Pursuing a Fearful God - Part 1

In this day and age, it is not much of a stretch to say that the idea of "fearing" the Lord is one that is not taught and is an idea that is nearly non-existant in the American Church...It is not merely a matter of why this has happened, it is more a matter of how it has happened. Meaning, the question is not singularly why does the church not fear the Lord as we are commanded and compelled by Scripture to do, but how did we get to the place were "fearing" the Lord has become the taboo topic that it is today.

The simple fact remains that the Bible is explicitly clear on this matter. There are to many references in the Scriptures that render our lack of "fear" as idiotic, ungodly and unbiblical.

Can it be said of the American Church, "there is not fear of God before their eyes" ??? Do we not fear the Lord at all ??? Do we shutter in "fear of God" before we willingly sin ?? Do we not expect that God will/should repay us in the manner that our "inquities" deserve ??? Do we lean to heavily on OUR understanding of God's grace instead of what the Bible teaches about the grace of God ???

Does the American Church ask the same question that Lucy asks in Lewis' "The Lion, The Witch and the Wardrobe" when asking the beavers about the great Lion, Aslan, "is the great lion, safe ? " In other words, is he wild enough to fear ???

I leave the questions to you for now. More to be said later. In the meantime, check out Psalm 103 to refocus your perspective on this God of ours.