Hey all,
The world needs some reverence right now. It really does. Unfortunately, most of us don't use this word enough to even understand the meaning, let alone demonstrate it in our lives.
Check this out.
The simple definition for reverence is...... "to have deep respect for someone or something".
As children, we were taught to show respect for our elders. We were taught to have reverence for the things in our lives that deserved it. We were shown to show reverence (deep respect) for things like our parents, our family, our school, our country, our flag, and if we were raised as Christians.....our God. We would stand and say the Pledge of Allegiance" each day as a demonstration of reverence for our country and the flag that represents it. We were taught to say "yes sir and no sir" as a sign of reverence. We had "deep respect" for our friends and family. It was the right way to be and we knew it.
But somewhere along the way.......many have lost their way. The world has lost it's reverence. Things that have forever been held with "deep respect" are now dismissed as quickly as turning the channel on the TV. It's sad and alarming. The reverence in our country for those things that are really important may be at an all time low. It can really be discouraging.
But let's look to our faith to be reminded of the importance of reverence and it conquers all. There is hope. We still have a place for reverence.
"Therefore let us be grateful for receiving a kingdom that cannot be shaken, and thus let us offer to God acceptable worship, with reverence and awe," Hebrews 12:28
We can be grateful that our real kingdom cannot be shaken. It is solid. It is a rock. It is not affected by the way's of the world. When the world seems lacking in any reverence or respect for the things that we know deserve it, then our response should be the same. We are called to offer God our worship with reverence and awe in thankfulness for HIS kingdom and HIS grace. Our reverence of God will always hold true and will carry us through. When we first honor Him, it gives us the confidence and courage to demonstrate reverence in this world that desperately needs to see it. HE is honored when we show reverence to others and treat them like HE wants us to treat others, which is with love and.......with deep respect.
That's what I am going to do.
S&H,
-S
The world needs some reverence right now. It really does. Unfortunately, most of us don't use this word enough to even understand the meaning, let alone demonstrate it in our lives.
Check this out.
The simple definition for reverence is...... "to have deep respect for someone or something".
As children, we were taught to show respect for our elders. We were taught to have reverence for the things in our lives that deserved it. We were shown to show reverence (deep respect) for things like our parents, our family, our school, our country, our flag, and if we were raised as Christians.....our God. We would stand and say the Pledge of Allegiance" each day as a demonstration of reverence for our country and the flag that represents it. We were taught to say "yes sir and no sir" as a sign of reverence. We had "deep respect" for our friends and family. It was the right way to be and we knew it.
But somewhere along the way.......many have lost their way. The world has lost it's reverence. Things that have forever been held with "deep respect" are now dismissed as quickly as turning the channel on the TV. It's sad and alarming. The reverence in our country for those things that are really important may be at an all time low. It can really be discouraging. But let's look to our faith to be reminded of the importance of reverence and it conquers all. There is hope. We still have a place for reverence.
"Therefore let us be grateful for receiving a kingdom that cannot be shaken, and thus let us offer to God acceptable worship, with reverence and awe," Hebrews 12:28
We can be grateful that our real kingdom cannot be shaken. It is solid. It is a rock. It is not affected by the way's of the world. When the world seems lacking in any reverence or respect for the things that we know deserve it, then our response should be the same. We are called to offer God our worship with reverence and awe in thankfulness for HIS kingdom and HIS grace. Our reverence of God will always hold true and will carry us through. When we first honor Him, it gives us the confidence and courage to demonstrate reverence in this world that desperately needs to see it. HE is honored when we show reverence to others and treat them like HE wants us to treat others, which is with love and.......with deep respect.
That's what I am going to do.
S&H,
-S
