Deuteronomy 7:21 “You shall not be terrified of them; for the LORD your God, the great and awesome God, is among you.”
As I was growing up one of my cartoon shows was Underdog. Underdog loved to let people know to have no fear, underdog is here. For us as believers, we have Someone far greater than a cartoon figure named Underdog who is telling us to have no fear for the great and awesome God is here!
Great and awesome are two extraordinary descriptive words for our God. Here they are used to reveal to His people what He can do as they face enemies as they go into the Promised Land. Before them would be numerous enemies with great numbers who were very powerful and would easily strike fear into their hearts. Because of this God lets them know who would be with them! Because of who He was and what He could do His people would not need to be afraid of anyone or anything.
Interestingly, these words are used by Nehemiah as he is leading God’s people to rebuild the wall, and they are facing enemies. In Nehemiah 4:14 it says, “Nehemiah looked and arose and said to the nobles and to the officials and to the rest of the people, “Do not be afraid of them. Remember the Lord, who is great and awesome, and fight for your brothers, your sons, your daughters, your wives, and your homes.”
You must be growing in knowledge of who God is as it impacts how you think about God!!
You must know that:
How you think about God determines how you pray.
How you think about God determines how you live.
How you think about God determines how you do your work.
How are you presently thinking about God as you face challenges? How does the knowledge of who God is and what God does as revealed in Deuteronomy 7:21 help you?
As you face this day what characteristic(s) of God do you need to meditate on? Be sure to meditate on the attributes of great and awesome and have no fear as God, the great and awesome God is with you!
Continue strong knowing how Great And Awesome God is,
And remember to DATE The Word