A Note From My Daily Psalm Reading - Fear of The Lord And Evangelism

I wonder if our lack of "fear of the Lord" is the reason so many people do not evangelize.

We stay away from the "angry God" parts of the Bible (the Prophets and some of the Psalms.) Indeed, some theologians follow the mistakes of past generations by removing those parts of the Bible from their own private canons.

It's no wonder we have so many prosperity gospels today. We tell people that choosing Christ will give them better marriages or get their finances in order. This may be an effect, but it's not the reason we should be evangelizing.

This lack of fear is probably one reason why modern Christians are so lacking in joy. Perhaps if we read the "woe..." parts of the Bible and stopped to think "there but for the grace of God go I" we would walk with greater joy and gratitude. �