Fear God and Give Him Glory

Scripture Revelation 14:7 saying with a loud voice, “Fear God and give glory to Him, for the hour of His judgment has come; and worship Him who made heaven and earth, the sea and springs of water.”

Observation: There is so much fear in our world now. We fear COVID, our government, inflation, whether we will be able to get what we need and much more in this fallen world. Yet we don’t fear God who can destroy the body and the soul. If we feared Him, we would obey Him. He has given us assurance that He will take care of our needs, not to be anxious and to trust in Him. Fear can be a good thing if it causes us to react to avoid pain and we need to be on God’s grace to avoid that.

Application: I know God loves me beyond anything I can imagine, but I need to fear the idea of doing wrong and not following His commands. Sin has consequences and to avoid paying those consequences I need to stay in His grace and seek God’s will in my life.

Prayer My Lord you know that I love you, but may I be fearful of disobeying you. Draw me close to you and open my eyes to what you desire of me and that I will seek the joy only you can provide.