Days of Awe

Today is Rosh Hashanah, the Jewish New Year. It is the first of the High Holy Days or Yamim Nora'im ("Days of Awe"). When I saw that as I was reading more about this holiday, I wanted to see what "awe" means. Dictionary.com says that it's an overwhelming feeling of reverence, admiration, fear etc., produced by that which is grand, sublime, extremely powerful, or the like. Oh, how all these things can be said about God.

 

Lord, we stand in awe of You, as the song sings...

You are beautiful beyond description

Too marvelous for words
Too wonderful for comprehension
Like nothing ever seen or heard
Who can grasp Your infinite wisdom
Who can fathom the depths of Your love
You are beautiful beyond description
Majesty, enthroned above

And I stand, I stand in awe of You
I stand, I stand in awe of You
Holy God to whom all praise is due
I stand in awe of You

You are beautiful beyond description
Too marvelous for words
Too wonderful for comprehension
Like nothing ever seen or heard
Who can grasp Your infinite wisdom
Who can fathom the depths of Your love
You are beautiful beyond description
Majesty, enthroned above

And I stand, I stand in awe of You
I stand, I stand in awe of You
Holy God to whom all praise is due
I stand in awe of You
Yes, I stand in awe of You
I stand in awe of You

 

Lord Jesus, Holy God to whom all praise is due.

 

"Therefore let us be grateful for receiving a kingdom

that cannot be shaken, and thus let us offer to God

acceptable worship, with reverence and awe."

~Hebrews 12:28

 

"You who fear the Lord, praise him!

All you offspring of Jacob, glorify him,

and stand in awe of him, all you offspring of Israel!"

~Psalm 22:23

 

"Let all the earth fear the Lord;

let all the inhabitants of the world stand in awe of him!"

~Psalm 33:8

 

We stand in awe of You!

Keep CZECHING IN!