"A growing knowledge of God displaces the fear of people, and it casts out our tendency to be casual with our secret sins" (Welch, 107).
We all need a wake-up call when it comes to relinquishing control in every part of our lives. The dangerous tendency is to trivialize those "small" sins or to cling to those areas of our lives which we think bring us some advantage / pleasure.
If only we would have the eyes to see the beauty of Christ as revealed in the Word.
We would come to see, know, and experience that He truly satisfies as no other can.
That would bring about the fear of the Lord and the longing to share our joy with others.
"Oh, taste and see that the LORD is good;
Blessed is the man who trusts in Him!
Oh, fear the LORD, you His saints!
There is no want to those who fear Him."
Psalm 34:8-9, NKJV
"But because of his great love for us, God, who is rich in mercy, made us alive with Christ even when we were dead in transgressions - it is by grace you have been saved." ~ Ephesians 2:4-5
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