Shofar
Deuteronomy 10:17, 20
“For the Lord your God is a God of gods and Lord of lords, the great God, mighty and awesome, who shows no partiality and accepts no bribes....Fear the Lord your God and serve Him. Hold fast to Him and take your oaths in His name.”
The God of the Bible’s Old Testament appears terrible. Terrible has many definitions: awful, dreadful, horrifying, frightful, terrifying, to name a few. After God drove Adam and Eve out of heaven, “he placed on the east side of the Garden of Eden cherubim and a flaming sword flashing back and forth to guard the way to the tree of life.” (Genesis 3:24). The Father grounded them away from their home!
Jude reminds us Old Testament history in vv. 5-7. “...the Lord delivered His people out of Egypt, but later destroyed those who did not believe. And the angels who did not keep their positions of authority but abandoned their own home—those He has kept in darkness, bound with everlasting chains for judgment on the Great Day. In a similar way, Sodom and Gomorrah and the surrounding towns gave themselves up to sexual immorality and perversion. They serve as an example of those who suffer the punishment of eternal fire.”
How do you suppose God will treat you?
A different definition of terrible is formidable [for-MID-a-bl]. That means impressive, remarkable, awesome, astounding. 1 John 4:16b says, “God is love. Whoever lives in love lives in God, and God in him.” Zechariah 7:9 shows God commanding us to show justice and mercy to others.
God is simply breathtaking: more grand and more splendid than His human creation! Fearing God is not shaking uncontrollably out of dread. His magnificence inspires honor, reverence and worship. Our Great and Terrible God destroyed the false gods of Egypt!
Working Out of Rest devotion taught that God sent His Son Jesus to show us who He is. He offers rest, peace and joy to all who believe in Jesus, our only way to salvation.
Do you appreciate our Terrible God?
Take Home Nugget
September 5th is the Jewish holy day of Rash Hashanah, symbolized by a Shofar. Rash Hashanah is all about appreciating God, crowing Him King of the universe.
The Shofar has 3 different blasts. The long straight blast of the Shofar, Tekiah, crowns God as our King.
Three medium wailing blasts of the Shofar, Shevarim, represent a sobbing heart. The theme is yearning to connect, grow, and achieve greatness. (Believers spirituality).
Nine quick successive blasts of the Shofar, Teruah, mimics an alarm clock—arousing people from spiritual slumber—to clarity, alertness and focus.
Holy God, we humble ourselves daily to stay connected to the vine of Christ.
J.D. Griffith
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