Everywhere I Go: Learning to See JesusMinta

OUR GOD IS AWESOME Real worship begins with the awe of God ﾖ not a frightened fear, but a reverent fear. Anyone who has lost this awe for who God is and what He has done, has lost the ability to worship. My granddaughter LeeBeth taught me a great deal about this in Disneyworld, of all places. Her "Mimi" and I had taken her to the theme park, and after a long day, settled into our room. I noticed a card by the phone that said at 10:00 p.m. there would be a parade on the lake outside our window, complete with lighted boats and fireworks. I casually asked LeeBeth if she might like a parade before we turned in. She thought I was teasing, but I insisted this was serious, and pretended to phone room service to request our parade. (It was almost 10:00.) Then I pulled the drapes open and started counting, and before I could say "three", there were lights and rockets and the sounds of a parade. Her face filled with wonder and awe. I felt like a king. (Thank you, Disney.) LeeBeth at sixteen would not have been awed that her "Goosie" (that's me) had ordered a light parade. But at six, she was. If God does now "wow" us, if wonder at Him does not move us to gratitude, something is deeply wrong with our hearts. I agree wholeheartedly with the man who said he pitied the atheist because he had no one to thank for the good things he received. Have you thanked Him today?