Melting in Fear

 

            Most people remember hearing the story about the walls of Jericho, but few probably remember the name of the woman who saved the two guys that did the reconnaissance for that battle. Her name was Rahab.  She was either a prostitute or an innkeeper and she put her life in jeopardy by refusing to tell the King’s men where they could find the spies.  She went even further by hiding them and sending the King’s men on a wild goose chase.  She didn’t know those men.  She had never seen them before.  They offered her nothing before the concealment.  In fact, they had invaded her house in what we would probably call a home invasion.

            The question then is why did she do what she did.  Why risk the wrath of her own people?  The answer was very simple.  She knew what the Lord had done for the Israelites and she and her people were “melting in fear” because they knew that the Lord had given them the land.

            When was the last time that you “melted in fear” before the Lord?  When was the last time that you bowed in awe before His throne?  I must admit that I can’t remember that time.  Yes, I know that God is sovereign.  He is the Creator of the universe and the King of Kings.  There is no being like Him!  There is no other God but Him.  I know all that.

            However, I also know that Jesus showed compassion while He walked this earth.  He healed people, comforted them in their misery, and raised them from the dead.  Then, with the ultimate act of grace and mercy, He went to the cross to pay the price once and for all.

It’s sometimes hard to reconcile that picture of grace with the God who causes us to melt in fear. Yet, He is both a God of wrath and justice and a God of mercy and grace.  It is time that we surrender to Him completely, showing Him the reverence, awe, and yes, even fear that He deserves.  That fear might lead us to step out in faith as Rahab did, risking everything because we know His power. 

We like to talk about the second coming and the signs that the end is near.  If we truly cared about those who will be lost when Christ appears for the second time, we would melt with fear before the throne and be urgent about the mission He has given us.

When was the last time you surrendered your life to His will?  When was the last the last time that you stepped out in faith?  I know it's time for me to bow in reverence before the Throne of grace and repent.  It’s time that I “melted in fear” before the Throne and recognized that He is God in heaven above and on the earth below.  May He receive the adoration and submission that He deserves.

Joshua 2: 1 - 11

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