Every knee

I have sworn by Myself; The word has gone out of My mouth in righteousness, And shall not return, That to Me every knee shall bow, Every tongue shall take an oath.- Isaiah 45v23

Humanly speaking probably the last thing we can imagine is a world where every knee bows down in worship to out God. He is constantly mocked by the world around us. He is blasphemed and cursed. I have seen t-shirts with utter vulgarities combined with the name Jesus. It seems like entertainers and others are almost in a rush to prove who can be most offensive. I have heard producers of shows like South Park bragging that nothing is sacred to them and nothing is safe.

We feel like we are just struggling and barely making any progress. How will it ever happen that every knee will bow down to our God?

Yet here and other places we read that one day every knee will bow down to Him. If God’s word is true, and we trust that it is, then this is going to happen. The sad part if that though every knee will one day bow, not everyone is going to bow in worship. Some will bow the knee is subjection and acknowledgement.

In that day those who have mocked Him here will receive His justice. Their knees will be bowed to receive His judgement. They won’t bow in joy and anticipation of eternal blessings. Instead they will bow to receive His wrath.

Instead of seeing these people with anger and hatred perhaps we should stop and pray for them that when the day of universal kneeling comes, they will join us in bowing in worship.