Ps. 95:6-7 Come, let us worship and bow down. Let us kneel before
the LORD our maker, for he is our God. We are the people he watches over, the
sheep under his care. Oh, that you would listen to his voice today!
When was the last time
you bowed down or knelt before the Lord in worship? Bowing or kneeling before
God is an act of respect. It is acknowledging that the Lord is God and worthy
of our humility before Him. It is putting the Lord over us. It is submitting to
His authority over us. I don't see much of that going on in the church today.
We approach God with enthusiastic worship. We play heavily on our emotions. We
rarely come to Him in public with humble hearts. We may give lip service to Him
as our God, but seldom do we act like He is. I still believe there is a place
in worship for us, His children, to approach Him with the dignity and the honor
He deserves. I still believe we need to be still before Him and know that He is
God. I still believe we need to remember that it is He who watches over us and
provides for our daily needs. I still believe we need to quiet ourselves before
Him so that we can hear Him when he speaks.
The Lord is not done
speaking to us today. He has much He wants us to hear and know. He is speaking
through His Spirit and Word. The issue is, "Are we hearing what He is
saying?" If we can gather for
worship and leave the same as we came, have we heard from God? If the Spirit
has not convicted us from the Word, have we heard Him speak? If we have no
greater understanding of God and His ways, have we heard from Him?
If we are not hearing
from God, what are we doing wrong? What do we need to change in the way we
worship so that we can hear Him? Whether in public or private worship, the goal
is to have fellowship with God and hear what He has to say to us. The key to
any good communication is the ability to listen and understand what is being
said.
May the Lord help us to
quiet our hearts before Him so that we can hear what He has to say to us today.
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