Heart of Worship - Lesson 4 "Bow Your Knees"

 In Matthew 2, we find the story of the wise men who came to visit Jesus shortly after His birth. When they arrived at their destination, Matthew says, “they saw the child with Mary, his mother, and they fell down and worshiped him.” Their first response was to bow their knees in the presence of their Savior. Now for most of us, there is something extremely humbling about bowing down. It requires us to humble ourselves. It means that we have to come to grips with the fact that we are unworthy to even try and approach a holy God in our own strength or goodness. However, these men did not worry about how it looked or who was watching. When they saw their Lord, they fell down and worshiped! These were men whose hearts were set on worship.

From this story we learn an important truth: For God’s people, worship should never be casual. It was never meant to be half-hearted. A willingness to bow down in worship is one of the signs of a heart rightly related to God!

In His Service,

Pastor Steve