A Fear-Trust relationship

Our relationship with the Lord is a mixture of fear and trust in his love (Psa 147:11). There must be a healthy fear. For those who love him, God is a disciplinarian (Heb 12:4-11). For those who reject him, he will by no means leave the guilty unpunished (Nah 1:3). But the Lord delights in those who will trust his love (demonstrated on the cross, Rom 5:8) and approach him boldly. Those who acknowledge their own sin, but still seek the deep things of God enjoy the paradox of the fear-trust relationship. We are not to presume that we are worthy, but to trust that his blood was sufficient for us.