God is the only comfort, He is also the supreme terror: the thing we most need and the thing we most want to hide from. He is our only possible ally, and we have made ourselves His enemies. Some people talk as if meeting the gaze of absolute goodness would be fun. They need to think again. They are still only playing with religion. Goodness is either the great safety or the great danger – according to the way you react to it. And we have reacted the wrong way.
Godly Fear
Francis of Assisi
Where there is fear of God to keep the house, the enemy can find no way to enter.
Francis of Assisi
Where there is fear of God to keep the house, the enemy can find no way to enter.
Rick Warren
Psalm 2:4, “The One enthroned in heaven laughs.” Isn’t that a great verse? God has a sense of humor. God laughs! Have you ever seen the face of an orangutan? God thought that one up! That proves he has a sense of humor. Do you want to be more like God? Learn to laugh!
Joy Dawson
The fear of the Lord means being more impressed with God’s reactions to our actions than with other people’s reactions.