Every Knee Will Bow

"For it is written, As I live, saith the Lord, Every knee shall bow to me and every tongue shall confess to God."  Romans 14:11.  God writes and man reads.  God speaks and man hears.  His words are life to the soul.  God lives, and forever shall.  Man is frail and dying.  For man to have God's life, his knee must bow and his tongue must confess.  The knee is bowed to show the greatness and holiness of God.  The knee is bowed because of the infirmity of man and the power of God.  The tongue confesses the wisdom of God and the ignorance of man.  The tongue confesses the divine nature of God and the temporal nature of man.  We bow to give honor and praise.  We confess our sinfulness with our desire to become holy.  We bow to become God's slave and confess that He is our Master and Lord.  We bow and confess because of our need for Him.  God does not need us although He wants us.  He seeks our fellowship and our service.  We bow and confess to come into His presence and know Him.  We bow and confess so that He might come into our heart and abide with us.  The knee that bows and the tongue that confesses the Lord God Almighty is privileged to walk and talk with Him who lives always.