At the Feet of Jesus

 There is a song rolling around in my head;

🎵 We Fall Down. By Chris Tomlin

It brings to mind Mary, of Mary and Martha fame.

📖 As Jesus and his disciples were on their way, he came to a village where a woman named Martha opened her home to him. She had a sister called Mary, who sat at the Lord’s feet listening to what he said. But Martha was distracted by all the preparations that had to be made. She came to him and asked, “Lord, don’t you care that my sister has left me to do the work by myself? Tell her to help me!”  “Martha, Martha,” the Lord answered, “you are worried and upset about many things, but few things are needed—or indeed only one. Mary has chosen what is better, and it will not be taken away from her.”  Luke 10:38-42

One of the lines in the song is; "we lay are crowns at the feet of Jesus".  Tomlin has said in an interview he was inspired by Revelation 4 for the words to this song.

📖 Each of the four living creatures had six wings and was covered with eyes all around, even under its wings. Day and night they never stop saying: 

“‘Holy, holy, holy is the Lord God Almighty,’who was, and is, and is to come.”

Whenever the living creatures give glory, honor and thanks to him who sits on the throne and who lives for ever and ever, the twenty-four elders fall down before him who sits on the throne and worship him who lives for ever and ever. They lay their crowns before the throne and say:

“You are worthy, our Lord and God to receive glory and honor and power, for you created all things and by your will they were created and have their being.” Revelation 4:8-11

Revelation is filled with John's vision of heaven

But my mind went to Mary...she laid it all down when she sat at His feet. The worry about the preparation of food and the home and the being hostess, even about being "politically correct " as women did not typically sit with the men as they were listening and being taught. 

What about us...do we fall down at His feet...do we throw our "crowns" at His feet, the many hats we wear? Employee, boss, caregiver, friend, sister, brother, child,  grandparents, parent, especially "mother" as we head towards Mother's Day.  Do we lay down all that goes with each title we hold.

Do we lay ALL that before Him...because the only way we can truly experience "the greatness of His mercy and love" is to come fall at His feet as a child of God. ..no matter what else we are in this life ...our identity must first be in Him.

🙏 I pray you fall down at His feet today....as nothing else but His child and experience His mercy and love...as you sing Holy Holy holy is the Lamb❤