Learning to Fall Well

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(Matthew 4:9,10) “All these I will give You if You will fall down and worship me.” Then Jesus said to him, “Be gone, Satan! For it is written, “You shall worship the Lord your God and Him only shall you serve.”

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Falling down is a significant aspect of worship. Falling, in those ancient times, meant “casting down,” and it described utter submission and dependence. To receive that sort of relationship, Satan offers false hopes to keep people depressed and oppressed. Nebuchadnezzar (Daniel 3) demanded that worship, too, only to learn that “the Lord upholds all who are falling and raises all who are bowed down” (Psalm 145:14).

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Too easily have I stumbled and fallen into false worship, dedicating my energies into worthless endeavors. Too casually have I bowed myself to lies, only to find myself distressed and humiliated. But finally, I’ve learned to cast myself upon the Lord’s mercies and to commit myself to His kingdom. He feeds the hungry, sets prisoners free, and lifts those who are bowed down. He is the glory and lifter of my head (Psalms 146:7,8; 3:3).

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Lord, I gladly cast myself before You in total submission. You alone deserve such worship. You alone are gracious, full of compassion, slow to anger, and great in mercy (Psalm 145).