Down at Your feet
No Higher Calling
Down at Your feet Oh Lord
Is the most high place
In Your presence Lord
We (I) seek Your face
We (I) seek Your face
There is no higher calling
No greater honor
Than to bow and kneel before Your throne
I'm amazed at Your glory
Embraced by Your mercy
O Lord, I live to worship You
haha. Not sure if I got the lyrics right but yeap. haha. Got this from one of the p&w song sheet I kept. hehe. Love this song. It is very beautiful. haha.
The first few times when I sang/heard this song, I couldn't understand why "Down at Your feet Oh Lord is the most high place". It just doesn't make sense because I thought we are sitting on the throne with God? Why must be at Jesus' feet? So funny. haha.
Then I thought, "Oh ya. It's like a place of humility, that's why at Jesus' feet is the most high place because God gives grace to the humble mah." haha. Now I know this is only part of the answer. haha.
Then by God's grace, the daily devotional of NCC on 14 March 07 answered my "question". haha.
An excerpt from the devotion:
Beloved, Boaz is a picture of Jesus who is our kinsman-redeemer. He is our kinsman, having been born into this world as one like us. And He is our Redeemer because He redeemed us at a great price when He shed His blood for us on the cross... ...
Just as Ruth lay at Boaz’s feet, the feet of Jesus is the place of redemption and blessings. Both Jairus, the synagogue ruler (Mark 5:22), and the Syro-Phoenician woman (Mark 7:25–26), fell at Jesus’ feet. And there at His feet, they received healing for their sick daughters.
When you take your place at Jesus’ feet, looking to Him for help, expect to receive His blessings. There is nothing to fear knowing that as Boaz did for Ruth, Jesus, your heavenly kinsman-redeemer, will do for you all that you have requested!
Oh my. The whole thing is so good leh. When I read it again, I feel like copying the whole thing. haha. Anyway, if you want the whole thingy just leave a message or what yea. Can email it to you. ((((:
haha. Ya loh. When we come to Jesus' presence and take our place at His feet, we're coming under the shadow of His wings. We are coming under His protection, His redeeming power. Like how Ruth told Boaz when she lay at his feet, "...Take your maidservant under your wing, for you are a close relative."
Today Jesus is not only our Big Brother on the throne, He is also our Husband (Isaiah 54:5). It's no more His and Her savings account. It is now Our savings account. You are no more spending from your own savings but you are spending from you and Jesus' joint account. Can He ever run out of money, resources, blessings? NO! So come to Him when you are facing a trouble and expect Him to redeem and to bless because He is mighty to save. Because He is faithful to His finished work. He cannot deny Himself and what He did to redeem and bring you near. (((:
Don't let the grace of God be in vain. Don't let Christ die in vain. Use Him and His service. It takes humility to expect Jesus to serve us and wash our feet (to do things for us).
Selah
Margy, very humbled and loved.
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