Romans, Chapter 16, Verse 19-20
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For
while your obedience is known to all, so that I rejoice over you, I want you to
be wise as to what is good, and simple as to what is evil; 20 then the God of
peace will quickly crush Satan
under your feet. The grace of our Lord Jesus be with you.
Not fear but revere! This is
Holy fear which acknowledges, He that is, and that we exist in and through Him
by the saving grace of Christ and the action of the Holy Spirit. The opposite
of revere is to despise. There are many in our country and world who despise the
Lord. How did this come about? According to the US Army Leadership manual[1]
followers tend to ask two questions: 1)
Is the leader powerful? 2) Does he care about me?
Does He care about me?
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Does He have power?
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Yes
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Yes
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No
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Trusted and Respected
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Feared
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No
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Tolerated
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Despised
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To get to Holy fear we
must know that God has power (thus acting accordingly by following his
commandments) and know that He cares about us. To not do this we will fear,
tolerate or despise our Lord but if we acknowledge His power and His love we
will have reverence and according to the second part of this verse, “Glory will
dwell in our land.”
When
we know that in truth that God does care about us and that He has real power over
us we trust and respect Him and are at peace! Know there is a God and He has real power and He cares about you.
Ember Day Focus: fast and think on profound importance of total conversion. Pray for Priests.
Ember Day Focus: fast and think on profound importance of total conversion. Pray for Priests.
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