Reverence and Prayer

A danger that exists today is a lack of reverence towards God. In Western society, many have developed a rather light hearted attitude towards the Lord of the Universe. People refer to God as "the man upstairs." This type of attitude will hinder our prayers. God expects us to approach Him with reverence and humility.

We should fear God by respecting His power, position and character. Our attitude should be like that of Isaiah when he saw a vision of God in the temple. Isaiah said, "Woe is me! For I am undone; because I am a man of unclean lips, and I dwell in the midst of a people of unclean lips: for mine eyes have seen the King, the Lord of hosts." (Isaiah 6:5)

We must learn to balance ourselves between being bold before God because we are His children and showing the proper respect for Him. As God's children, we have the right to ask God for those things that we need. However, although He is our heavenly Father, He is still the Almighty God and we must be humble before Him.