Every Knee Will Bow

Every knee will bow and every tongue will confess...

"for it is written, "As I live, says the Lord, every knee shall bow to me, and every tongue shall confess to God." - Romans 14:11 ESV

"I have sworn by Myself; The word has gone out of My mouth [in] righteousness, And shall not return, That to Me every knee shall bow, Every tongue shall take an oath." - Isaiah 45:23 NKJV

Will it be God's power that brings everyone to their knees?
Will it be His mercy?
Will it be His goodness?

Maybe it is just the knowledge that He was true to His word and history turned out just the way He said it would.

Maybe it will be a quick review of our own life where see things clearly all of a sudden.

What will happen to open everyone's eyes so that they see something and surrender to the fact that God has been and is worthy of all praise?

Life is hard... very hard for some people... things can be unfair... still all those bitter disappointed people are going to drop to their knees and have the same confession that the blessed seemingly privileged people have.

Right now people question God's existence. Many question His goodness. Others say He is just unknowable.

The Bible says there will be a day when everyone will see enough about who He Is that they will bow the knee to Him. The most stubborn and the most passive.

We can put up a good fight and then surrender later or we can just start there.

"Jesus said to them, 'Have you never read in the Scriptures: 'The stone that the builders rejected has become the cornerstone; this was the Lord's doing, and it is marvelous in our eyes'? Therefore I tell you, the kingdom of God will be taken away from you and given to a people producing its fruits. And the one who falls on this stone will be broken to pieces; and when it falls on anyone, it will crush him.' " - Matthew 21:42-44 ESV

Jesus is the stone that will bring us to our knees later. Why not cast ourselves on Him now?

I'm praying for people tonight. I trust God for them but still my heart aches. If they could just get a glimpse of whatever this is. If they could just see what I sometimes somehow see that causes me to worship and get overwhelmed with thankfulness. Just a glimpse of who Jesus really Is. Just a taste of grace and mercy.

Open our eyes God. Open the eyes of the blind. That is what you did here when you feet walked in the world among us. Please do it today and tomorrow and the next day. Please we want to see that happen to the people we love and interact with... both friend and enemy alike.

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