Psalm 33:8
8 Let all the earth ['erets] fear [yare'] the LORD [Yahovah]: let all the inhabitants [yashab] of the world [tebel] stand
in awe [guwr] of him. KJV-Interlinear
8
Let all the earth fear the LORD; let all the inhabitants of the world stand in
awe of him! ESV
If a person truly stood
in awe of God, they would not be able to put the Bible down, would not be able
to stop learning all there is to know about Him. And yet, the world is desensitized through
indifference, and indifference is driven by arrogance, the arrogance of one who
is not impressed, of one who does not take God seriously.
The world is more
obsessed with the outward appearance before man, than its appearance before
God.
And yet God exists far
beyond space and time. Nothing can
contain the essence of God. Nothing can
fathom or understand the vast magnitude of God.
Even in recent science,
where we have discovered the vast details of this universe and have discovered
that there is even far more to this universe than we can begin to ask questions
about, does not seem to be enough to convince people that they need to learn
more about God, and have a relationship with Him.
Just a few decades ago,
most of the technology that we have today, did not exist. And all of the technology that has been
discovered and invented, was created out of the physical properties of this
universe. Physical properties that God
designed a very long time ago.
So, respect God, and
stand in awe.
To respect means to
actually recognize that He exists, that He has a plan, that He has a plan for
you, and that you desire to fulfil that plan for your life. But most folks only give lip service to that
whole concept, not desiring enough to pursue it, to seek it out, to capture it
for themselves.
To stand in awe, means to
actually stop and look at something that is so out of the ordinary that you
cannot help but stop and look for yourself, and even fix your eyes on it because
it is so overwhelming.
Most people are dedicated
to the things of this world, to the support of the things of this world, to the
pursuit of the things of this world. All
of which are temporary and false at best.
Truth is what should be
desired, supported, pursued, for it is permanent and fulfilling and actually
accomplishes a completeness that will last forever.
And yet ….
