Eternally Minded

We have heard of the pride of Moab —  he is very proud— of his loftiness, his pride, and his arrogance,  and the haughtiness of his heart.  I know his insolence, declares the Lord ;  his boasts are false,  his deeds are false. Jeremiah 48:29 & 30 In the rest of the chapter, we see the L ORD  dishing out destruction for Moab. He is angry with them - they sinned and would be thoroughly punished for it.  On all the housetops of Moab and in the squares there is nothing but lamentation, for I have broken Moab like a vessel for which no one cares, declares the L ORD . How it is broken! How they wail! How Moab has turned his back in shame! So Moab has become a derision and a horror to all that are around him.  (Jeremiah 48:39 & 39) But what was their sin?  PRIDE.  Moab shall be destroyed and be no longer a people, because he magnified himself against the L ORD .   (Jeremiah 48:42) ...

God is so great and holy! Too often we bring God down on our level as if He is just our buddy. I've been reading through Exodus and am seeing just how holy and majestic He is. When God came down to Mount Sinai, there was smoke and lightening and fire!Everyone needed to wash and purify themselves before God.  Anyone who came near to the mountain was ordered to be shot down so that God would not break out and consume the whole camp of Israel. Why would God make Himself fearful?  He doesn't have to make himself fearful,  He is fearful.  He is separate from everything else. No comes close to being compared with Him.  He is holy and just. Why don't we tremble in fear and worship anymore? Is He not the same God? "Serve the Lord with fear, And rejoice with trembling." Psalm 2:11 Do we worship God with trembling? Do we watch movies that take His holy name in vain? Do we speak of God in jest, or quote His holy words out of context?  Do we show our u...