Exodus 3: 13 And Moses said unto God, Behold, when I come unto the children of Israel, and shall say unto them, The God of your fathers hath sent me unto you; and they shall say to me, What is his name? what shall I say unto them?
14 And God said unto Moses, I Am That I Am: and he said, Thus shalt thou say unto the children of Israel, I Am hath sent me unto you.
Isaiah 40: 28 Hast thou not known? hast thou not heard, that the everlasting God, the Lord, the Creator of the ends of the earth, fainteth not, neither is weary? there is no searching of his understanding.
29 He giveth power to the faint; and to them that have no might he increaseth strength.
30 Even the youths shall faint and be weary, and the young men shall utterly fall:
31 But they that wait upon the Lord shall renew their strength; they shall mount up with wings as eagles; they shall run, and not be weary; and they shall walk, and not faint.
Isaiah 48: 9 For my name’s sake will I defer mine anger, and for my praise will I refrain for thee, that I cut thee not off.
10 Behold, I have refined thee, but not with silver; I have chosen thee in the furnace of affliction.
11 For mine own sake, even for mine own sake, will I do it: for how should my name be polluted? and I will not give my glory unto another.
12 Hearken unto me, O Jacob and Israel, my called; I am he; I am the first, I also am the last.
13 Mine hand also hath laid the foundation of the earth, and my right hand hath spanned the heavens: when I call unto them, they stand up together.
I fear that one of the greatest problems with religion is our lack of awe by who God is. The great I am (Yahweh), who spoke the galaxies into being; deserves our greatest awe. We do not see the greatness of His Majesty and Glory. In such we do not see how insignificant we really are. Yet, God chose to pay the supreme price of His son dying on the cross so as to provide a way that my insignificant, degenerate heart might be able to fellowship with Him. He did all of what He has done so that He might share His love, His joy, and His righteousness with me.
He has been working to transform me into a precious jewel of beauty (though at times a difficult task) and continues to refine me. The price had to be paid for Him to remain perfect righteousness and perfect justice; yet, He chose to pay that price Himself. As Christians do we really stand in awe of Him as we should? Do we really seek Him and desire to display Him as the most precious treasure that we might have? Do we display Him to the world around us as the greatest treasure? or do we blaspheme Him by ignoring Him, putting Him as secondary to all these counterfeit treasures that we uphold as important on this earth? I pray that I might see enough of His Glory on this earth, that I might worship Him as my Greatest Treasure; so that I not be among the religious who give reason for others to not believe. Instead, I want to live my life in wonder of His Majesty such that others might also want to seek Him. He is my Joy, My Being, My Savior, and My friend.