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IN AWE OF GOD
A Sermon on the Fear of the Lord and the Reverence Due to His Name
Primary Text: Psalm 33:8 — “Let all the earth fear the LORD: let all the inhabitants of the world stand in awe of him.”
Supporting Texts: Exodus 20:18–19; Isaiah 6:1–5; Revelation 1:17; Hebrews 12:28–29
I. INTRODUCTION — The Lost Art of Holy Awe
Beloved, this sermon is a sweeping of the Bible to expose the fake awesome claims of so-called believers today. The first thing we must recall is the fear and dread people once had — and some still have — of authority, whether man’s, beast’s, or God’s. And we must be aghast at the relative casualness with which men approach or regard authority today. We are to expose those who claim to be men of God but are rather men of their own god-figure — their own creation.
It was once that the name of God was very scarce in the mouth of His people. Those who had seen His power, though intermittent, even describable by paucity, yet it beggars pale in comparison to any iota of regard today. Men today attain the throne of God, putting themselves in His place. The funny thing is, we turn the saying “Charity begins at home” on its head — we fully expect respect and cordiality whilst we ourselves are found constantly deriding those in authority.
