Exodus 20:18-21 "And all the people saw the thunderings, and the lightnings, and the noise of the trumpet, and the mountain smoking: and when the people saw it, they removed, and stood afar off. And they said unto Moses, Speak thou with us, and we will hear: but let not God speak with us, lest we die. And Moses said unto the people, Fear not: for God is come to prove you, and that his fear may be before your faces, that ye sin not. And the people stood afar off, and Moses drew near unto the thick darkness where God was." It is impossible to understand anything about the depths of God’s love until we have a glimpse of His righteous power. Conversely, it may be difficult for us to imagine that God could possibly love us when we are first blessed to see His righteous power. Once we have been made to see our sinful nature, God’s righteous law and judgement is like seeing thunderings, lightnings, the smoking mountain, and hearing the noise of the trumpet. It is a fe...