A couple of weeks ago during our 10.4.06 teaching,
Who is this King of Glory?, the second point that we discussed was regarding our proper position during worship.
We discussed the different types of body posture in worhsip:
- Standing - An act of reverence, a willingness to move and do His will, identification with the ressurected life of Jesus.
- Dancing - Performance, congregational worship, and ecstatic dancing in the Spirit.
- Bowing - Includes all forms of bowing, kneeling, and falling prostrate (facedown) on the ground.
Specifically, when we look at the behavior of the 24 elders in the book of Revelation, they are always found "falling on their faces and worshiping Him who sits on the throne". These elders are believed to be a representation of human beings in Heaven. So they show us what it is like when we approach the presence of the Throne of God. We should be facedown in worship when we are in His presence!
This facedown position puts us basically in a position of surrender to God. From that position, we cannot enforce our will, but rather submit ourselves to His will. When we are facedown, we are saying that we surrender ourselves to Him, and that He can do whatever He want to do to us.
I've even been thinking more about this since I taught this lesson. I've been pondering more the impact of this when we consider that "worship" is really more than just a song. It is really the offering of our lives that we give to Him. If our whole life is an act of worship to our King, then what does this facedown worship look like when I am at work? At home with my family? When I am at the grocery store picking up some things for dinner? When I am playing football with the guys? When I am watching football?
I think you get the idea by now. Our lives should be an act if surrender to His will. We should consider what His will would be everytime we make some kind of decision. This is a totally selfless life when we think about Him first. This means doing things that you know would bring a smile to his face. Like going the extra mile to do a good job at work. Like telling your spouse, kids, or other family members that you love them every day. Like letting someone get in front of you in line at the grocery store... Again, I think you get the idea...
If we are going to change the world around us, it starts with who we think of first when we make daily decisions. Proper worhip to God is a life that is surredered to helping Him change people's hearts, and we can't do that if we are always thinking of ourselves first.
Check out some of these resources to help you dig deeper into this topic of "facedown worship". Just remember that your whole life is an act of worship to your King, and that when we come together for corporate (singing) worship that we are approaching the throne of god with our offering.
Focused on Him,
Dan
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