Should we fear God?

However, many verses tell us that we should fear God (Leviticus 25:17, Deuteronomy 4:10, Deuteronomy 6:2, Deuteronomy 6:13, Deuteronomy 6:24, Deuteronomy 10:12, Deuteronomy 10:20, Deuteronomy 14:23, Deuteronomy 28:58, Deuteronomy 31:12-13, Joshua 4:24, Joshua 24:14, I Samuel 12:14, I Samuel 12:24, II Kings 17:39, I Chronicles 16:25, Nehemiah 5:9, Job 28:28, Psalm 19:9, Psalm 25:14, Psalm 33:8, Psalm 33:18, Psalm 34:9, Psalm 96:4, Psalm 103:11, Psalm 103:13, Psalm 103:17, Psalm 111:10, Psalm 112:1, Psalm 115:13, Psalm 128:1, Psalm 147:11, Proverbs 1:7, Proverbs 3:7, Proverbs 9:10, Proverbs 10:27, Proverbs 14:2, Proverbs 154:33, Proverbs 22:4, Proverbs 23:17, Proverbs 24:21, Ecclesiastes 3:14, Ecclesiastes 5:7, Ecclesiastes 12:13, Isaiah 8:13, Hosea 3:5, Malachi 2:4-5, Jeremiah 5:22, Matthew 10:28, Luke 12:5, Luke 1:50, Romans 3:10-18, II Corinthians 7:1, Ephesians 5:21, Colossians 3:22, Hebrews 10:31, I Peter 2:17, Revelation 14:7, and Revelation 15:4.

Response

We are to fear only God and nothing else.

However, the fear we have for God is not the same as irrational fears that we have of other things.  God is perfect and keeps His Word.  When we love and obey Him, then we have great comfort in God’s promises because we know God’s character is perfect.  We should still feel fear (even terror) if we think about disobeying God, but when we are close to Him, we feel great peace.