Monday, January 4, 2016
Psalm
2, verse 11
Serve
the LORD with fear; exult with trembling, accept correction lest
he become angry and you perish along the way when his anger suddenly blazes up.
Blessed are all who take refuge in him!
To fully understand this verse we must know who the writer is referring to. In
verse 10 the writer states “Now
therefore, O kings, be wise; be warned, O rulers of the earth. Serve the Lord with fear. Our God is a just God and to those who
have been given much; much is required. 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 with this verse picture 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 on seeing her act
of love and wanting riches refused to humble himself and died in his pride.
Does Christ desire us to serve with Fear and
trembling?
I noticed the other day that my two dogs when I
come in 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 that 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?
Today is the 11th day
of Christmas. The 11 pipers piping is a sign for the eleven faithful
apostles. It is interesting to note that Judas’ sin was due to fear,
greed, pride and envy. Today would be a good day to read about the
remaining 11 pipers and their courage to create a kingdom of God and change the
world. The 11 pipers are Simon Peter, Andrew, James, John, Phillip, Bartholomew, Matthew, Thomas, James bar Alphaeus, Simon the zealot, and Judas bar James.
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