Worship!

Worship!

O come, let us worship and bow down: let us kneel before the Lord our maker. Psalm 95:6 KJV

The writer of this particular psalm is not known, but there is no doubt as to the truth of the words that we read here. There is a call to all men in all places, irrespective of colour, race, creed or language, to come before the Lord in worship, humility and reverence. It does not matter where you have been or what you have done in the past; the call is in the now, the present tense. It takes a personal knowledge of this God, and a very personal encounter with him to be able to fully understand what this call means.

If I don't know who the Lord is, how can I know the right manner of approach? Recall Pharaoh, and those words he uttered: "Who is the Lord, that I should let the Israelites go"? Well, at the time, maybe he did not know the Lord but he surely knew a little by the end of the 10 plagues. It does not have to get this bad before I come before the Lord in total surrender. Worshipping and bowing down are signs of submission and recognition of the authority of the One to whom I bow. Who or What is that person or thing that commands my attention so much that it can demand my obeisance? It must be the Lord, otherwise, it will be a waste of allegiance. 

A man who kneels before anyone or anything cannot hurry out before the presence of that person or thing. One who stands and one who kneels hsve different reaction times. The one who kneels seems to be saying: I am here in total surrender; even if you will kill me, I cannot really run anyway. Of course, the one who stands finds it easy to run if there is a hint of trouble. Of course, this does not mean that standing up to worship God is not good, but the question would be: no matter what posture I take, am I in a position of helplessness, totally committed to depending on God for everything, even if He slays me, like Job said? 

That attitude will be shaped by my knowing who this God is: my maker, my creator, my Lord and God, and the One before all men and created things will bow, either by free choice or compulsion at the end of this earthly phase. This invitation to come still stands today; it is not a call to self-promotion or pride, but to worship the Lord. There is no time limit placed on this call; I have to learn how to do it right down here, as I would have to do it also for all of eternity before the throne of God. Does God have my heart in totality? Is my heart in total surrender to this God? God's time of favour is here.