Sunday Morning Starters – Worship

Have this mind among yourselves, which is yours in Christ Jesus, who, though he was in the form of God, did not count equality with God a thing to be grasped, but emptied himself, by taking the form of a servant, being born in the likeness of men. And being found in human form, he humbled himself by becoming obedient to the point of death, even death on a cross. Therefore God has highly exalted him and bestowed on him the name that is above every name, so that at the name of Jesus every knee should bow, in heaven and on earth and under the earth, and every tongue confess that Jesus Christ is Lord, to the glory of God the Father. (Philippians 2:5-11)

On Bended Knee I Come

On bended knee I come, with a humble heart I come,

Bowing down before Your holy throne.

Lifting holy hands to You, as I pledge my love anew,

I worship You in spirit, I worship You in truth,

Make my life a holy praise unto You.

On bended knee I come, with a broken heart I come,

Bowing down before Your holy throne.

As I look upon Your face, show Your mercy and Your grace,

Change my life, O Holy Spirit, make me fresh and ever new,

Make my life a holy sacrifice to You.

(Robert Gay and Jimmy Orr)

This song is a wonderful reminder to how beautiful our worship to God should be. There will be no pride in Heaven as every knee shall bow and every tongue will confess the Lord is God and He is Ruler of all. Today is our time when we gather with fellow saints to sing together in worship – on bended knee. Today is a time of worship when we embrace our brethren in the strength of prayer – on bended knee. Today is a time of worship as we delve the riches of God’s word – on bended knee. Today is a time when we stand in awe of how great our Father is and how much we NEED HIM every day. I wonder sometimes if it would serve us well at times to literally go to our knees in worship. May our hearts bend the spiritual knee today as we WORSHIP. Thank you God for our time of WORSHIP on bended knee.

Wonder is the basis of worship. (Thomas Carlyle, Sartor Resartus, 1836)