On Monday, we looked at humor in what ways is a humorous personality, a liability.

That was ABJ 1813.

The answer there was that humor can be stewarded well.

The key is developing sober-mindedness, an awareness that doesn't abolish humor, but

puts humor in its place and protects things that are greater and more glorious.

To be sober-minded, as we saw, is to cultivate a demeanor that corresponds to the weight

of the great things of life, which means we must avoid being obsessed with humor to the

point that we become incapable of serious moments and just allergic to them to the point

that we become quick to break serious moments with injected humor.

In other words, we must learn to tremble before God.

This word is especially relevant to the tone of our Sunday gatherings together, and that

brings us to today in the presence of God, everything trembles, everything trembles.

The earth trembles, according to Psalm 117, tremble over earth at the presence of the Lord

at the presence of the God of Jacob.

The psalmist trembles in Psalm 119-120.

My flesh trembles for fear of you and I am afraid of your judgments.

Indeed, the one who trembles at God's word, that person, that person catches God's attention,

according to what he tells us in Isaiah 66-2.

But this is the one to whom I will look, he who is humble and contrite in spirit and

who trembles at my word.

And in the New Testament, Paul calls us in Philippians 212 Christians to work out your salvation

with fear and trembling.

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