Here is today’s Bible reading:  Deuteronomy 5:1-6:25; Luke 7:11-35; Psalm 68:19-35; Proverbs 11:29-31.

Deut. 6:13 (NIV)
Fear the Lord your God, serve him only…

We have lost the concept of the fear of the Lord.  We have tried to explain it away as “respect” or “reverence.”  Sorry, that’s just not good enough.  Ask Isaiah who said “Woe is me…” when he experienced the very presence of God.  Ask the Israelites who told Moses that they couldn’t stand to hear the voice of God and instead would like Moses to relay His words to them.  Yes, God is love.  But He is also holy, holy, holy.  The more we minimize this concept of fearing God, the more we minimize our view of His majesty.  The more we minimize His majesty, the more we minimize our worship.