In the right position?

Come, let us bow down and worship him! Let us kneel before the Lord who made us. He is our God, and we are the people he cares for, his sheep that walk by his side. Listen to his voice today... (Psalm 95:6-7)

We are to approach, not with pride, but in humility. Not with the list of good deeds we have managed to accomplish, but with the trust that our lack of goodness will be met with the fullness of his grace. If we are to come - to approach or move toward - we have to a set course of purpose. Let us bow - we are to incline ourselves so as to be in the position of reverence; to yield ourselves to God alone. Let us worship him - honor and adore him because none other should be our focus. Take a knee in submission so as to no longer be in a position to run. Before him, we are waiting on him. Quite a beginning to our study today, isn't it? There is no longer any running - but yielded spirit, open heart, and focused attention. This is how we approach the throne of God.

He is our God and we are the people he cares for. We often gloss right over the words of this passage as though they were just nice "poetry" or "kind words". We miss what God wants us to get into our hearts and minds about who we are in his eyes. As we approach his throne, it isn't in our own effort, but in the beauty of his grace. What is more remarkable is that by humbling oneself we become even more blessed by his hand! As we approach with yielded and expectant heart, we are met with outpourings of his care and "carefulness" over our lives. He is the giver of both the correction which makes our path certain and straight, and the grace and love to walk therein! Without God's care we'd be in quite a mess in our lives! God expects us to actually spread his grace around - not just enjoy it all by ourselves. 

We frequently walk ahead of God - getting our timing all messed up because we think we have it all figured out. Then we get a little behind him in matters where we find it a bit more of a struggle to "get on board" with what he desires to do in or through our lives. If we can just find the "cadence" of walking alongside him, we'd be much more satisfied in our walk. There is something of strength garnered from being side-by-side in the walk, not struggling to lead, nor lagging behind in frustration or fear. God's desire is for us to not "keep up" but to be "kept" alongside. God doesn't want us out front, boasting in our own strength, or being pushed along to get us moving in the first place. He doesn't want us lagging behind, for he knows the enemy often attacks from the rear! How is it we actually hear God's voice? We need to be in a position to hear it! I think position and attitude is quite important when it comes to listening and to being heard! Just sayin!