Quiet Time Notes

Notes from my daily Quiet Times with God

Fearing God - John feared

June 6th, 2011
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Man is never sufficiently affected by the awareness of his lowly state until he has compared himself with God's majesty

When John was in the presence of God, he fell at his feet as though dead - Revelation 1:17
Not the first time this happened to John - Matthew 17:6

We can encounter Him in His Word as the Holy Spirit opens it to our minds and hearts

1. Do I experience the fear of God as it has been described so far?
2. Does my fear of God tend to slavish - trying to please a taskmaster that can not be pleased?
3. Is my fear of God so shallow that I tend to be overly familiar with and fail to show the reverential awe that is due him?

Key Phrase: Man is most aware of his lowly state when he has compares himself with God's majesty

Notes from: Joy of Fearing God by Jerry Bridges.