Deuteronomy 2:25
This day I will begin to put the dread and fear of you on the peoples who are under the whole heaven, who shall hear the report of you and shall tremble and be in anguish because of you.’
Tag: Only God Can Give Us Shock and Awe
The above verse comes at the end of God’s instruction to the nation of Israel in regard to their going up against the king and land of one of their many enemies. God is telling them that they have nothing to fear because He has and will go before them. God will put fear into the hearts of man for the people of God. God must do this. We can't by our own strength. Only God can and does put others in fear of Himself and in fear of believers.
Believers might think their abilities bring about respect and fear, but, in reality only God can do that. When the disciples began to spread the Gospel in the early church, it was God who went before them to put fear on the religious leaders. The religious leaders did not actually fear the Apostles, however. They feared the people. God used the act of peer pressure to cause the religious leaders to fear the disciples. God can use whatever means is necessary, but when we realize that God gives before us, we have confidence and power that ONLY He can provide.
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