Reverence is important

Exodus‬ ‭19‬:‭10‬-‭12‬ ‭says, “And the LORD said unto Moses, Go unto the people, and sanctify them to day and to morrow, and let them wash their clothes, and be ready against the third day: for the third day the LORD will come down in the sight of all the people upon mount Sinai. And thou shalt set bounds unto the people round about, saying, Take heed to yourselves, that ye go not up into the mount, or touch the border of it: whosoever toucheth the mount shall be surely put to death:”

They showed reverence and respect for God by keeping their distance, by following what God said. 

Now that Jesus has paid for our sins, we have access to God in a different way than they had back then (veil of the temple was torn…). But we should still have the same amount of reverence for God even if we show it in different ways. After all, He hasn’t changed. 

Today’s Bible reading is Exodus 19.