The Awe of God

Last weekend, our pastor made a comment in his sermon that has stuck with me all week. The text was in Luke 9:28 thru 56 but the part I have been pondering was verse 43 …

And they were all amazed at the greatness of God (NIV)
And they were all amazed at the mighty power of God. (KJV)
And they were all astonished at the majesty of God. (ASV)
Awe gripped the people as they saw this majestic display of God’s power. (NLT)
They all shook their heads in wonder, astonished at God's greatness, God's majestic greatness. (Message)
And all were astounded at the evidence of God's mighty power and His majesty and magnificence. (Amplified)

Greatness, Mighty power, majesty – how do you describe God as He works in your life?

One of the translations offered a specific word that intrigued me. AWE. I can’t count the number of times I’ve said “we have an awesome God”!

Consider this … we live between the AWE-SOME and the AWE-FUL of life. There are times when our lives seem to be FULL of bad things happening. There are other times when we have glimpses of SOME wonderful miracles or answers to prayers.

In either case, God is worthy of our AWE!