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by Jeremiah Burroughs (Author)
"True fear and trembling at the word is that which will settle the heart and strengthen the heart against all other fears."
--Jeremiah Burroughs
The Fear of God is nearly nonexistent in our day. Between the prevalence of atheism outside of the church and unholiness within it, Paul's words in Romans 3:18 ring eerily true: "There is no fear of God before their eyes." Only by recapturing Isaiah's vision of our thrice holy God can we bring this fear back into our homes, churches, and nations.
In this volume of the Gospel Life series, Jeremiah Burroughs addresses the importance of having a reverence for God's word. Drawing on Isaiah's prophecy that God will favor those who tremble at His word (Isaiah 66:2), Burroughs reminds us that we must maintain tender hearts to receive the blessing of a deeper fear of God.
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Reverence is nearly nonexistent in our day. We have become irreverent toward holy things through our ignorance of God and His holiness. Were we to have Isaiah's vision of the holiness of God, we would be changed indeed.
In Scripture, fear is usually a synonym for "awe" or "reverence." If we consider Psalm 138:2, which calls us to revere the name of God, how great our obligation must be to revere the word of God! In this highly respected work, Jeremiah Burroughs addresses the importance of having a reverence for God's word. We are told in Scripture that God will look to the one who trembles at His word (Isa. 66:2). May God infuse His church with such an awe and reverence for that word. "True fear and trembling at the word is that which will settle the heart and strengthen the heart against all other fears."--Jeremiah Burroughs
