Bowing Low

I prayed for you this morning (in a heap on my bed)! Are you trying it? Does it feel strange or awkward?

You know, in other parts of the world, getting down low is a sign of respect for the person in their presence. It is not unusual to see someone sit on the ground, instead of in a chair when they feel like they need to recognize that they know 'their place'. I have a friend named Charity who is from a tribe in Africa that is looked down on by the other tribes in the area. They are not really better than her but it is an accepted belief where she lives. I have watched her sit in the back of an assembly and even sit on the ground when the others were sitting on a bench so she could show respect to them. They didn't force her, she choose to. In America, it has been so instilled in us that "All Men are created equal" (which is true by the way), that we can take it to the extreme the other way and get puffed up and begin to believe that we are much too dignified to bow down to the ground in front of anybody. Because of being in the American culture, I think we have these conflicting thoughts with what scripture or God may be asking us to do! I am glad to be an American, but I have to remember that I have dual citizenship! Eph 2:19 (Day 5 of week 1)"So then you are no longer strangers and aliens, but you are fellow citizens with the saints and are of God's household." Choose to 'get low' (no matter how awkward it feels) today before the One who deserves to be respected above all!

Blessings,
Bekita