Come!

Come!

‭‭Psalm‬ ‭95:6‬ ‭KJV‬‬

O come, let us worship and bow down: Let us kneel before the LORD our maker.

The writer of this psalm is not known, but the message is clear and unmistakable. There is an invitation made to all and sundry, asking us to come, worship and bow down. First of all, the one who asks us to come must know the place, person and purpose which all inspire the invitation. How can anyone invite me to a place he does not know or does not even know how to get there? How do you invite a man to come and worship something or someone you do not know or have not tested and approved as the genuine article? As we read the verse above, it is clear that personal relationship is at the heart of the invitation laid out here. You cannot give what you do not have, and you cannot purport to lead people to a place where you have not been to yourself. It starts with me, and it must be full in me before it can pour out to bless and impact other people. 

I also have to be careful of the places and people to whom I am asked to bow down to or worship. A lot of people, places and pursuits are seeking to take hold of the heart of men, and turn them against the Maker and Creator, but let it be known today that God is a jealous God who does not share His glory with anything or anyone. He does not force Himself on anyone, and He will not contend authority or control with anyone. It has to be given to Him willingly, with all my heart, so He knows I choose Him of my freewill, not out of compulsion or a lack of other options. In fact, I may have tried other options, and they would have failed me miserably, so I come, as I have been invited, now sure and certain that only God can help me. I will not struggle to kneel down and acknowledge the authority of the One to whom I have given total control of my life. 

If indeed I know that God is Lord of all, I will not struggle to surrender to Him on a daily basis. I will seek his face on a daily basis before I take steps. I will ask Him for directions and directives for all my life's endeavours. A child looks up to His parents for everything as s/he grows, and in this walk of faith, this is one time when I never cease to be called a child of God.  At no time do I ever become an 'adult' of God, which means I have to remain perpetually dependent on the supply of grace by God. Kneeling means total surrender, because in that position, I cannot run or try to hide from the One in whose presence I am. In that position, I will always be lower in height, status, stature and position before whom I kneel. The One before whom I am asked to kneel is called the Lord our Maker. A time comes soon when all of life, either by choice or compulsion, will bow before Him. I do it of my own freewill today. God's time of favour is here.