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So there is a sermon that I have heard that has been on my mind for the past week. It has not only challenged me but it has inspired me to change a few things in my life. I would tell you what it is but I would really like for you to take a little time and watch it if you can. Here is the link.

http://www.desiringgod.org/ResourceLibrary/Sermons/ByDate/2009/3483_If_My_Words_Abide_in_You/

I hope that it has the same impact on you as it did me.

Huge Blessings,

Dave O

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Fear

The fear of the Lord is the beginning of Wisdom. Proverbs 9:10

We're uncomforatable with the idea of fearing God arent we? We defend Him as One whose love is so great He needs not be feared. As 1John 4:18 says:"Perfect love drives out fear." So we redefine fear as "awe" and "reverence." Yet the scriptures use the term "fear of God" frequently enough to give us the impression that something more than awe is appropriate. It is the kind of fear that terrified the disciples when they heard God's voice aat the Transfiguration(Mathew 17:6); that overwhelmed Isaiah when he cried out; "woe to me! I am ruined!"(Isaiah 6:5); and that drove John facedown at the sight of the glorified Son (Revelation 1:17).

Why does a God of love tell us that widsom begins when we fear Him? Because when we approach the Holy One with a casual familiarity we are not living in reality.  We do not take Him as seriously as we ought. Fear - not of punishmentment but of the overwhelming greatness of God sees Him correctly. When we stand at the edge of the vast, bottomless chasm that separates us from Him, and we behold the immeasurable expense He paid to bridge that chasm, we experience fear. Fear of what would have been if we had never known the gosple. Fear of our own unworthiness. Fear of the absolute dedication to Him that is now required of us. When this fear grips us, we begin to understand the enormity of the gosple and of our God. That understanding begns to rearrange our lives. It shakes our souls, gives us grey hair and reminds us what a great God we serve!

I think that it is important for us to know God's love and rest comforatably in it. But a true understanding of God's love begins with an overwhelming awarenes of His greatness, holiness, and power as they contrast our own sinful nature. There is nothing more fear inducing than that. 

Dave

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I know I know I know

I know that it has been a while since I has made a post on the old blog. It's not that I don't care about all of you it's just that I have been so busy with life. So here is what is going on in our world right now. We are expecting our second child Gavin Nicholas Odom. We are so excited about having anouther child. We are so blessed to have such an incredible son already and we cant wait to have another blessing. We are still trying to sell our house. Please keep praying for us. We have a potential buyer right now. We are just waiting to here back from there lender. Pray Pray Pray! We had a great day yesterday hanging out with family and making silly videos! Here is one of the video's that we made.