Благоговение

Love does not act outrageously (1 Cor. 13:5). Knows where and what to say or do, talks about place and time, avoids giving and accepting temptation. That’s why he says and does everything with reason, and everywhere behaves decorously and reverently. For all disorder is not the fruit of love. Believe, and keep to yourself, and think that God is with you invisibly everywhere, and that no matter what you do or think, he sees everything, and no matter what you say, he hears everything. And always try to look before you with faith. And from here will follow the fear of God, reverence and respect for Him, fear in words, deeds and thoughts - since you do not dare to say anything or do anything empty before your father. Woe to those who act outrageously before the face of God and do not show respect to His greatness! There should be reverence when reading or listening to the Word of God, since it is God’s dearest gift. The knowledge of God's omnipresence will be followed by reverence for God. If God is everywhere, then He is with me, and with you, and with everyone, and we walk before Him, and whatever we do, say, or think, we do, speak, and think everything before Him. In this way, a person will refrain from committing outrages, but will show reverence in the face of Him as the Creator, King and Lord. If in the face of an earthly king and man we are ashamed and afraid to show even the slightest outrage, then much more in the face of God, the King of heaven and earth, Who is the King of kings and Lord of lords (1 Tim. 6:15)... Everywhere and in every place we can call upon Him and pray to Him, for He is with us everywhere. We cannot escape His judgment anywhere, for He comprehends us everywhere and precedes us with His presence (Jer. 23:24). But in this way we are convinced to humble ourselves before Him, to fall with tenderness and ask for forgiveness and mercy. Prayer without reverence is useless. Children walk reverently before their father, do not do or say anything indecent, and show him every respect: so Christians, before God, who is omnipresent and watches over everything, should walk with fear and reverence, and neither do, nor say, nor think indecently. From the faith that the word of God is His true word, reverence is born.