Tremble And Humble
Wrote this post, reads as though a Truthscoop. Better do that/later and start again. There's watchman listen to the sound of the trumpet and all that but this-here, supposed to be more prophetic rev. Designed to build me -- and if there's a 'you' -- up.
The title is a reference to; hear the word of the Lord, you who tremble at his word. 'A' word, and 'are' trembling, on the literal.
Speaks of these are the ones I look on with favour: those who are humble and contrite in spirit, and who tremble at my word.
Again, rewind and more literal:
And unto this one I look attentively, Unto the humble and bruised in spirit, And who is trembling at My word.
Take the 'tremble' to not be oh and aghh in scared, but fearful wonder. In fact, take 'fear' of God as precious appreciation. Like holding a newborn babe. Amaze and all this, stretching and overwhelming marvel.
God works and able... let alone... and on and on. 'Works' means active engagement. Here are three minutes of sort-out theology. (Would add my caveats and additions but a decent witness and right direction).
Any fear-fears are our own, that God's come to bring deliverance from. Fear of God = no fear of man is not a comparable use of the term. Except in fear of God without-contact, a frightening prospect. Here/now -- let alone over-yonder.
Who would? And why?
Only negligence sufficient bring doubts such -- dis-believe. Go away. Deny. Even then... someone chases.
What say?
Obsessive and massive attention to reading, scanning, flicking about in. Soak and spitting The Word. Is the way of hearing God. And why need this? Inner replenishes and LIVES on this 'bread'. And not in some Camel-like way.
Today we eat or starve. Yesterday's what had, doesn't cover and suffice.
There's a dynamo momentum. We peddle (read/declare) the light goes on.
Humility is knowing not knowing. Not fancy ourselves so hot and better-than. To dare compare. Or swell up we done/do.
This openness and oodles of scripture bring hearing.
We don't because... we don't.
Not because God withholds or -- to quote a chorus -- 'hides to tease us'.
No, we hide off. Can't receive, because don't get in a place to. We don't earn nout. Or strive even in our being why we get. All but in attitude (humility) are available (pressing in on the Bible).
Recommend carry-about and keep flicking open and grabbing.
Eat.
On this, daily communion and make other actions rituals, a winning move.
And express ourselves. Go public. My why -- this.