Daily Devotional: January 3 – Serve and Rejoice

Serve the Lord with fear, and rejoice with trembling – Psalm 2:11What does it mean to fear? To fear does not mean to be afraid. Rather, it means to be in awe and to respect; it is described as gazing intently or paying very close attention. Therefore, to serve the Lord with fear means that we look to Him and pay close attention to His instructions and desires. When we serve the Lord with fear, we find that we end up rejoicing with trembling. We do not tremble because we are afraid, but we trembl