Come, let us bow down in worship, let us kneel before the Lord our Maker; for he is our God and we are the people of his pasture, the flock under his care. —
Worship is more than our heart, soul and words offered to God. It also involves our posture. When we understand the grace God has given us to be called his children, what else can we do but bow down or kneel before him in his majesty and might.
We come to him, a conquering ruler, offering ourselves in full submission. God chooses, however, to treat us tenderly like a loving shepherd who longs to care for us. Such grace leads us to bow and kneel in heartfelt worship.
Thoughts
"Grace binds you with far stronger cords than the cords of duty or obligation can bind you. Grace is free, but when once you take it you are bound forever to the Giver, and bound to catch the spirit of the Giver. Like produces like, Grace makes you gracious, the Giver makes you give." -E. Stanley Jones
"Be thankful for the least gift, so shalt thou be ready to receive greater."
— Thomas à Kempis
Praying in the spirit will keep you in the love of God, and I believe that praying in the Spirit also will keep you in love with one another. - Marilyn Hickey
Ephesians 2:19
"You are no longer foreigners and aliens, but fellow citizens with God's people and members of God's household." —
Those of us who have been Christians a long time sometimes forget that we have no claim or right to the grace we have received. When we feel we deserve it, that it is ours by right, it is no longer grace and we no longer live in it. To be a part of God's family is grace. For the Holy One who spoke into existence the universe (in which we are a sub microscopic speck), grace is simply and magnificently a gift from the One who knows how to share and love in ways we can't even imagine.
Prayer
. Lord, thank You so much for making it so I could take part in Your inheritance in the Kingdom. I confess that I was letting the darkness and evil things of this world control me and draw me away from You. Thank You for sending Jesus to rescue me and for accepting me into Your eternal kingdom and to the realm of Your love and hope. In Jesus’ Name, Amen.
[Message No: 6676]
Worship is more than our heart, soul and words offered to God. It also involves our posture. When we understand the grace God has given us to be called his children, what else can we do but bow down or kneel before him in his majesty and might.
We come to him, a conquering ruler, offering ourselves in full submission. God chooses, however, to treat us tenderly like a loving shepherd who longs to care for us. Such grace leads us to bow and kneel in heartfelt worship.
Thoughts
"Grace binds you with far stronger cords than the cords of duty or obligation can bind you. Grace is free, but when once you take it you are bound forever to the Giver, and bound to catch the spirit of the Giver. Like produces like, Grace makes you gracious, the Giver makes you give." -E. Stanley Jones
"Be thankful for the least gift, so shalt thou be ready to receive greater."
— Thomas à Kempis
Praying in the spirit will keep you in the love of God, and I believe that praying in the Spirit also will keep you in love with one another. - Marilyn Hickey
Ephesians 2:19
"You are no longer foreigners and aliens, but fellow citizens with God's people and members of God's household." —
Those of us who have been Christians a long time sometimes forget that we have no claim or right to the grace we have received. When we feel we deserve it, that it is ours by right, it is no longer grace and we no longer live in it. To be a part of God's family is grace. For the Holy One who spoke into existence the universe (in which we are a sub microscopic speck), grace is simply and magnificently a gift from the One who knows how to share and love in ways we can't even imagine.
Prayer
. Lord, thank You so much for making it so I could take part in Your inheritance in the Kingdom. I confess that I was letting the darkness and evil things of this world control me and draw me away from You. Thank You for sending Jesus to rescue me and for accepting me into Your eternal kingdom and to the realm of Your love and hope. In Jesus’ Name, Amen.
[Message No: 6676]
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