had he thought to look back over his shoulder, would have seen the line he had crossed. The loss is unfathomable. The physical … Continue reading
Not a Dumb Bird
I’m two chapters into God’s Twenty Questions session with Job (actually, I have no idea how many questions God has peppered Job with over these 70+ verses — but it’s a lot). But I think there’s only a couple of … Continue reading
Stir It Up
It’s one of those verses in Scripture that, for me, spikes the awe-o-meter. But not because it’s reveals explicitly the glory of God, or describes directly the nature of His holy character, or chronicles thoroughly the mighty work of His … Continue reading
Posted in Ezra, Proverbs
Tagged fear of God, God's leading, holy fear, stewardship, the fear of God
1 Comment
A Change of Heart
Talk about your seismic shift in attitude! Three chapters ago the people of Israel were throwing a bit of gold into a fire to make inanimate gods who they somehow thought could lead them. Now, in Exodus 35, they are … Continue reading
Posted in Exodus
Tagged fear of God, freely give, incline my heart, the fear of God, the heart
1 Comment
A Formula for Flourishing
Throughout the book of Acts you find church “report cards.” Brief summaries of how the body of believers in Christ, born of the gospel, was growing and advancing as the Word was preached and the disciples testified of a new … Continue reading
Posted in Acts
Tagged fear of God, filled with the Holy Spirit, God of comfort, led by the Spirit, the fear of God
Leave a comment
Some Thoughts from the Past on Losing Focus
It’s the fourth year in a row where what I’ve read in Job on this day in my reading plan has been the thing that’s lingered afterward. The taste from my samplings in both the Old Testament and New Testament … Continue reading
Posted in Job
Tagged Almighty God, awe of God, holy fear, reverence, the fear of God
Leave a comment
My Morning Meal 