December 10, 2014
Psalm,
Chapter 2, verse 11-12:
11
Serve the Lord with fear, with
trembling 12 kiss his feet, lest
he be angry, and you perish in the way; for his wrath is quickly kindled.
Our God is a just God and
to those who have been given much; much is required (Spiderman). Kings (and the 1 percent’ers) to be wise must
humble themselves. It is easier for a
camel to go through the eye of the needle then for a rich man to get into
heaven. The "Eye of the
Needle" has been claimed to be a gate in Jerusalem, which opened after the
main gate was closed at night. A camel could only pass through this smaller
gate if it was stooped and had its baggage removed.[1]
I also picture with this verse Mary Magdalene. Mary who by many accounts was a very rich
woman financed our Lord’s ministry. We
see in this verse the shadowing of her kissing of His feet and at the same time
the hardening of Judas’ heart: who in seeing
her act of love and wanting riches refused to be humble himself and died in his
pride.
I wonder from this verse, is it Christ's desire for us to serve with
Fear and trembling?
I noticed the other
day that my two dogs when I had come home are so excited about seeing me that they
tremble with excitement. I think our God
wants our hearts and our desires. I
think we should have the humble fear that a loved child has for his or her
parents, full of love and respect and we should be excited too.
So let us approach each day with the kind of excitement
that makes us tremble; ready to do the will of God?
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