Lucid .humility and the fact that God was merciful to me a sinner and I did not earn his mercy or grace . gratefulness that I'm a child ,love because he first loved me and I can't repay that cost on the cross.
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Bible Study Jesus Is Not Your Buddy.
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GodsGrace
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GodsGrace
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I don't know if it could even be called fear on how we understand it. It's just realizing how powerful God must be, it's mind boggling.
Dread,fear ,emotions don't logically enable themselves to be understood ,in all cases
Fear is the beginning of wisdom, but those who end there never grow to where they are really supposed to get. With spiritual maturity, it should transform into great love and intimacy with God. One of my favorite worship songs came back to me tonight, so I thought I'd share it in this context. Downplaying intimate expressions of one's love for God is not something I can relate to very well. I think it should be quite the opposite.
Be my universe
I don't want to give You just a little bit of my time
I don't want to separate out a day only
Be my universe
I don't want to give You my words like drops
I want a deluge of praise in my mouth
Be my universe
Be everything that I feel, and all that I think
Be my first breath in the morning, and the light in my window
Be my universe
Fill each of my thoughts
Your Presence and your Power will be my food,
Oh Jesus is my desire
Be my universe
I don't want to give You only part of my years
I want You to own my time, and my space
Be my universe
I don't want to do my will, I want to please You
And each dream that there is in me, I want to give to You
Be my universe
Be everything that I feel, and all that I think
Be my first breath in the morning, and the light in my window
Be my universe
Fill each of my thoughts
Your Presence and your Power will be my food,
Oh Jesus is my desire
Be my universe..
Well that was your point. Fear is our response to God's love. Not my idea but yours.
Tenchi
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It seems the idea of intimacy many believers have necessitates casualness, a trite lightness in relating. To be intimate with God requires irreverence, a diminishment of Him; to get close to God, one must make Him small. Where is this written? Says who? As I've shown in this thread repeatedly, intimacy and casual familiarity aren't necessary to each other. God is more intimate with us than any human can be, but He is so without ever being less than He is.
I can agree with that, although God being initiate with us is by no means a guarantee. He will only be as intimate with us as we choose to become intimate with Him. But yes, that's precisely what I think many do. They attempt to make the Creator of Heaven and earth intimate with their small little universe yet neglect to become intimate with His. So He remains small, and they continue to be the center of a world He is only a small part of.
Greater is He in us.
GodsGrace
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Agreed 100%...