Our limits teach us the fear of the Lord…When I reach the limit of my reason, I worship the One whose reason is beyond searching out.Because of Christ, you and I do not come cowering to fearsome, thundering Mount Sinai instead we come expectantly to glorious, approachable Mount Zion. Both may cause us to tremble, but only the second causes us to worship and repent. The author of Hebrews takes care to distinguish between the fear of God’s consuming wrath and the fear of God’s holiness.You would think if she listed ten attributes, I’d give you one quote from each. Jen delivers the goods chapter after chapter, inviting the reader to drink deeply, viewing God as a loving Father who is also infinite, eternal, omniscient, and sovereign. What a refreshing, focused, renewed look at the character of God. I just wrapped up None Like Him: 10 Ways God is Different from Us (And Why That’s a Good Thing)by Jen Wilkin.
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