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The Reward of Reverence

The Reward of Reverence. Deuteronomy 10:12-22 ( phobeo : “fear, be afraid…to reverence, venerate, to treat with deference or reverential obedience”). God Rewards Those Who Fear Him. Revelation 11:16-18.

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The Reward of Reverence

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  1. The Reward of Reverence Deuteronomy 10:12-22 (phobeo: “fear, be afraid…to reverence, venerate, to treat with deference or reverential obedience”)

  2. God Rewards Those Who Fear Him

  3. Revelation 11:16-18 “And the twenty-four elders who sat before God on their thrones fell on their faces and worshiped God, 17 saying: ‘We give You thanks, O Lord God Almighty, The One who is and who was and who is to come, Because You have taken Your great power and reigned. 18 The nations were angry, and Your wrath has come, And the time of the dead, that they should be judged, And that You should reward Your servants the prophets and the saints, And those who fear Your name, small and great, And should destroy those who destroy the earth.’”

  4. God Rewards Those Who Fear Him • With His Pleasure • Psalm 147:11; Acts 10:35

  5. Psalm 147:11 “The LORD takes pleasure in those who fear Him, In those who hope in His mercy.”

  6. Acts 10:35 “But in every nation whoever fears Him and works righteousness is accepted by Him.”

  7. God Rewards Those Who Fear Him • With His Pleasure • Psalm 147:11; Acts 10:35 • With Mercy & Forgiveness • Psalm 103:11-14

  8. Psalm 103:11-14 “For as the heavens are high above the earth, So great is His mercy toward those who fear Him; 12 As far as the east is from the west, So far has He removed our transgressions from us. 13 As a father pities his children, So the LORD pities those who fear Him. 14 For He knows our frame; He remembers that we are dust.”

  9. God Rewards Those Who Fear Him • With His Pleasure • Psalm 147:11; Acts 10:35 • With Mercy & Forgiveness • Psalm 103:11-14 • With Goodness & Protection • Psalm 31:19-20

  10. Psalm 31:19-20 “Oh, how great is Your goodness, Which You have laid up for those who fear You, Which You have prepared for those who trust in You In the presence of the sons of men! 20 You shall hide them in the secret place of Your presence From the plots of man; You shall keep them secretly in a pavilion From the strife of tongues.”

  11. God Rewards Those Who Fear Him • With His Pleasure • Psalm 147:11; Acts 10:35 • With Mercy & Forgiveness • Psalm 103:11-14 • With Goodness & Protection • Psalm 31:19-20 • With Remembrance Before Him • Malachi 3:13-16; Revelation 21:27

  12. Malachi 3:13-16 “‘Your words have been harsh against Me,’ Says the LORD, ‘Yet you say, “What have we spoken against You?” 14 You have said, “It is useless to serve God; What profit is it that we have kept His ordinance, And that we have walked as mourners Before the LORD of hosts? 15 So now we call the proud blessed, For those who do wickedness are raised up; They even tempt God and go free.”’ …

  13. Malachi 3:13-16, cont. 16 “Then those who feared the LORD spoke to one another, And the LORD listened and heard them; So a book of remembrance was written before Him For those who fear the LORD And who meditate on His name.”

  14. Revelation 21:27 “But there shall by no means enter it [heaven] anything that defiles, or causes an abomination or a lie, but only those who are written in the Lamb's Book of Life.”

  15. Conclusion “Let us hear the conclusion of the whole matter: Fear God and keep His commandments, For this is man's all. 14 For God will bring every work into judgment, Including every secret thing, Whether good or evil.” (Ecclesiastes 12:13)

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