Gordon D talking about what it means to fear the Lord

Someone said to "fear" the Lord means to be in the presence of so much power all you can do is worship. The Hebrew word is not about "terror" but about "awe". The English language falls short here, because the word "awe-full" meaning "full of awe" is what we're after, and that's come to be mis-used to mean "very bad." Once you know the character of your Father--His love for you, and longing for relationship with you--then to "fear" Him is not that He's going to punish or whip you, but just an awareness that He's so much greater than you that you have no power in his presence, and in that sense, are at His total mercy. Of course, this is the natural state of every man when he was a boy before his earthly father. For a man whose dad wounded him deeply, to stand powerless before God called "Father" is terrifying. And he will preach accordingly, focusing a lot on "obedience," and "authority" ect., to avoid stirring the Fathers anger--the "wrath of God." A man who has taken those father-wounds to Jesus for healing, can separate his view of his earthly father from Father God, and see God as He really is, with a heart for you, not distant and angry, against you. He can preach accordingly, focusing on trust and sonship.