:: Based out of Isaiah 6:1-5 ::
There is a Godly fear that we have lost. This isn't the same as the "Spirit of Fear" referenced elsewhere in scripture, nor is it the same as the fear that perfect love casts out. This is a "Holy Fear" when we enter the presence of God. It's more than respect. It's a reverence that puts us in our place. A realization of how huge God Is and that we are "undone" in comparison to him. It's interesting that Isaiah isn't really scared when describing the six winged creatures, but when He sees God... "he's doomed". We have to resurrect this Holy Fear of The Lord in our lives. It's only after we recognize this Holy Fear that God then says "do not be afraid". This is as if to say that now that you recognize how great "I Am", I give you permission not to fear. Another way of seeing it is... After you've seen God (perfect Love) there is nothing else worth fearing.
When I first recognized my dad as one to be feared... (Not like I thought he was going to kill me, but I knew he had the ability) then I gave him the respect he deserved, and he continued to reassure me that He loved me. How much greater is the example of God, that when we recognize his greatness He then says now that you see me for who I am I no longer have to show you my glory through wrath, you can now move on and see my glory from another angle... Love. For us to understand God's love we must first start with a Holy Fear. We must get these in order so that we don't unintentionally dishonor God.
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Isaiah 6:1-5 "
1 It was in the year King Uzziah died that I saw the Lord. He was sitting on a lofty throne, and the train of his robe filled the Temple. 2 Attending him were mighty seraphim, each having six wings. With two wings they covered their faces, with two they covered their feet, and with two they flew. 3 They were calling out to each other, “Holy, holy, holy is the lord of Heaven’s Armies! The whole earth is filled with his glory!” 4 Their voices shook the Temple to its foundations, and the entire building was filled with smoke. 5 Then I said, “It’s all over! I am doomed, for I am a sinful man. I have filthy lips, and I live among a people with filthy lips. Yet I have seen the King, the lord of Heaven’s Armies.”