Quotes about Reverence

In God you come up against something which is in every respect immeasurably superior to yourself. Unless you know God as that-and, therefore, know yourself as nothing in comparison-you do not know God at all.

A man can no more diminish God's glory by refusing to worship Him than a lunatic can put out the sun by scribbling the word 'darkness' on the walls of his cell.

No soul is desolate as long as there is a human being for whom it can feel trust and reverence.

The fewer the words, the better prayer.

A true love of God must begin with a delight in his holiness.

Men are idolaters, and want something to look at and kiss and hug, or throw themselves down before; they always did, they always will; and if you don't make it of wood, you must make it of words.

When we worship something, we are affirming its value to us. We do that with our actions as well as with our hearts.

When you bow your head to pray—when you're in a jam and you need to ask God for something—are you aware of who you're talking to?

To fear God simply means to take God seriously, as opposed to taking God casually.

A healthy fear of the Lord keeps us from forgetting who we are and who He is.

God commands a wife to respect her husband. This word means to hold in high esteem, to lift up. It's closely connected with the word "reverence." Ladies, what your husband needs and craves from you more than anything else is respect. While you love to hear, "I love you," we men want and need to hear, "I respect you.

Fear God in all you do. Honor Him with your heart, thoughts, words, and actions. Seek Him, look to Him, and accept the help He brings your way. Take your life one day at a time. Honor and revere Him today. Fear Him in everything. Demonstrate that reverence through all you do.