October 10 - Psalm 138:2

I bow down toward your holy temple

... for you have glorified your name

and your word above everything.

Psalm 138:2

 

Question 1: Do you bow down before God? Do you humble your heart and submit every inclination to his authority?

 

Question 2: If you do -- or want to -- what is it about God that bends your heart?

 

Answer: You could pick scores of great answers to what bends your heart and knees -- God's love, mercy, and grace, for example. But today's lesson adds two more ...

 

1) Above of all things is God's Word -- which means both the holy scriptures and God's faithfulness in keeping his promises (i.e. he gives his word).

 

2) He has "glorified his own name." Whenever you look at the vastness of the night sky, the detail in a fingerprint, the smile of a baby, and the love of the cross -- and say, "Wow!" -- God's name has been gloried!!!

 

In Christ's Love,

a guy who wants to be more flexible

(Lord, help me bend toward you!)