“11Serve the LORD with fear, and rejoice with trembling.” — Psalm 2:11 (ESV)
What does it mean to “rejoice with trembling”? Well, for me and what I believe to be here in this verse is that I should be in such awe that as I rejoice, my whole body is overcome and becomes uncontrollable with shaking. I am so caught up in my joy that my body shakes with nervousness and all of my senses are heightened to crave the presence of God.
I have been in position of trembling before, when meeting a celebrity or someone that is bigger than life, at least in my eyes. There is a full body nervousness that generates quivers and perspiration and apprehension. These are not bad, they are just heightened awareness to the situation.
If I will get this way for those in this world that I deem “important”, shouldn’t I be even more so with God who is that important? YES! I have to remember that the things of this world are fleeting and only temporary. I should be giving praise to God and rejoicing in His name and trembling with awe as to Him and all that He is.
When you are rejoicing in the Lord, what is your bodily state? Are you calm and seemingly going through the motions? What if you were in total awe of God and that awe took over your body as you rejoice, trembling?
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