In the Name of Jesus every knee should bow Phil 2:10 |
How important it is to kneel down and pray in the presence of God?
Does Bible have any divine protocol of prayer?
“Come, let us bow down in worship, let us kneel before the LORD our Maker” (Psalm 95:6).
"God is spirit, and his worshipers must worship in spirit and in truth." (John 4:24).
The Bible says God worshippers must worship in Spirit and in truth ( of God's word in the Bible).
Has the devil hijacked the glory of God from the computer-age church while the believers not allowing themselves to kneel down in prayer and worship in the presence of God?
When people came to the King they came before him kneeling down and humbled themselves before King but the kings showed a great revelation and importance to people of kneeling down and pray with humbleness before the King of Kings and Lord of Lords.
Does Bible have any divine protocol of prayer?
“Come, let us bow down in worship, let us kneel before the LORD our Maker” (Psalm 95:6).
The Bible says God worshippers must worship in Spirit and in truth ( of God's word in the Bible).
Has the devil hijacked the glory of God from the computer-age church while the believers not allowing themselves to kneel down in prayer and worship in the presence of God?
When people came to the King they came before him kneeling down and humbled themselves before King but the kings showed a great revelation and importance to people of kneeling down and pray with humbleness before the King of Kings and Lord of Lords.
“Bathsheba bowed low and knelt before the king. "What is it you want?" the king asked”( I Kings 1:16).
“A man with leprosy came and knelt before him and said, "Lord, if you are willing, you can make me clean."( Matt 8:2).
“While he was saying this, a ruler came and knelt before him and said, "My daughter has just died. But come and put your hand on her, and she will live."(Matt 9:18).
“The woman came and knelt before him. "Lord, help me!" she said” ( Matt 15:25).
A blind man knelt down and prayed and healed by Jesus- Matt 17:14 |
“Then the mother of Zebedee's sons came to Jesus with her sons and, kneeling down, asked a favor of him” ( Matt 20:20).
“When they came to the crowd, a man approached Jesus and knelt before him.” ( Matt 17:14).
When we kneel down in the presence of God!!!!!!!!
We put God high above everything.
We show our humility.
We show that we surrender to God.
We show that God is in charge of everything and his will be done, not my will.
We show our desperation.
O come let us worship and bow down; let us kneel Psalm 95:6 |
To me it is very important to kneel and pray I guess because that is the way I was brought up by the teachings of the Bible.There are some situations where you cannot kneel down and pray in that time you can find alternatives but when there is opportunity and time to pray kneeling down we need to utilize the chances of praying kneeling down.
“That at the name of Jesus every knee should bow, in heaven and on earth and under the earth,” (Phillip 2:10).
"When Solomon had finished all these prayers and supplications to the Lord, he rose from before the altar of the Lord, where he had been kneeling with his hands spread out toward heaven" ( I Kings 8:54).
"When Solomon had finished all these prayers and supplications to the Lord, he rose from before the altar of the Lord, where he had been kneeling with his hands spread out toward heaven" ( I Kings 8:54).
King Solomon praying to God kneeling and lifting up his hands to heaven II Chron 6:13. |
“Now he had made a bronze platform, five cubits long, five cubits wide and three cubits high, and had placed it in the center of the outer court. He stood on the platform and then knelt down before the whole assembly of Israel and spread out his hands toward heaven” (II Chron 6:13).
Daniel prayer to God Kneeling down |
“Now when Daniel learned that the decree had been published, he went home to his upstairs room where the windows opened toward Jerusalem. Three times a day he got down on his knees and prayed, giving thanks to his God, just as he had done before” (Dan 6:10).
When the offerings were finished, the king and everyone present with him knelt down and worshiped.(II Chron 29:29).
"Then, at the evening sacrifice, I rose from my self-abasement, with my tunic and cloak torn, and fell on my knees with my hands spread out to the LORD my God" (Ezra 9:5).
"For it is written, As I live, saith the Lord, every knee shall bow to me, and every tongue shall confess to God" ( Rom 14:11).
Ezra in Prayer kneeling down for rebuilding the temple of God in Jerusalem |
"For it is written, As I live, saith the Lord, every knee shall bow to me, and every tongue shall confess to God" ( Rom 14:11).
God promised Every Knee Shall bow to me |
He withdrew about a stone's throw beyond them, knelt down and prayed,(Luke 22:41).
Jesus prayer at Gethsemane Luke 22:41 |
Peter kneeling down in prayer Acts 9:40 |
Peter sent them all out of the room; then he got down on his knees and prayed. Turning toward the dead woman, he said, "Tabitha, get up." She opened her eyes, and seeing Peter she sat up” (Acts 9:40).
“When he had said this, he knelt down with all of them and prayed.” (Acts 20:36).
“But when our time was up, we left and continued on our way. All the disciples and their wives and children accompanied us out of the city, and there on the beach we knelt to pray” ( Acts 21:5)
Stephen kneeeling down in prayer even during the time of death |
A wonderful church kneeling down in payer |
“For this reason I kneel before the Father,” (Eph 3:14).
Causes for not kneeling down in prayer:
Our knees will be affected and we will groan forever in life. |
"Every hand will go limp, and every knee will become as weak as water" (Ezekiel 7:17).
"And when they ask you, 'Why are you groaning?' you shall say, 'Because of the news that is coming. Every heart will melt and every hand go limp; every spirit will become faint and every knee become as weak as water.' It is coming! It will surely take place, declares the Sovereign LORD" (Ezekiel 21:7).
"She is empty, and void, and waste: and the heart melteth, and the knees smite together, and much pain is in all loins, and the faces of them all gather blackness" ( Nahum 2:10).
Available remedy for avoiding the causes and curses:
"Strengthen the feeble hands, steady the knees that give way;" ( Isaiah 35:3).
Strengthen the feeble knees |
"Therefore, strengthen your feeble arms and weak knees" ( Heb 12;12).
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