"Re-blogging": John Piper on Joy IN and Fear OF the Lord
This is so good that I had to pass it along: September 12Rejoice with Trembling: A Meditation on Psalm 2:11-12John Piper Serve the Lord with fear, and rejoice with trembling. Kiss the Son, lest he be angry, and you perish in the way, for his wrath is quickly kindled. Blessed are all who take refuge in him. "Serve the Lord with fear . . .This command does not cancel out Psalm 100:2: "Serve the Lord with gladness." Serving the Lord with fear and serving the Lord with gladness do not contradict each other. The next phrase will make that plain...