June wrote:
I have come to understand in my own pilgrimage that the fear of the Lord and of His judgments is not inconsistent with the believer's trust in Him.

Overall, fear serves a very useful purpose in society as a whole, and in individual lives, in particular. It is a healthy restraint on human behavior that might otherwise lead to devastating results, if one did not consider the consequences of actions.

Of course "the fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom" and He has given His law as a restraining device in a world that would disintegrate into chaos without it. When we fear the Lord, we need not fear man and what he can do to us. Ultimately, fear is for our good.

Thank you for your kind post. I look forward to other exchanges with you.

June wrote:
May,
I believe God's Word in Psalm 119:120 conveys more precisely what I meant when I said:
“We should all be trembling at the prospect of more of God's “shock and awe” in judgment of our nation for these things”
“My flesh trembleth for fear of thee; and I am afraid of thy judgments.” Psalm 119:120
John Gill's commentary on this verse:
Verse 120.
"My flesh trembleth for fear of thee,.... Not for fear of the wrath of God coming down upon himself, nor for fear of eternal damnation; but for fear of what was coming upon the wicked, for their sins and transgressions. The word {n} used signifies such a dread and horror, which seizes a man to such a degree, that it makes the hair of his flesh to stand up; as Jarchi and Kimchi observe; see Psalm 119:53 Job 4:14;
and I am afraid of thy judgments; not of their coming down upon him, but upon the wicked; the thought of which is more awful to good men than to the wicked themselves; and especially when under any darkness, doubts, and fears; lest, being conscious to themselves of their own weakness, they should be left to join with the wicked in their sins, and so be partakers of their plagues."

June wrote:
May . I am certain though that those who caught a sight of the Twin Towers inferno behind them on that day, did tremble and were fearful, including believers, as they ran for their lives. It was in this sense that I was speaking.
That being said,
I too can testify to that peace that God is pleased to send into the soul in the day of trouble . .
"Thou wilt keep him in perfect peace whose mind is stayed on thee: because he trusteth in thee" Is.26:3

June wrote:
We should all be trembling at the prospect of more of God's “shock and awe” in judgment of our nation for these things, and indeed, perhaps there is that sense of foreboding in our land, as hundreds of New Yorkers staged an emergency drill this morning at ground zero in anticipation of a future terror attack.

Rather, Christians are to "fear not" and to "trust in the Lord."