BOW DOWN

 

BOW DOWN

James 4:10 When you bow down before the Lord and admit your dependence on him; he will lift you up and give you honor.   NLT

      Notice that it is only when we bow before the Lord and admit our dependence on Him that He lifts us up and gives us honor.  Bowing before the Lord is an absolute necessity in our walk of faith.  We must always remain humble before the Lord.  We must always acknowledge Him as our master and worthy of our allegiance.  We must always be in awe of Him for who He is and what He has and is doing in our lives.  We must always acknowledge that we are nothing apart from Him.

We depend on the Lord for everything.  There is no existence apart from Him.  There is no hope apart from Him.  There is no salvation for our souls.  There is no guidance through the maze of life.  There is no help in our many battles with Satan over our souls.  There is no understanding of God.  There is no one to defend us before God apart from Him.  We must always remember that it is the Lord who gives meaning to life.  It is He alone who can save our souls.

      It is the Lord alone who can lift us up and give us honor.  Don’t rely on man to do it for you.  The praises and affirmations of man are fickle, fleeting and meaningless.  But, the honor bestowed on us by the Lord is eternal.  The approval of the Lord is all that matters.  Strive to always please Him in all you do and He will lift you up.  He alone is whom we must give an account to for our lives.  Let us never forget this wonderful truth. 

     Don’t let sinful pride keep you from humbling yourself before the Lord and acknowledging your dependence on Him.   Don’t let Satan deceive you into thinking you do not need to humble yourself before God, that you are okay as you are.  God lifts up and honors those who bow down before Him with humble and broken hearts, dependent on Him.