People who have not been in Narnia sometimes think that a thing cannot be good and terrible at the same time. If the children had ever thought so, they were cured of it now. For when they tried to look at Aslan's face they just caught a glimpse of the golden mane and the great, royal, solemn, overwhelming eyes; and then they found they couldn't look at him and went all trembly.
-The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe Chapter 12
We are told that You are love. We are told to fear You. How can both of these things be possible? Perfect love casts out all fear but yet perfect love is something to be feared itself.
Serve the Lord with reverent fear, and rejoice with trembling.
-Psalm 2:11
I must serve You Abba with reverent fear. But my heart must also be in my actions. For without Love it is all meaningless.
I must rejoice with trembling? Who is like the Lord?
Jesus You are love and You are peace in it's purest form. But You are also Holy unlike anything I can describe and You are entirely awesome. You are both good and terrible at the same time. You are unlike anything.
Father I love You and I can tell you anything and I can come to You any time but You are more than that. You demand respect. Dad is kind and warm hearted but no one messes with dad.
You are both good and terrible. You don't fit into any of the boxes our minds have. You are not a contradiction but rather a big God.
It's difficult to not take You too far in one direction. Sometimes I want You to be my buddy who only loves, allows, and permits but that isn't all of You. Other times I think You are stern, harsh, and disciplinary but that isn't all of You either. You are both. There is a season for everything. A time for gentleness and a time for discipline.
You are ancient. You have always been. Everything in America isn't even 300 years old nothing on earth is anywhere near as old and ancient as You. It's strange to think about. Every building or road or man made structure I've seen in America isn't even 1,000 years old. Not even close. And Jesus only walked the earth 2,000 years ago not to mention the entire time lapse of the OT.
We look with awe in museums at ancient things. We are filled with wonder and mystery as our minds race about what it must have been like in that time. But You are older still. You have always been. You are the God of Adam. You are the God before Adam.
I was thinking about what it would feel like to approach You, considering how ancient You are. Considering Your wisdom and experience. Your holiness and righteousness. I think about how I would feel if I met the pope. Then I consider that he hasn't even been around for 100 years, and he is only a sinful man no better or worse than me yet my heart would still race and I would consider it a terrible experience.
How much more would my encounter with You be? You aren't even comparable to the pope. Who is the pope? Just a man with faults flaws and limits much like myself. But You are faultless, flawless and limitless. Nothing compares to You.
This weekend during the wedding I thought about what the wedding ceremony will be like in the Kingdom of God. How much more glorious it will be. How incomparable to any wedding or any ceremony we have on this earth.
God You are Holy, You are ancient, You are good, You are terrible, and I don't understand any of it.
-The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe Chapter 12
We are told that You are love. We are told to fear You. How can both of these things be possible? Perfect love casts out all fear but yet perfect love is something to be feared itself.
Serve the Lord with reverent fear, and rejoice with trembling.
-Psalm 2:11
I must serve You Abba with reverent fear. But my heart must also be in my actions. For without Love it is all meaningless.
I must rejoice with trembling? Who is like the Lord?
Jesus You are love and You are peace in it's purest form. But You are also Holy unlike anything I can describe and You are entirely awesome. You are both good and terrible at the same time. You are unlike anything.
Father I love You and I can tell you anything and I can come to You any time but You are more than that. You demand respect. Dad is kind and warm hearted but no one messes with dad.
You are both good and terrible. You don't fit into any of the boxes our minds have. You are not a contradiction but rather a big God.
It's difficult to not take You too far in one direction. Sometimes I want You to be my buddy who only loves, allows, and permits but that isn't all of You. Other times I think You are stern, harsh, and disciplinary but that isn't all of You either. You are both. There is a season for everything. A time for gentleness and a time for discipline.
You are ancient. You have always been. Everything in America isn't even 300 years old nothing on earth is anywhere near as old and ancient as You. It's strange to think about. Every building or road or man made structure I've seen in America isn't even 1,000 years old. Not even close. And Jesus only walked the earth 2,000 years ago not to mention the entire time lapse of the OT.
We look with awe in museums at ancient things. We are filled with wonder and mystery as our minds race about what it must have been like in that time. But You are older still. You have always been. You are the God of Adam. You are the God before Adam.
I was thinking about what it would feel like to approach You, considering how ancient You are. Considering Your wisdom and experience. Your holiness and righteousness. I think about how I would feel if I met the pope. Then I consider that he hasn't even been around for 100 years, and he is only a sinful man no better or worse than me yet my heart would still race and I would consider it a terrible experience.
How much more would my encounter with You be? You aren't even comparable to the pope. Who is the pope? Just a man with faults flaws and limits much like myself. But You are faultless, flawless and limitless. Nothing compares to You.
This weekend during the wedding I thought about what the wedding ceremony will be like in the Kingdom of God. How much more glorious it will be. How incomparable to any wedding or any ceremony we have on this earth.
God You are Holy, You are ancient, You are good, You are terrible, and I don't understand any of it.
