0809 尋求我
盡心愛我，意味着俯伏在我的榮耀面前。許多人歌唱我的榮耀，但當我把我同在的豐盛帶到你面前時，這就要求你以神聖的敬畏俯伏在我面前。我住在人不能靠近的光中，我是超越一切的——與你在這世上所知的任何事物都截然不同。尋求我，你就會明白敬畏主耶和華意味着什麼。
要活在對我全能和威嚴的覺察之中，要認識我，我是救主，也是朋友；但也要謙卑地降服於我，因為我是萬王之王、萬主之主。當你活在敬畏與崇拜之中時，我便召喚你更親近我。我潔凈你，使你更像我。記住，我呼召你成為承載我聖潔同在的器皿，我偉大的靈住在你裡面。敬畏我，並不是叫你遠遠站着，不敢抬頭，心裡戰兢，意識到自己的罪不斷催促你接受處罰。相反，謙卑地敬畏我，會讓你想起我愛的能力是何等浩大；這愛以憐憫向你施予——不是將你推開，而是將你拉近。
此後，猶太、加利利和撒瑪利亞各地的教會都經歷了一段平安的時期。信徒們在聖靈的感召和鼓勵下，會眾人數不斷增長。他們在驚嘆和敬畏中敬拜神，並且行在敬畏主的道路上。——使徒行傳 9:31
0809 Search for me
To love me with all of your heart means to bow before my glory. Many sing the songs of my glory, but when I bring the fullness of my presence to you, it requires you to bow before me in sacred reverence. I dwell in light unapproachable. I am transcendent–different from anything you have known on this earth. Search for me, and you will learn what it means to fear the Lord.
Live in the awareness of my omnipotence and majesty. Know me as Savior and Friend, but humbly yield to me as the King of kings and the Lord of lords. As you live out of the place of awe and reverence, I beckon you closer. I purity you and make you more like me. Remember that I have called you to be a vessel of my holy presence. My great Spirit dwells within you. To fear me doesn’t mean you stand far off, eyes averted, heart pounding, with the awareness of your sin screaming for its punishment. Instead, humble fear of me reminds you of the power of my love, extended in mercy–not pushing you away, but pulling you close.
After this, the church all over Judea, Galilee, and Samaria experienced a season of peace. The congregations grew larger and larger, with the believers being empowered and encouraged by the Holy Spirit. They worshiped God in wonder and awe, and walked in the fear of the Lord. –ACTS 9:31