You know, people that asked me, hey, Father, how do you read the Bible?

Because I'm so intimidated by it.

And so the question came up like, how to read the Bible and not be intimidated by it.

My name's Father Mike Schmitz, and this is Essentially Presents.

I know that I need to know what's in here.

I know I need to know God's Word.

But again, if we look at this big chunk of change. I don't know if I'm going to understand it, if I'm going to get it, if I'm going to like it,

and I maybe am a little bit intimidated by it.

Not only does that make sense, but I don't necessarily think it's bad to be intimidated by the Bible.

The Bible's bigger than me.

Right?

God's Word and how he has revealed

himself to humanity is bigger than me. And so whenever we approach something that is bigger than us,

that is holier than us. I think the proper response that or the proper kind of posture to that is one of humility,

is one of reverence, is one where we approach God's word with a certain fear and trembling.

In the Old Testament, it talks about how when God came down on the mountain, like, no one could

touch the mountain because there's just like that sense.

When God would speak, the people cried out and said, Moses.

And no, no, how would you speak to us, Moses?

We can't hear the voice of God and still live.

We can't see the face of God and still live.

And there's something appropriate about being intimidated by God's word because I realize

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