Fear of the LORD week with David Giltnan

This past week we had Fear of the LORD week.  We had a speaker come from Darwin, Australia to speak named David Giltnan.  He is a very animated and bold Australian.  He discussed what it would be like to encounter God.  We looked at Isaiah 6 where Isaiah the prophet has a vision of what it's like too be in the throne room of God.  If you don't know what I'm talking about you should read it.  David really impressed this idea that we should be a people who don't do things half hearted.  There is an awe and wonder about God that causes us to fear Him in a good way.  

Partway through the week we had a night when people had an opportunity to come up and confess anything they feel is holding them back from a life devoted to God.  Nearly every student went up and it was amazing to see.  It's so good to see people get up and talk about the guilt and shame they have felt and just give it all up.  No one judges them, no one thinks less of them.  We spent all of Wednesday night and all Thursday during the morning into the afternoon doing this.  There is literally a noticeable change in the dynamic of the group.  

On Wednesday night something happened that I've never really seen before.  As we were praying for one guy on the DTS, he talked about how he had judged many girls based on their looks.  It hit a nerve.  A lot of the young ladies in the group were reminded of times when that had happened to them.  There were a lot of tears.  I understand that women are prone to be more emotional than men, but I know this was genuine heartache.  The rest of the time was spent praying for those girls and comforting them.  After that night, I think our group felt more like a family.  It made me realize how important it is to treat every women dignity and respect. She's someone's daughter, someone's mother, or someone's wife.  But most importantly she is God's creation.