reverence

"The triune God delights in showing us His grandeur and holiness, and we should never be satisfied with our present knowledge of Him. So aspire to the fear of the Lord. Such a desire will certainly be satisfied as we pray,

Lord, teach Your church to fear You. Your grace is not always amazing to us. We are slow to hate our sin. We are more concerned with what someone thinks about our appearance than we are about reverential obedience before You. We want to delight in fear. We want to treasure it and give it to the next generation. Amen."

~From When People Are Big and God Is Small by Edward Welch