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Do not be terrified by them, for the Lord your God, who is among you, is a great and awesome God.

—Deut 7:21

• What comes to mind when you hear the word “awesome”? Perhaps a close-up view of Niagara Falls, or the Grand Canyon, or a mountaintop vista, or the birth of baby?

• Biblically, “awesome” has an element of fearsome might and power. When Israel was at risk of being terrorized by the inhabiting nations in the promised land of Canaan, God commanded them to not be terrified because he is far more terrible and awe-inspiring in all his power than they.

• Jesus told the disciples the same thing: “Do not be afraid of those who kill the body but cannot kill the soul. Rather, be afraid of the One who can destroy both soul and body in hell” (Matt 10:28).

• Praise the awesome God, for to fear him aright drains all other fears of their dread.