FEAR GOD

Fearing God we’re taught, is wisdom’s starting place

And until you start to fear Him there’s no starting in the race

For a Holy God in justice with righteous indignation

Will require answers from you and for sin an explanation

All the pride that bolstered sin and demons entertaining

Will abandon you upon that day, leave you with the explaining

With all your filth more filthy still, and exposed before all men

You’ll wished you’d feared God now for you’ll certainly fear Him then

You’ve had answers and know the way that God from sin provided

He’s entreated softly to your heart, He’s provoked and pushed and chided

But stubbornly you carry on, enjoy the pleasures of your faults

And try to say you’re having fun, in spite of sin’s results

Like a child you play a game but this one plays for keeps

And while you sowed for Satan you’ll be the one who reaps

More tender love you’ll never know than God freely gave to all

But more frightening wrath you’ll never see if on His grace you didn’t fall

Over in Ecclesiastes the 12th chapter and the 13th verse, it's written like this. See? "Let us hear the conclusion of the whole matter: Fear God, and keep His commandments, for this is the full duty of man."
The conclusion of the whole matter is to fear God. And when, you cannot have respects until you have fear. You've got to have fear of God. Solomon said also in the Proverbs that the fear of God is the beginning of wisdom: the fear of God is the beginning of wisdom.
Now, that don't mean that you're afraid of Him, but that means that you're giving respects and reverence. And when you respect God, you fear God. You fear that you might displease Him in some way; you fear lest you would do something wrong.

William Branham, Respects 61-10-15