Every Knee

Philippians 2:9-11:

For this reason God highly exalted Him
and gave Him the name that is above every name,¹⁰  so that at the name of Jesus every knee will bow—of those who are in heaven and on earth and under the earth—¹¹ 
and every tongue should confess that Jesus Christ is Lord, to the glory of God the Father.


That reality of this future event struck me this evening. I just finished the book An American Childhood by Annie Dillard. It was a tidal pool book- full of fascinating things, but quite shallow in comparison to the ocean that is His truth.


In the account of her childhood, Annie recounted her thoughts while in church and said of the rich, not-living-like-Christians congregation: "I knew enough Bible to damn the whole lot of them to hell". 

But she didn't know Jesus as He truly is.

Then I realized: she will see Him. She will bow before Him.

So will Mohamed.

So will Shakespeare.

So will Richard Dawkins and Christopher Hitchens (that may be awkward).

So will Mother Theresa.

So will the Jersey Shore cast.

So will the small and the great.

So will I and the rest of His church.

It will be glorious. He is glorious.