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Monday, August 08, 2005
For some reason, a few media scenes come to mind:
In The Lion King, when Rafiki told Simba that it was time...and Simba ascended Pride Rock to assume his leadership of the Pride Lands. All the animals bowed low in reverence.
At the end of the Lord of the Rings trilogy, when, after all the battles were fought, Gandolf placed the crown on the new king's head in an elaborate ceremony and as he walked among His subjects, they all bowed low in reverence.
On the television show M*A*S*H*, when Radar O'Reilly was being shipped home from his station in Korea when the surgeons had to go into surgery and there was no time for goodbyes. Hawkeye Pierce, a superior officer, in an unprecedented move (as Hawkeye didn't salute any officers as a matter of principle), saluted Radar out of reverence for the work he did supporting the 4077th.
Whenever you see the news and people are meeting the President, they show respect in a variety of ways. One time, a British citizen made the news because she hugged the queen, which is NEVER done without permission...she was a good sport about it, but the breach was made.
It's interesting that in our lives we have so many ways we show respect to leaders, too. They're symoblized in the movies we see, the shows we watch, etc.
But showing reverence to God...giving Him glory...is a different matter. I mean, technically, we don't see Him. Yet, in Psalm 29: 1 & 2, that's what we're told to do (from The Message):
"Bravo, God, Bravo!
Gods and all angels shout 'Encore!'
In awe before the glory,
in awe before God's visible power.
Stand at attention!
Dress your best to honor Him!"
If I'm reading this correctly, we're supposed to give God a standing ovation.
We're supposed to whoop and cheer and yell during it.
We're supposed to give Him glory.
We're supposed to look at His creation and be awestruck by it.
We're supposed to get prepared as if we were a military outfit getting ready for an inspection by our superior officer.
I get that. In my head.
I'm supposed to do that.
But why does it seem so hard to do that?
So, for today, let's discuss that. What are the things that keep us from giving God the credit He is due? How do we overcome those? How would this help our worship of Him?
Brent 6:55 AM
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