Reflections on the Night...

I have a lot to catch up on here, (the least of which is not the last day of classes today!!!) but I'll add that maybe tomorrow.  For now I just want to reflect a little on tonight's Bible study with the hogar girls.  We had a good crowd there tonight and all of the regulars (except one) were back from various absences the last couple of weeks.  The topic for tonight was: Lies having to do with Satan.  There were some obviously relevant topics, especially having to do with horoscopes, witchcraft, etc.  But toward the end of the study a storm blew in and it became difficult to hear and talk for the rain pounding on the roof...

Lightening struck several times very near and the girls started getting nervous.  Whether or not they were just putting on a show because its fun to act scared with a bunch of girls, I don't know.  But one of the claps of thunder had all of the girls sitting near the window on the floor after having jumped out of their seats from fright.  One girl made the comment, "God's angry about something."  And in that moment, a dozen thoughts whirred through my head leaving me with the most potent desire to help those girls see the God that I see when I watch and listen to a storm.

God is to be feared.  He is terrible to behold in all is glory and might.  And indeed a small taste of that can be seen in the storms and in the lightening, and the startling claps of thunder.  His majesty and holiness are nothing to joke about, but everything to fear since we are but rebellious sinners who have done nothing in our lives but defile that majesty and holiness with our words, actions, thoughts, and attitudes.  However, the glory of God can only be fully revealed if we understand and respect this aspect of God while acknowledging and gazing upon his desire to demonstrate his love toward us.  How amazing that a completely Holy God can look upon us who are as guilty as sin and say, "innocent."

But the question is how in the world could I begin to get those girls to see that too?  How can I begin to help anybody see that too who hasn't come to that realization?  God-sized job.