There needs to be a balance of  love and fear. Love causes me to seek God and fear teaches me that I need God and fear teaches me wisdom.

God Have Mercy

God You are awesome, mighty, holy, and right.

Have mercy on me as I walk in a world full of night.

Have mercy on me. Come into my life and shine Your light.

God You are wise, kind, good, and just.

Have mercy on me and see that I am but dust.

Have mercy on me. For in You I place my life, faith, and trust.

O keep me O God in Your precious sight.

Up hold me O Lord by Your awesome might.

Fill me O Holy Spirit with God's precious light.

That I may live.

That I may give.

That I may do what is right.

That in my life there may be no more night. Amen

Night Light

When I was little sometimes I got to stay up and watch scary movies; with my aunt and uncle who were raising me. After the movies were over and it came time for bed I needed a night light. For me it wasn't just one of those little lights. I had to leave my bedside lamp on. Some how it didn't seem like the little light was powerful enough to keep what ever scary thing that might appear away. As I got older I didn't like being scared and didn't want to watch or hear scary stories anymore. So why am I telling you this what has it to do with my Christian walk? Well the church today doesn't like to hear the scary side of God. They only want to hear the love and fluff. They don't want to hear about the wages of sin being death. Romans 6:23 Or about the consequences of not obeying God. Deuteronomy 28:15-68 They only want to hear the blessings of God. Deuteronomy 28:1-14 Sure there are lots of wonderful loving things written about a wonderful loving God. But let us not forget that He is God. There is no evil in Him, and He abhors evil, and He will and does punish evil deeds. This means I don't have to wait until I die to know His wrath. All this was scary enough to draw me to Him and keep me close to Him over the years. Today it is only part of what keeps me close to Him the other part is my love for Him. I am like a child that fears their parents anger, or punishment; yet they still love and respect their parent. So what does this have to do with a night light. The spiritual night light I use to help me through the fearful spiritual nights (times when I sin) is Jesus. He is the powerful light that keeps all the darkness away.  Just a little half hearted or quickly spoken prayer will produce very little light if any. But a total surrender to Jesus. Where I throw up my hands and say I can't over come sin by myself Lord have mercy and help me! Now that gets you a powerful light! I do this a lot because I know that God hates sin and in His eyes there is no big or small sin. Sin to Him is sin. Sure the bible says there is one sin that is unpardonable. Matthew 12:31-32 Now that is so scary that I not only pray that God keep me from it. But I am afraid to really look at or dig into that scripture at this time, because I know my mind, flesh, or the devil would trip me up by it. Curiosity killed the cat kind of thing.  Sin is dark, evil, and scary because it  brings, death, pain, and God's wrath. So for all those that want love and fluff  about God I say, be careful, you could warm fuzzy your way off the narrow path to heaven. Matthew 7:13-14  For fear truly is the beginning of wisdom. Psalm 111:10 But as with all things there must be a healthy balance. So let the fear, awe, respect, and love of  and for God rule in my life. May that love and fear ever keep walking in the light of Jesus.

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