JESUS SAW HIMSELF IN GENESIS About giving offense To Know: ³And Abimelech asked Abraham, What was your reason for doing this?ı Abraham replied, I said to myself, There is surely no fear of God in this place, and they will kill me because of my wife.ı² (Gen. 20:10,11) The story is told of a visitor to New York who strayed into a dangerous neighborhood. He soon realized the crisis he created for himself. Matters worsened when a gang of young men turned the corner and headed straight for this lost soul. The manıs heart began to race as the distance between himself and gang closed. He contemplated the wisdom of following his heart and racing from the scene. He thought, would my running provoke the men to attack me in response. His mind was racing too because all this was happening in a matter of seconds. Suddenly he saw his salvation. The gang leader offered him hope by what he held in his hand. It was a Bible. The Bible was a signal that the gang members feared the Lord and he trusted that those that fear the Lord would have no reason to harm him. They nodded to each other as he safely passed on by. The fear of the Lord is our greatest weapon against the terrorists. If we doubt the power resident in a heart that fears the Lord, ponder what the terrorists tell us motivated them. Nineteen men believed our destruction was their salvation and demolished our twin Trade Towers. These men sought acceptance with God by destroying infidels. If, as we believe, the Holy Spirit can melt hearts and make a man or woman Christ like; then our greatest weapon against terrorism is the truth of Christ. The fear of the Lord is indeed the beginning of wisdom. It is the fool who says in his heart, ³there is no God.² (Ps. 14:1) Fear of God is double edged. ³It is a fearful thing to fall into the hands of the living God.² Since ³no man hates his own flesh but nourishes it and cherishes it,² this aspect of the fear of God is a powerful force against unbridled evil. Even more powerful is the fear of offending the God who loved us at the cost of his Sonıs blood. That was the fear of God in the hearts of that New York gang. 012010$-012010 <{{{{{{>< Other posts:
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