How I treat God determines how I treat others. Do I take Him seriously, at His word or is He a mere figurehead of something I can appease and get what I want? Do I expect Him to jump at my beck and call, or am I willing to march into the valley of death for His cause of peace and love. If I tell God I adore Him, do I really mean it? Am I serious in this adoration? And this is the same way in my relationships. Do I tell others I love them, then leave them stranded? Do I lend my support or do I expect them to support me? Do I give in to appease them, or do I truly love them and want to give them the best of me? All of that is reverence for God.
The reverence I have for God is because the LORD is the creator and lover of me, and He has given up so much for me. He is the alpha and the omega. He calls me to Him. He promises He will do so, no matter what for I am from Him and He declares I am His daughter. (Isaiah 43:1-26) He will never leave me. He extends His power before me and He longs for my relationship with Him. He promises to be with the rest of His people and me. And He promises all of His people will be together. And this is how God expects and desires me to treat His people respectfully because they are His as I am His. How do I know this? God calls me His child. While it may feel as though He forgets He will not. He will not. He will not because His memory is long and His will be done. (Isaiah 49:14-17) And The LORD is in control. He is King. He saved His people and He saved me. Why should I not proclaim His great love for me? (Isaiah 52:1-12) All people of all nations shall come to Him, all who want to be covered by His light. And He shall love all of them who call Him by His name to the fullest extent, although His love encompasses all peoples whether or not they love Him. (Isaiah 60:1-6)
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