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DO IT NOT

Revelation 19:9-11
9 And he saith unto me, Write, Blessed are they which are called unto the marriage supper of the Lamb. And he saith unto me, These are the true sayings of God.
10 And I fell at his feet to worship him. And he said unto me, See thou do it not: I am thy fellowservant, and of thy brethren that have the testimony of Jesus: worship God: for the testimony of Jesus is the spirit of prophecy.
11 And I saw heaven opened, and behold a white horse; and He that sat upon him was called Faithful and True, and in righteousness He doth judge and make war."

We are studying kneeling before GOD. 
It's not something we normally do. We like to say that we DO kneel to GOD in our hearts and minds IF NOT literally in our posture. BUT, the two are connected; if the posture of our hearts is humility, awe and submission to GOD, our bodies will yearn to express that in physical ways. Kneeling, bowing, lying facedown, bowing our heads, and lifting our hands. If we do these things without the right heart posture, our physical actions are empty showmanship. Much of the time we will want to put ourselves in these postures in private, when just ourselves and GOD is watching. Just to be sure we are NOT putting on a show for someone else. Making less of ourselves. Emptying ourself of our ego and focus on God and His Holiness. Filling ourselves with the grace of Jesus. 
Less of us more of Him.

We live in dangerous times; our culture sees the Ten Commandments as ten suggestions. When people read the Holy Bible, it's to find mistakes and loopholes.  Kneeling to our LORD and Savior is not done. Not even figuratively. AND, to make matters worse there are people and organizations that will demand our submission to them, to their authority and to their power. We need to be VERY careful. 

In today's verses we learn that GOD is the only sovereign that we kneel to; "And I fell at his feet to worship him. And he said unto me, See thou DO IT NOT: I am thy fellowservant, and of thy brethren that have the testimony of Jesus: WORSHIP GOD: for the testimony of Jesus is the spirit of prophecy." We are not to kneel to even angels. Only the Holy Trinity; Father, Son and Holy Ghost. We must show reverence to God and His ways. Kneeling to Him physically and figuratively, both in prayer and worship. In times of need AND in times of Thanksgiving! Take it to the Lord in prayer.
Pray and pray again. 
On our knees.
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