"Moses bowed to the ground at once and worshiped."
{Exodus 34:8} (NIV)
With the risk of sounding like a broken record or cd, I want to point out that there was no music in this worship experience. This is one of the most amazing narratives in the entire Bible, and the words that our God used to describe Himself, are words that have been repeated over and over again throughout the entire Bible. Moses’ response to this vision of YHWH and YHWH’s own description of His character is to bow in a hurry and worship.
In our current worship services, we don’t encourage “going to the ground”. Someone may say, “Come on, John. This type of experience with God only happened once, and we can’t take any worship lessons from it.” I agree that this is an amazing one time only revelation of YHWH, BUT - bowing on the ground happened many times after this in the Old Testament and many times in the New Testament. Peter bowed in the boat. The woman who was healed knelt in the dust. The one leper bowed in thanksgiving. The apostle John fell at the Risen Christ’s feet. No friend; this is the typical worship of people who suddenly realize who God is and how much He has blessed them!
I am not an advocate of this type of public display in our services, but I have a question for you, “When was the last time you ‘bowed in a hurry’ to the ground and worshiped your Lord and your Saviour in the quietness of your own personal time with God?” Perhaps you have never fallen to the ground before God, and then the question based on Scripture is, “Why not?”
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