Jacob, after beholding the vision of the angels, exclaimed, “The Lord is in this place; and I knew it not.... This is none other but the house of God, and this is the gate of heaven.”[355] “The Lord is in His holy temple; let all the earth keep silence before Him.”[356] “The Lord is a great God, And a great King above all gods.... O come, let us worship and bow down; Let us kneel before the Lord our Maker.” “It is He that hath made us, and not we ourselves; We are His people, and the sheep of His pasture. Enter into His gates with thanksgiving, And into His courts with praise; Be thankful unto Him, and bless His name.”[357] [Sidenote: _For His Name_] Reverence should be shown also for the name of God. Never should that name be spoken lightly or thoughtlessly. Even in prayer its frequent or needless repetition should be avoided. “Holy and reverend is His name.”[358] Angels, as they speak it, veil their faces. With what reverence should we, who are fallen and sinful, take it upon our lips! [Sidenote: _Reverence for God’s Word_] We should reverence God’s word. For the printed volume we should show respect, never putting it to common uses, or handling it carelessly. And never should Scripture be quoted in a jest, or paraphrased to point a witty saying. “Every word of God is pure;” “as silver tried in a furnace of earth, purified seven times.”[359] Above all, let children be taught that true reverence is shown by obedience. God has commanded nothing that is unessential, and there is no other way of manifesting reverence so pleasing to Him as obedience to that which He has spoken. [Sidenote: _Respect for Superiors_] Reverence should be shown for God’s representatives,—for ministers, teachers, and parents who are called to speak and act in His stead. In the respect shown to them He is honored. And God has especially enjoined tender respect toward the aged. He says, “The hoary head is a crown of glory, if it be found in the way of righteousness.”[360] It tells of battles fought, and victories gained; of burdens borne, and temptations resisted. It tells of weary feet nearing their rest, of places soon to be vacant. Help the children to think of this, and they will smooth the path of the aged by their courtesy and respect, and will bring grace and beauty into their young lives as they heed the command to “rise up before the hoary head, and honor the face of the old man.”[361] * * * * * Fathers and mothers and teachers need to appreciate more fully the responsibility and honor that God has placed upon them, in making them, to the child, the representatives of Himself. The character revealed in the contact of daily life will interpret to the child, for good or for evil, those words of God:— [Sidenote: _Interpreters of God_]