0809 寻求我
尽心爱我，意味着俯伏在我的荣耀面前。许多人歌唱我的荣耀，但当我把我同在的丰盛带到你面前时，这就要求你以神圣的敬畏俯伏在我面前。我住在人不能靠近的光中，我是超越一切的——与你在这世上所知的任何事物都截然不同。寻求我，你就会明白敬畏主耶和华意味着什么。
要活在对我全能和威严的觉察之中，要认识我，我是救主，也是朋友；但也要谦卑地降服于我，因为我是万王之王、万主之主。当你活在敬畏与崇拜之中时，我便召唤你更亲近我。我洁净你，使你更像我。记住，我呼召你成为承载我圣洁同在的器皿，我伟大的灵住在你里面。敬畏我，并不是叫你远远站着，不敢抬头，心里战兢，意识到自己的罪不断催促你接受处罚。相反，谦卑地敬畏我，会让你想起我爱的能力是何等浩大；这爱以怜悯向你施予——不是将你推开，而是将你拉近。
此后，犹太、加利利和撒玛利亚各地的教会都经历了一段平安的时期。信徒们在圣灵的感召和鼓励下，会众人数不断增长。他们在惊叹和敬畏中敬拜神，并且行在敬畏主的道路上。——使徒行传 9:31
0809 Search for me
To love me with all of your heart means to bow before my glory. Many sing the songs of my glory, but when I bring the fullness of my presence to you, it requires you to bow before me in sacred reverence. I dwell in light unapproachable. I am transcendent–different from anything you have known on this earth. Search for me, and you will learn what it means to fear the Lord.
Live in the awareness of my omnipotence and majesty. Know me as Savior and Friend, but humbly yield to me as the King of kings and the Lord of lords. As you live out of the place of awe and reverence, I beckon you closer. I purity you and make you more like me. Remember that I have called you to be a vessel of my holy presence. My great Spirit dwells within you. To fear me doesn’t mean you stand far off, eyes averted, heart pounding, with the awareness of your sin screaming for its punishment. Instead, humble fear of me reminds you of the power of my love, extended in mercy–not pushing you away, but pulling you close.
After this, the church all over Judea, Galilee, and Samaria experienced a season of peace. The congregations grew larger and larger, with the believers being empowered and encouraged by the Holy Spirit. They worshiped God in wonder and awe, and walked in the fear of the Lord. –ACTS 9:31