Let us make man in our image after our likeness and let him
have dominion over the works of our hands (Genesis 1:26; Genesis 4:1-7)
The above scriptures give us insight why man seeks to
worship and of a truth the right person to worship is obviously God.
You cannot look up to somebody or something not higher than
you; to worship is to look up to.
God in making a promise to Abram swore by Himself as He
could not find any being greater than Himself.
Then Abram at the promise of God became Abraham (A father of
many nations). By this promise, God was declaring what was yet to be as though
it were already. This mystery is God - who calls those things that exist not as
though were already in existence. (Romans 4-study)
The intent of God creating man was for fellowship.
Fellowship was to lead to a lasting relationship. A lasting relationship
through revealed mysteries in God was to lead to worship. (Genesis 3:8-9)
God had intended that through relations with Him, man was to
learn who God was and through this knowledge learn to love God and respect Him
in return. Simply put this love and respect as Worship. (Psalm 25:14)
You cannot respect nor love someone you don’t have a
relationship with.
Worship is a different kind of love; it differs from that we
have towards ourselves or towards our families, spouses and friends.
Worship of God is not praise songs, it is not crying and
release of emotions, it is not dancing, and it is not giving.
Worship can lead you to praise songs, crying and release of
emotions, dancing and sacrificial giving.
The summary of the Ten Commandments & the Law and the Prophets
was this: Love the Lord thy God with all thy might, strength and soul and love
your fellow man as thyself. In necessity; you cannot worship God without loving
your fellow man. Even Jesus did say that you cannot love God whom you cannot
see when you have not displayed a demeanor of love and patience to the man whom
you see available in your space and environment.(Mark 12:28-34)
Worship in very simple and clear terms is: respect,
reverence, honour and thanksgiving to God.
A sign of respect of God is that you will not lie to Him nor
to your fellow man; you will not kill; you will not bear false witness; you
will not steal-in summary put the Ten Commandments here and you will notice
this great mystery in simplicity called Worship.(Proverbs 2:5)
God deserves this kind of honour alone. Why?(Proverbs 9:10)
Is God selfish, power wielding or overly demanding?(Proverbs
14:27)
Join me next time as this truth is revealed that for man to
find balance in life; God is his stability and the process to achieve this is
Worship of God.
God bless you.
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