No Fear of God

"...there is no fear of God before their eyes."
(Romans 3:18)

And I am not surprised, for the God we feel compelled to fear is unknown to them (there is none who understand), and the god who has been put in His place is not worthy of fear. The glory of God is that which provokes fear in men, and the god believed on by most has no glory. He has no glory in his holiness for it is told to men that by adherence to a law they may satisfy this god's holy demands. There is no glory in his power, for it is frequently taught that this god "has no hands but your hands, no feet but your feet...etc," and that he wants you to do this that or the other, but your will can frustrate his. There is no glory in his grace, for it is necessary that you qualify yourself for it by rising above simple sinnerhood; and that you must cooperate with it, or God cannot save you even if he wants to. Such a god is not worthy of the least of our attention, much less fear and worship. But the God of the Bible, revealed in Christ Jesus, is of awesome character. He is holy beyond imagination; so much so that the best of our race who have confronted Him have cried "Woe is me.." He is glorious in His awesome power, for "He spoke and it was, He commanded and it stood forth;" and "He doeth as He will in the armies of heaven and among the inhabitants of the earth and none can stay His hand or say unto Him, "What doest thou?"" And, He is most glorious in His grace, for, "he is gracious to whom he will be gracious and merciful to whom He will be merciful. There is not a Son of Adam who can, in any way or by any effort or act of their will compel or obligate God to be merciful and gracious. And there is not a Son of Adam who is so corrupt and rebellious that God is unable to save Him if He wills it. Even if it be a Saul of Tarsus who hates the Lord Jesus with all his heart; a sinner cannot withstand the sovereign grace of God. Every one of us is in God's hand to do with AS HE WILLS. Let each of us fear Him and beg His mercy!