Trembling at God's Word

Charles Spurgeon once said, "Atheism is a strange thing. Even the devil's never fell into that vice, for, 'the devils also tremble and believe.'"

Isaiah 66:5 begins with, "Hear the word of the LORD, you who tremble at his word,"

James 2:19 says, "You say you have faith, for you believe that there is one God. Good for you! Even the demons believe this, and they tremble in terror."

It is better to tremble as a child of God than to tremble as a demon. But what about believers who no longer tremble at all - what can be said about them? 

Have you ever trembled at the word of God? I know we all like to go to the Bible for encouragement and peace, but when was the last time the word of God shook you to your core with holy fire? The deeper you get into the word, the deeper His word gets inside of you, and the farther out into your life that trembling will reverberate. Every facet of your life will tremble in response to God's word. 

God, wake us up from our sleep. We are like the church in Laodicea, comfortable and lukewarm (Rev. 3:14-22). Give us a hunger and thirst for you before it's too late. Help us to tremble at your word as children and not as demons, and bring back those who have drifted off into religion, but have forgotten their first love (Rev. 2:4).