Ten Days of Awe or Fear of the Lord, a time of repentance and realignment with the Will of God. Will we give Him ALL OF OUR HEARTS?
Trust in the Lord with all your heart and lean not on your own understanding; in all your ways acknowledge him and he will direct/make straight your paths. Do you not be wise in your own eyes; fear the Lord and shun evil. Prov 3:5,6,7
My son, do not despise the Lord’s discipline and do not resent His rebuke (don’t sulk under his loving correction MSG), because the Lord disciplines those He loves, as a father the son he delights in. Prov 3:11,12
In Proverbs 3 we are told to ‘trust in the Lord with ALL OUR HEARTS and to acknowledge Him in ALL OUR WAYS’, then He will direct our paths. The next verse begins, ‘Do not be wise in your own eyes; fear the Lord and shun evil’. The alternative to trusting the Lord is to think we can do it alone, live life on our own terms. The outbreak of Covid has thrown men into fear and as some have prophesied a second wave seems to be upon us. Governments and people are in confusion, no one knows for sure what’s best. Suddenly we’re no longer so certain that we have all the answers but the Lord is still in control. When circumstances are good we can drift along without acknowledging the Lord, but life has suddenly changed. The sound of the trumpet for Rosh Hashanah is surely a ‘wake up call’ for the God’s people today.
The following verses, 3:11,12 tell us ‘not to despise the Lord’s Discipline because He disciplines those He loves’, His own children. The thought of discipline brings bad memories for some people, but I like the wording in the MESSAGE, ‘don’t sulk under God’s loving rebuke’. God is trying to get us to shift back towards Him and with reluctant or maybe rebellious children that can result in a battle of wills. Our flesh doesn’t like to die quickly or quietly.
Rev 3:20 is a well known scripture, “Here I am! I stand at the door and knock. If anyone hears my voice and opens the door, I will come in and eat with them and they with me”.
However the verse before, V19 is significant, “Those whom I love I rebuke and discipline. So be earnest and repent”.
The resurrected Lord Himself is speaking to the Church at Laodicea and they were the lukewarm Church. His word to them and us, is ‘to be earnest and turn around towards Him’.
The Days of Awe, a time to reflect and turn towards God in our lives. What’s the Lord asking of us today? Will we open ALL OUR HEARTS TO HIM or do some places remain ‘no go areas’?
God bless and keep you today.