For it is written: “As I live, says the Lord, every knee shall bow to Me, and every tongue shall confess to God.” So then each of us shall give account of himself to God. (Romans 14:11-12)

Knees And Tongues

The world is filled with different kinds of people. There are young and old, short and tall, skinny and not skinny, rich and poor, famous and infamous. Ever since the Tower of Babel, nations have populated the earth with people of diverse skin colors, languages, and cultures. There is immense diversity in the human story, but a common factor is shared by all. Regardless of what a man is or what he attains in life, his knee will bow before the Creator of the world, and his tongue will confess to God. It is hard for the world to believe such a day will come. Pride lifts the spirit of man to believe he is his own god. He dies arrogant and full of his own self-worth. When he awakens in eternity, he realizes too late that he was wrong. There is one certainty of life that will never change – every knee will bow before the Lord God and every tongue will confess to God.

Most men refuse to bow to God. They worship themselves, believing all that is in life is all there is. The pursuit of pleasure, fame, and fortune drives their lives with no regard for worshiping God. Bowing in humility before a God they cannot see is ridiculous. Religion is reviled. If there is any god to worship, it is themselves. What is ironic is how prevalent death is, and no one can deny its certainty; yet men live in such a way that they believe death will never come. And then they die. It is here that the truth of life becomes a reality that cannot be changed. Those who refused to bow a knee to God in life are now bowing a knee to God in eternity.

The certainty of eternity is that all men will bow before God. It will not be a question of whether one will or will not. There have been those who, in arrogance, have defied God in life, but when they step into the eternal realm, they have no choice. They are not forced to kneel. It becomes a natural response to standing before their Creator. They realize they were wrong to deny God, and now, in torment, look to God for mercy who cannot give mercy. Their knees are bowing because they have come into the presence of God, and they know with certainty that the righteousness of the Lord is true.

Jesus said that most people refuse to confess the name of His Father. In the Sermon on the Mount, the Son of God said few would be saved. The majority of the eight billion souls inhabiting the Earth will not confess God as Lord. They either deny God exists or worship their false gods. There is an open rebellion against submitting to the word of God, demanding acknowledgement that there is only one God, one Lord, and one faith. The heart of man refuses to confess Christ as Lord and accept the rule of God in their hearts. Their lives will be filled with the selfish desires of a corrupted spirit. Death will change that.

A man may live in arrogance toward God in life, but death opens his lips. Everyone – without exception – will confess to God. No man will stand before God and not confess to Him because all men will be bowing before the Great I AM. There are no exceptions. No one gets special privileges. Every soul that refused to confess the Father in life will confess Him through the eyes of eternal torment. Those souls who lived for Christ, serving the will of the Father, will confess to God with joy. Every knee shall bow. All men will confess to God. You will bow before the Lord God, and you will confess to God. Eternity will depend on where you bend the knee and where you confess to God. If you are lost, it will be eternal torment. Dying in a covenant relationship with Jesus Christ will bring everlasting joy. Where is your knee? What are you confessing?