Serve the LORD with fear, and rejoice with trembling. (Psalms 2:11)
Three points:
1. Serve the LORD
We are to serve the LORD, not anything else. To serve is to do the will of someone. What does God want from us? The man answered, " 'Love the Lord your God with all your heart, with all your soul, with all your strength, and with all your mind'; and 'Love your neighbor as you love yourself.' " (Luke 10:27). Basically this is obeying the Ten Commandments. Kings and judges are not to be proud but humble and serve.
2. Fear
Fear that one day we will have to appear before God and tell him why we did the things we did. There is no excuse. They will be excuses given, but there is no excuse. We have the Bible to tell us God's will, right, and wrong.
3. Rejoice with trembling
The word trembling is usually associated with fear. It is recognition of God the Son's authority. Let us do the same.
