Oh My Soul - wk4

"Irreverent Familiarity"

 Bryan Jones

Reverence is defined as “a feeling of deep respect or awe.”  When you treat someone with reverence, you show them intense respect.  Some people show reverence for a President, a hero, or even a favorite sports figure.  Hebrews 12:28 tells us that we should “offer to God acceptable worship, with reverence and awe.”  
 
Irreverence, on the other hand, is just the opposite.  It is viewing something as not worthy of admiration.  The thing about irreverence is that it is usually displayed toward things that would normally call for reverence – like addressing the president as “Dude.”  
 
In today’s culture, too many of us have what I refer to as an “irreverent familiarity” when it comes to our relationship with God.  We’ve lost our reverence … our respect for who God is.  We’ve become far too casual in the way we approach Him.
 
Friends, I hope you will join me on Sunday as we continue our sermon series “Oh My Soul.”  Let’s explore together what it means to “offer to God acceptable worship, with reverence and awe.”