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Original post @ https://dbethandrews.wordpress.com/2024/06/21/worship-and-awe/

Worship and Awe

POSTED ON JUNE 21, 2024 BY BETH ANDREWS

I am a woman of many words. I love words and have since I was a little girl. Ask my teachers – I spent much time in the corner for talking. I probably should still. I like to believe that the Lord called me to be His spokesman and filled me with all these words, but I suspect He would like for me to be a little less verbose at times.

King Solomon said, “There is . . . a time to be silent and a time to speak (Ecc 3:7). The Old Testament prophet Habakkuk said something that was probably written just for me: “The Lord is in His holy temple; let all the earth be silent before Him” (Hab 2:20).

Oh, how I need to learn the art of silence.

Habakkuk followed his statement with this prayer: “Lord, I have heard of Your fame; I stand in awe of Your deeds, O Lord” (3:2). Have you ever just stood in silent awe of God? Have you ever considered who He is and what He has done?

If all God ever did was exist, He would still be worthy of worship. He Himself is enough.

And if all God did was create the heavens and the earth, and mountains and trees and stars, He would be worthy of praise.

If all God ever did was order the sun and the moon and command day and night, He would deserve our adoration.

If all the Lord God ever did was scoop up some dust and create human life, that life would owe Him honor and glory.

If all He ever did was make the world continue to spin on its axis yet make gravity just strong enough to keep everything in place, He would be worthy of exaltation.

But God sent His Son to show us Himself. He sent His very best to die on the cross to redeem us from our sins. He paid the highest price to set us free. Surely His praise should ring throughout the earth.

And yet God did even more: By raising His Son to life, He gave us eternal life and an eternal home with Him. Can our praises ever be loud enough to honor Him?

God gave you and me the gift of words so that we can declare His worth and worship Him. Beloved, let’s use our words to lift His praises high.

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