Reverence as a virtue has always been associated with appropriate conduct. The Ten Commandments were meant to be a map for showing reverence for God and all of life. The basic objective of parenting is to teach children to demonstrate appropriate conduct, a gracious disposition, and reverence for God – all based on the Ten Commandments.
Jesus emphatically stated that his objective was to fulfill the Ten Commandments. So no matter how sophisticated our culture becomes, we can never grow beyond our need for Christ Jesus and his command that we love one another as he has loved us.
An attitude of reverence for God provides hope for believing, "Greater is he, the Holy Spirit, who is in you than he, Satan, who is in the world." The more sincere our attitude of reverence is for God, the better equipped we are to fight the good fight of faith he entrusted into our care. God empowers us to live a life that honors him.
Don’t suppose I came to do away with the Law and the Prophets. I did not come to do away with them, but to give them their full meaning.
~Matthew 5:17 Contemporary English Version
Blessings on all who reverence and trust the Lord – on all
who obey him.
~Psalm 128:1 The Living Bible
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