Fear Him By John Macduff Who
would not fear you, O King of Nations? Jeremiah 10 verse 7
How reasonable it is that this glorious being whose greatness
is unsearchable should be regarded with feelings of the profoundest
reverence. It is, indeed, His due, and as
such, He claims it from all His creatures. Concerning the sinfulness
of the wicked, there is no fear of God before His eyes. Psalm
36, verse 1. To have no fear of God before
their eyes is at once the greatest injustice and the most unutterable
folly. all who have the impudence to
lift up their puny arms in rebellion against him, are engaged in a
conflict which, if persisted in, is sure to terminate in their
utter destruction. Reader, think of his incomprehensible
greatness and majesty. Think of him as the high and
lofty one, Who inhabits eternity, the heavens his throne, The earth
his footstool, the light his garment, The clouds his chariot,
the thunder his voice. Viewing him thus, it will be
impossible For you to treat him with indifference, Far less with
scornful disdain. If you are only brought in some
measure to realize the fact of God's greatness and majesty,
you cannot fail to acknowledge that He is greatly to be feared
and to be held in reverence by all His creatures. just so with
all the other attributes of His nature. Who can think of His
power so mighty, so irresistible, a power which is able to crush
us into atoms with infinitely greater ease than we could tread
the crawling worm beneath our feet and not fear Him? Who can think of His knowledge,
nothing being hidden from His omniscient glance, the darkness
of midnight and the splendor of noon being altogether alike
to Him, and not fear Him? Who can think of the terrors
of His avenging justice and not fear Him? especially as when
he proclaims from his exalted throne, there is no God other
than me. I am the one who kills and gives
life. I am the one who wounds and heals. No one delivers from my power. As surely as I live, when I sharpen
my flashing sword and begin to carry out justice, I will bring
vengeance on my enemies and repay those who hate me. Deuteronomy
32 verses 39 through 41. Our God is truly a consuming
fire. It is most befitting for us to
regard Him with reverence and godly fear. It is not those who
can deprive us of our present life whom we should so much dread. Limited and of brief duration
is the power of all mortal foes at best. Do not be afraid of
those who kill the body, and after that can do no more. But
I will show you whom you should fear. Fear Him, who, after killing
of the body, has power to throw you into hell. Yes, I tell you,
fear Him." Luke 12, verses 4 and 5. This Puritan devotional has been
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