What Happens If Reverence Is Absent in Our Christian Lives?

A Life Surrendered If reverence is absent in our Christian lives, I think we’re missing the whole point of our lives being surrendered to God. I heard in youth group when I was a little kid that you can’t ever say “No, Lord.” He’s either Lord or he is not. As believers, we either reverence God as a holy, powerful God who is worthy of both our praise and our lives, or we are just playing some other version of Christianity than what the Bible actually describes. If reverence is giving all that we are to God because we believe that he’s worthy of our whole lives, then you continue to see this theme in the Scriptures of people giving everything. And when there is a story of someone giving some or just a little, that person is usually described in a negative light. Stand in Awe Laura Story Sharing her 20 years of experience as a worship leader and award-winning recording artist, Laura Story shows readers how to engage in scriptural, reverential worship on Sunday mornings and during the other 6 days of the week. And so reverence is more than just an aspect of the Christian life; I think it’s the very core of the Christian life that every other characteristic of Christ-likeness comes out ...