Fear Of God // Stand In AweSample

A Generation that Fears God

I wonder when was the last time you opened a newspaper or tuned in to watch the news on TV? Whenever it was, I imagine that the first thing you read or watched was a story of tragedy, death or loss. The news is full of negative stories, whether there has been another terrorist attack or a natural disaster somewhere in the world. The news can be incredibly negative and it often reminds us of the broken status of the world we live in. 

It’s clear that the world we live in today is full of fear. When we interact with people in school or work, it’s obvious that many people are living in fear; some of the biggest social issues of our time are anxiety, depression, fear of the future and fear of failure. A generation of fear could easily be replaced by a generation of faith if we recognised that the antidote to all of these fears is the fear of God!

The fear of God is true worship; it’s a recognition of God’s greatness, majesty and power in the face of our circumstances. It’s the only antidote to the fear epidemic that is holding so many people from stepping into God’s plan for their life. Today’s Scripture tells us that heaven will be a place of eternal worship; in other words, an eternal environment of people who have embraced the fear of God. 

The message of Jesus is so inclusive that anyone who wants to come into relationship with him is given the opportunity; our role as Christians is to extend that invitation to the people in our world, to play our part in seeing a whole generation rise up that fears God and stands in awe of who he is.

It is not just the church, but society as a whole, that needs a generation of young people to rise up with a fearless spirit, declaring that fear is a lie, that perfect love casts out fear, and that this perfect love is on offer to everyone, regardless of their past, background or insecurities. Today look for opportunities to share that message of God’s love, and pray for a generation to rise up that understands what it means to truly fear God.