I was driving into work today and drove past a glorious brick Anglican church and then a similar Catholic church with crosses all over it. They seemed so (yes - conservative), respectful and the word that came to my mind was "reverent".
I wondered about our church (held in a public school hall) and how it's really casual etc.
Then I realised that the 'church institution' is not a sign of reverence.
Living day to day life in a godly manner. Simple interactions with people and showing Gods love. Doing what God wants you to do. That is reverence.
Another lesson concluded in my learnings! A small one...but important I think.
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it's no coincidence that you should write on fearing God and now reverence.
to fear the LORD is often described as reverential fear...to be in awe of him. knowing who he is...it's humbling that he should love us. we love him because he first loved us.
to love him is to obey him because if you know who he is then you know he is never out of control, never in the dark about any situation on earth, in the heavens, in the spiritual world, he is all knowing. We are not.
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