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Do we FALL ON OUR KNEES???

Philippians 2:10 & 11
"10 That at the name of Jesus every knee should bow, of things in heaven, and things in earth, and things under the earth;
11 And that every tongue should confess that Jesus Christ is Lord, to the glory of God the Father."

AMEN!!!
Jesus is not only GOD, He is the focus of all creation! "of things in heaven, and things in earth, and things under the earth;" EVERY KNEE SHOULD BOW! JESUS "is ABOVE EVERY name:" King of Kings. LORD of Lord's. Even GOD the Father praises Jesus; "hath HIGHLY EXALTED Him," reaching its pinnacle in verse eleven; "every tongue should confess that Jesus Christ is LORD, to the glory of God the Father."
It doesn't get any clearer or better than this!
AMEN!!!

It was Jesus's death and resurrection that gives us our salvation! Jesus did NOT hold on to His God status too tightly. He was willing to humiliate Himself and become one of us. This great moment alone is reason enough to FALL ON OUR KNEES!
In praise and worship. 

But...
Do we do that???
We are not used to getting on our knees. It's not something we normally do. In the old days people DID have to kneel and bow at the feet of others. It was a sign of submission, honor, and respect. Especially if that other person was a king or queen. 

AND! We often read in Holy Scriptures that a person will "worship" God. The Hebrew word for “worship” literally means “to bow down.” Something that would have been done from the kneeling position. Making kneeling before God a very important practice coming to us from the pages of our Holy Bible!

Sometimes it's easier to get down than get up. That alone can make us reluctant to bow down. We like to think of our relationship to GOD. We want to think that our attitude is correct, even if our posture is not. But, in our heart of hearts we know the value of kneeling  before God. Making less of yourself. Empty yourself of you and focus on God. Fill yourself with the grace of Jesus. Less of us more of Him.

The good parts of these daily devotionals are inspired by the sermon at Holy Ghost Lutheran Church in Fredericksburg Texas. You can watch it by following this link... https://youtu.be/RHs9cb-BKY0
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