Psalm 18:1-19
Many people, especially those with an ax to grind with God, say unimaginably stupid things like, “When I see God, I'm going to ask Him…” or “When I see God, I'm going to tell Him…” In the first half of this Psalm, the veil between the physical world and the rest of the universe is lifted for a moment, and quite frankly, it is terrifying.
After opening with his worship of God, David moves on to the reality of the extra-physical universe. David is convinced that he is at death's door and is about to be pulled into another world. Then God makes His presence known, and while He is good and holy, He is no less terrifying. The passage of verses 7 to 15 is a description of what we shouldn't read too quickly. We are terror-stricken by nature in a tornado or lightning storm. What if we saw mountains rolling like waves at the beach, or creatures we might call monsters being ridden like a horse, and a sky of fire, smoke, and oppressive darkness?
No man will approach God and anything less than terror. The only defense we have is to see Him as our hero and rescuer rather than the One who will treat us as our sins deserve.
“Lord, help me to stand in awe of You. AMEN.”
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