UNFAIR COMPARISON
“Who would not fear You, OKing of the nations?
For this is Your rightful due. for among all the wise men of the nations,
and in all their kingdoms, there is none like You”
(Jeremiah 10:7)
The Israelites became so degenerate that they lowered the supreme God, Creator, and Redeemer, to the level of their idols. Even today, there are still foolish people who want to make themselves equal to divinity. God does not argue with fools, but the lips who pronounce such words will one day be silenced forever.
God is not like us, and we are not like Him, says Jeremiah. Although this statement is very basic, it is necessary to acknowledge this in order to understand the fear of God. Calvin said that true wisdom consists in knowing God and knowing ourselves. Both types of knowledge are interconnected: a correct view of one will give a correct view of the other. Everything is as nothing under the weight of His majesty; unfortunately, some want to put God at the level of an errand boy. Jesus is the friend of sinners, but He is also the Almighty who came down from heaven, where He received all honor, glory, and majesty, in order to bring His grace to a sinful people.*
The expression ‘King of the nations» is a declaration of the sovereignty of God. The Lord is much more than God of the Jews; He is the Almighty, God of the universe. ‘For the kingdom is the Lord’s, and He rules over the nations» (Psalm 22:28). He is due all reverence, honor, glory, and praise. His attributes are absolute: magnificent (see John 1:3), eternal (see Psalm 90:2), unchanging (see Malachi 3:6), and omnipresent (see Psalm 139:7-12). ‘As we learn more and more of what God is, and of what we ourselves are in His sight, we shall fear and tremble before Him.‘—The Ministry of Healing, ch. 36, p. 435.
Man cannot by searching find out God. Let none seek with pre- sumptuous hand to lift the veil that conceals His glory. ‘Unsearchable are His judgments, and His ways past finding out.’ (Romans 11:33). Ie is a proof of His mercy that there is the hiding of His power; for to lift the veil that conceals the divine presence is death. No mortal mind can penetrate the secrecy in which the Mighty One dwells and works. Only that which He sees fit co reveal can we comprehend of Him. Reason must acknowledge an authority superior to itself. Heart and intellect must bow to the great I AM.»—The Ministry of Healing, ch. 36, p. 438.
To know Him is to love Him, and also to reverence Him.
*See Chris Poblete, The two Fears: Tremble before God Alone (Mission Viejo, CA; Cruciform Press. 2012).
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Taken from: Devotional Thoughts for Women 2023
“DAUGHTER OF MINE” Do Not Be Afraid
From: Arsenia Fernandez-Uckele
Collaborators: Angelica Cuate & Esteban Cortes