THE LORD IS OUR MAKER

"O come, let us worship and bow down: let us kneel before the Lord our maker."—Psalms 95:6. 

 

 As a Christian, if the only scripture that you knew was Psalms 95:6, it would be enough.  This scripture contains the all the elements that we need as a child of God to live a redeemed lifestyle.  Here we see an invitation to come, the reason of worship, our posture of faith and humility and our victory.

 

1. “O come”—The Lord always invites us to come.  He is always open to receive us--just as we are.

2.  “Let us worship”— in worship we give up ourselves to Him.  He is the object of our affection.  In worship we lose sight of ourselves and only see Him.

3.  “Bow down” –in this posture it is not about us it is about our reverence for Him. In this position, we acknowledge Him as Lord of Lord, and King of Kings.

4.  “Kneel before”—an attitude of humility and faith.  When we kneel it is an attitude of surrender, we are saying “Lord not my will but your will be done.”  It is of faith because we do not bow down to Satan our enemy.  We are people of faith and have overcome because we acknowledge that the blood of Jesus has won us the victory.  The enemy is defeated and victory for the believer is assured.

5.  “Lord our maker”—acknowledging that God has made everything our days, our times, us, people we will encounter today, situations, He has made it all.  He is in charge.  Not me, not other people, not the enemy, BUT GOD.  HE IS OUR MAKER.  THEREFORE WE BODLY AND CONFIDENTLY SAY, LORD YOU ARE MY MAKER, YOU MAKE MY DAY!!  YOU ARE THE SUNSHINE OF MY LIFE.  I WORSHIP YOU AND YOU ALONE HAVE MY ALLEGIANCE. 

 

Prayer—Heavenly Father, I acknowledge that You are my maker and today I come to You and surrender my time, my thoughts, my will—everything Lord.  I only worship You not things, not my spouse, not my children, not my family not other people, not my own ideas—just You Lord.  I acknowledge that You are my Lord and my King, my Maker and I kneel before You in humility and faith giving You all the glory for victory in my life, in my family, in the situations that I encounter today, in Jesus’ name.  Amen. 

 

OBEDIENCE DEMONSTRATES OUR WORSHIP OF CHRIST

“I call heaven and earth as witnesses today against you, that I have set before you life and death, choose life, that both you and your descendants may live.”—Deuteronomy 30:19

 

Obedience is fundamentally rooted in trust, and shows our worship and appreciation of Christ.  We identify with Christ, as our Lord, not just in words, but also in deeds that demonstrate our words through practice and action, “But be doers of the word, and not hearers only, deceiving yourselves.  For if anyone is a hearer of the word and not a doer, he is like a man observing his natural face in a mirror; for he observes himself, goes away, and immediately forgets what kind of man he was. But he who looks into the perfect law of liberty and continues in it, and is not a forgetful hearer but a doer of the work, this one will be blessed in what he does” (James 1:22-25).

 

In Deuteronomy chapter 30, we can see a clear comparison of the blessings of obedience, and the curse of disobedience.  Our human sinful nature leads us to do our own thing, and the society that we live in thrives upon it.  However, God is calling us to love, trust and obey Him.  I call heaven and earth as witnesses today against you, that I have set before you life and death, blessing and cursing; therefore choose life, that both you and your descendants may live; that you may love the Lord your God, that you may obey His voice, and that you may cling to Him, for He is your life and the length of your days; and that you may dwell in the land which the Lord swore to your fathers, to Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob, to give them” (Deuteronomy 30:19-20).

 

When we practice obedience, it means we are not ashamed of the Gospel, as Paul proclaimed in Romans 1:16, “For I am not ashamed of the gospel of Christ, for it is the power of God to salvation for everyone who believers, for the Jew first and also for the Greek,” so that our devotion becomes contagious to those around us.

 

Obedience is not something we dread, or feel we have to do, nor is it bondage in a negative sense. It is the joy of knowing our Lord, trusting and staying with Him so that we can partake in His love and grow in Him further, deeper, and stronger. The result is that we become more mature and become willing to express His love with eagerness to others.

 

Prayer—Father I repent of the times I have not trusted You and have chosen to be disobedient to Your will for my life.  I ask you to forgive and cleanse me from all unrighteousness according to your Word.  Lord I ask You to help me fully trust You and be obedient to You.  I choose to worship You in every area of my life, in Jesus’ Name.  Amen.