“Happy is the one who is always reverent, but one who hardens his heart falls into trouble” (Proverbs 28:14).

The mind of men, without the enlightening influence of Jesus, cannot comprehend spiritual truth. The phrase “Happy is the one who is always reverent,” is a blatant contradiction to the experience of the majority of professing Christian’s in modern day. We are taught that happiness, more perfectly, true blessedness is found in the avoidance of seriousness. We reason that the consuming fire of God cannot rest in harmony with the nature of God’s love. However, God’s love burns: His love burns for us, revealing the longing of His heart, and when received, His love burns in us, consuming the desire of the flesh. On the other hand, if the beauty of God is rejected, the salvation-rescue of God spurned, this fire burns against us. When God’s love is received, God’s nature refines, and this melting of the love of God strips us bare, resulting in the singularity of love toward Jesus. God’s love satisfies us out of sin. We are perfectly known there.