Religion
Reverence

By Brand X
28th January, 2022

THE LAMP DEVOTION

Malachi 1:6
“A son honors his father, and a servant his master. If then I am the Father, where is My honor? And if I am a Master, where is My reverence? Says the Lord of hosts To you priests who despise My name. Yet you say, ‘In what way have we despised Your name?’

The believer today is struggling with praise and worship. It has been reduced to singing very emotionally and skillfully, and its fundamental principle is lost. What does it mean to revere God? It is not coming to Him kneeling down and singing emotionally, speaking nice words to Him.

It is more of what you do when you are not “in God’s presence”. In other words, reverence is not the words we say during the “praise and worship” session in church or in the shows we organize for gospel musicians to come and display their gift of music.
Reverence is simply obedience to what God is saying. What happens in your heart when you notice you are getting emotionally drawn to someone’s wife, or someone’s husband; Is there a place in your heart that simply says, “this is not God’s will’ so I’ll retreat”? When someone provokes you and you want to tell him your piece of mind, do you listen to the voice that says, “vengeance is mine”?

If you honor God in your heart, you do things that are based on what God says in His word. This is the highest form of reverence; just like Peter told Jesus, “we have toiled all night and caught nothing, but at Your word”

When God asks, “where is my reverence”, He is not asking you to come and say, “Lord we reverence you”, or some nice statements. Reverence is saying to yourself, “if that is what God is saying, I reject every other opinion and do what God’s word says”.

Prayer
Thank God that He continues to speak to you through His Word, and His servants.
Pray for a heart that honors God and is willing to simply obey Him.
Father, please help me die to self and simply honor You by obeying Your word.

Declarations
I declare that God’s word is above any other word that I have heard or read. No one’s statements or declarations mean more to me than God’s word. Henceforth I obey God’s word by simply following His instructions, even when I don’t fully understand. God is worthy of my obedience and that is my lifestyle henceforth in the name of Jesus!

Related: When God Arises
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