Among those who responded to the truth and had God really begin this miraculous work within them the godly fear was tempered with favor. There was that sense of, “I can't believe that He would love me. Why, why would He? How is that even possible? I don't understand.” They are not misunderstanding the Gospel. They really do not rightly grasp Who God is! It’s what He's like. The amazing thing is that the God we have so horribly offended by killing His Son, [by adopting our own

If we are entering into God's redemptive plan and purpose for our local assembly, will there be a clear response among the people that we affect? Yes. Will it always be the response we want? Go even deeper than that. Is it always the response God wants? It is not up to us to do what we do based on what response we get. We do what we do because He is worthy, because He is to be honored, because He is incredible. And it only right that the lips and mouths and lives of men and w