Why We Bow, Proverbs 29

"A man's pride brings him low, but a man of lowly spirit gains honor."

Proverbs 29:23


Is it foreign to bow down and worship God? It is said that the most powerful postion one can take, when it comes to God, is to bow down before him. Acknowledging that he reigns supreme, to lay prostrate before him stronger. When we bow or lay before our father, we are basically surrendering all to him and allowing him to work on our behalf. He ministers to our soul, to our life. When we bow, we lose our pride. When we fall, we are already on the ground. God is gracious to hear us, when in earnest we seek to be what he has called us to be.


"We Bow Down"

Proverbs 29:1 - "A man who remains stiffnecked after many rebukes will suddenly be destroyed - without remedy."

When it is too late, it is too late. Atheist work hard at not believing that there is a God. Their necks are "stiff." My pastor once said "Atheists must be careful what they read or they will uncover their ignorance." It will be curious to me one day to see how God handles those who forced themselves not to believe what history has revealed over the ages. That in fact, there is a God and he reveals himself in so many ways through his word, through his son's sacrfice, the beauty of nature, science and discovery, and through the many miracles in our lives. I do not think that God wants to see any perish, but he has a clear line of separation and his justice is proven.

I think of a man like Saddam Hussein, who did not listen to wise counsel, but believed that his tyranny would endure. In the end, he faced justice by his own people and is no more. Not only did his stubborness cost him his own life, but that of his two sons who participated equally in his tyranny and his followers who bowed before him.

On Mission, On Assignment, and in the ZONE!

Andy Valadez
e-mail: andy@marketingdynamics.org