Three Houses

For a few weeks now I’ve been meditating on the fear of the Lord & of His name daily.  Today I was impressed by how often it says that great fear was upon the people or that they were filled with awe & wonder in the beginning of Acts.  There’s such a strong connection throughout scripture between it & a deep awareness of God as the holy Judge, as in the incident with Ananais & Sapphira. 

This was the essence of the eternal gospel the angel proclaimed in Rev. 14, “Fear God & give Him glory, because the hour of His judgment has come.  Worship Him…”.  In Athens Paul’s message was that God has commanded all people everywhere to repent, for He has set a day when He will judge the world with justice by the man He has appointed.  Scripture is clear that that day is Today (Heb.3/4) just as much as it is the final Day of Atonement that seems like a never-never land.   

This is definitely not a part of the gospel as it is predominantly preached these days.  I’m asking Him that holy fear of Him would fall upon me & upon His church so that those who don’t believe yet may also fear.