“Let all the earth fear the LORD: let all the inhabitants of the world stand in awe of him.”~ Psa. 33:8
I agree with A.W. Tozer. He detested trendy words, words that are in vogue, words of the world. But when they flippantly use words from the Word, that is when my blood begins to boil. Words loosely thrown around, not even knowing their meaning. One such word is found in the above text. It is popular with the younger generation. Who has not had their fill of: “That’s awesome,” “You're awesome,” or just plain, “Awesome man!"
We have lost the “awe” in the awesomeness of the Almighty. Even among professing Christians, I find the “awe” is absent in their worship. David tells us when there is an “Awe” of Him, there will be less sin by us (Psa. 4:4). When a man or woman is awakened to the awesomeness of God they will say with godly Joseph of old, “ How then can I do this great wickedness, and sin against God?
We're told, when God spoke out of the bush to Moses, “Moses hid his face; for he was afraid to look upon God.” This was the man who gave us the Law! And mighty Elijah, when in God’s presence, “wrapped his face in his mantle.” In Revelation, John, who was the most intimate with Jesus while on earth, when he was in the presence of the risen Christ was overwhelmed with awe, falling on his face before Him.
The reason many saints are no longer awestruck with God is because of their conception of Him. Their God is too small! They think He is altogether such a one as themselves. He is a God of their own making, an image of heart, created from their own imagination. This all happened when they left their “quiet time,” and ceased to read, meditate, and think upon Him. But like the lost axe-head, you’ll find Him where you lost Him!