We often talk about the intimacy of the fact that God is our Father, and this is true, but the Father is also an authority figure. This is something that is very much lost in our society today, but God is the perfect Father in all respects, and this includes being a figure of authority. One of the things He does is judge our lives and our works, and He does this with complete fairness and impartiality.
Now we need a Father who cares for us and has an intimate concern for our lives, but we also need Him to be an authority figure as well. One of the causes for many of the problems in society is the lack of authority figures who are worthy of respect. We need a Father who corrects us when we are wrong, who urges us to take up challenges that we might be afraid to do. We also need to know that when He gives His approval of our work it is not just because He is being nice to us, but because the work is actually worthy of praise.
So we are to live as foreigners and in reverent fear. Ie we are not to follow the ways of the world, we are citizens of the Kingdom of God, and we are to live as such. We also need to know that our lives and actions are watched over by the Lord.
Now we need a Father who cares for us and has an intimate concern for our lives, but we also need Him to be an authority figure as well. One of the causes for many of the problems in society is the lack of authority figures who are worthy of respect. We need a Father who corrects us when we are wrong, who urges us to take up challenges that we might be afraid to do. We also need to know that when He gives His approval of our work it is not just because He is being nice to us, but because the work is actually worthy of praise.
So we are to live as foreigners and in reverent fear. Ie we are not to follow the ways of the world, we are citizens of the Kingdom of God, and we are to live as such. We also need to know that our lives and actions are watched over by the Lord.
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