Reverence and Awe

Good Evening Everyone. I pray that you had a blessed day as I did and am praising Him for all He has done.

If your day didn't go as planned or you are battling sin, my prayer is that you will find comfort in tonight's reading.

Spurgeon writes "we rejoice in Him whose faithful word is sweeter than honey or the honeycomb. In every trouble we should first seek to realize God's presence with us." We see throughout the book of Job the trials and tribulations that he faced. Spurgeon points out that in Job's extremity he cried out after the Lord. I am so blessed by Spurgeon's next comment. "The longing desire of an afflicted child of God is once more to see his Father's face."

I was reading tonight's prayer update regarding our team in Vietnam, and was blessed to hear that things were going so well and excited to hear how God is blessing the people. They have and are experiencing grave trials yet have found comfort and refuge in Him. But how easy is it to run the other way from God? It is our sinful nature to run from His affliction, yet I am thankful that as a believer I find shelter in Him. As Spurgeon puts it, "God's children run home when the storm comes on. Have you ever been so boastful when things are going great? We get all puffed up sometimes and think we are doing it. We don't need anyone else's help. We are doing just fine. Nothing can stop us. And then bam!!! Out of nowhere our whole world is picked up and shaken upside down. Oh what a blessing that I can cry out to my Lord and savior.

Oh that I might know where to find Him that I might come to His seat. - Job 23:3

Amen

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