At the name of Jesus every knee should bow

Philippians 2:9-11 Therefore God exalted him to the highest place and gave him the name that is above every name, that at the name of Jesus every knee should bow,in heaven and on earth and under the earth, and every tongue confess that Jesus Christ is Lord,to the glory of God the Father.

There are many aspects of our lives that cry out for our undivided attention. At any given time we are called upon to determine what will be the greatest priority in our lives. Where is that list of items does Jesus fit into our priority list?


Life can be a constant struggle. And finding balance can at times be difficult at best. There are many important aspects of our lives. Seldom do things line up just right so that we are without struggle or conflict as to what is most important. It can be very difficult to set time aside for the most important aspect of our lives. And that would be our faith. All to often it becomes a matter of finding the right time, the place where we find no distractions. It should be an easy thing. It might start out with getting up early in the morning when the house is quiet and spending time in prayer and devotion. But then that extra 20 or 30 minutes of sleep calls out to us. Or we think we will find time at the office to take time and then events overcome us. Or the evening will surely be better and then...

It can be tough. It requires commitment, and discipline. It requires placing that priority for daily prayer and devotion first in the list or priorities. We need to spend that precious time in worship remembering that Jesus Christ is Lord. His name is above all names. And our tongues should confess that wonderful fact daily. He is our truth, our way, and our light of salvation. We need to stay focused in our worship. Satan applies many clever and cunning ploys to divert our attention. He will do his level best to distract us for our worship. He is ruthless, relentless, and we are constantly under attack. We rely on Jesus for our defense. We put on the armor of Christ for our defense every single day. Without Jesus, we are just another conquest for Satan. We are roadkill on life's highway without Christ.

PRAYER: Almighty and Everlasting God. You set the sun in the sky of the day and the moon in the sky of the night time sky. The stars are Your creation, as is all mankind. We are nothing without You. We wander from You O God. We foolishly think we can handle things on our own. We become lax in our worship. And fall prey to the temptations of life that Satan lays out in our path. Help us Lord to stay the course. Pour out Your Holy Spirit and fill us with the faith we need to keep our focus on Jesus.We ask this in the name of Jesus who lives and reigns with the Father and the Spirit. One God, now and forever. Amen