reverent fear


have to lead youth worship this sunday on the above topic..still trying to figure out what this actually means in the first place..


reverent: feeling or showing profound respect or veneration
fear: extreme reverence or awe, as toward a supreme power[ taken for the context of this only]
-taken from dictionary.com-


was thinking about this with regards to my faith and relationship with God. if i were to be brutally honest with myself and reflect on my walk with him, i have to admit that many times i have been disrespectful. how many times do i actually sit down to think about the majesty of God? not many, if any..


each time i pray i begin by asking God for something, or along those lines, instantly. i am ashamed to say that i treat Him more like a vending machine of some sorts. never do i spontaenously pray or worship Him for his very nature - one that is holy and awsome


do we forget who God really is in the first place? He is a perfect being, one who is immeasurable by any human standards. He is omnipotent, omnipresent and omniscient. He knows the past, present and future. He sees into the deepest corners of our hearts. nothing can escape His knowledge no matter how we try to hide. He is capable of all things too. have we forgetten all these? much less worship Him in reverent fear.


the knowledge of God's wisdom and abilities never ceases to amaze me. even as i type..i marvel at this God in whom i place my trust. but does this admiration translate to reverence? it is my own prayer that i can learn to fear Him more and understand His true nature..not what i want Him to be but what He truely is. and may I learn to be more like Him in all my ways too



But just as he who called you is holy, so be holy in all you do; for it is written: "Be holy, because I am holy.Since you call on a Father who judges each man's work impartially, live your lives as strangers here in reverent fear. 1 peter 1:15-17