Where Is the Worship?-Tommy Tenney
(a email I received)
If you read the book of Job, you will notice that the first thing Satan touched was not Job's children. The first thing he took was the livestock (including cattle [or oxen] and sheep). In the culture of the Old Testament, Satan had destroyed Job's ability to worship when he took away the man's herds of sacrificial animals. Only after he took away Job's ability to worship was Satan able to touch anything else in his life.
The devil is a compulsive thief and liar, and his favorite target is worship. He doesn't steal for love, nor does he steal for greed (although he would if he could). He steals for revenge and is motivated by hatred.
Lucifer was created to worship God, but tried to steal it for himself. He separated himself from the purpose for which he was made and he hates anyone who does what he can no longer do -worship God.
Take a moment to inventory your life. Begin by examining the way you spend your time, and compare those notes with your priorities in life (if you have written them down). Is God first on your list and in your life? Do you spend more time worshiping Him than you do watching TV news programs or mowing your lawn? Is there a thief in your life?
Worship is the jugular vein of life in God's kingdom. If Satan can stop your worship, then he will have access to anything else in your life. If you read the very last chapter of Job, you will notice that an interesting thing happened.
Is Satan wreaking havoc in some area of your life, in your family, or in your local church? Does he seem to be almost impervious to all the usual weapons of spiritual warfare? Has Satan stolen your worship?
If he has, then he has deprived you of your key to intimacy with Divinity. Jesus Christ is the Door, but your worship is the perfume and sweet offerings you bring to God to express your love for Him.
Change direction and force the issue right now. Begin to worship God, no matter what your circumstances look like.
Are you wrinkled with burden? Come to The Church for a face-lift.
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hmm interesting. I shall go read Job and when I gather more thoughts, i shall blog on it. (:
If you read the book of Job, you will notice that the first thing Satan touched was not Job's children. The first thing he took was the livestock (including cattle [or oxen] and sheep). In the culture of the Old Testament, Satan had destroyed Job's ability to worship when he took away the man's herds of sacrificial animals. Only after he took away Job's ability to worship was Satan able to touch anything else in his life.
The devil is a compulsive thief and liar, and his favorite target is worship. He doesn't steal for love, nor does he steal for greed (although he would if he could). He steals for revenge and is motivated by hatred.
Lucifer was created to worship God, but tried to steal it for himself. He separated himself from the purpose for which he was made and he hates anyone who does what he can no longer do -worship God.
Take a moment to inventory your life. Begin by examining the way you spend your time, and compare those notes with your priorities in life (if you have written them down). Is God first on your list and in your life? Do you spend more time worshiping Him than you do watching TV news programs or mowing your lawn? Is there a thief in your life?
Worship is the jugular vein of life in God's kingdom. If Satan can stop your worship, then he will have access to anything else in your life. If you read the very last chapter of Job, you will notice that an interesting thing happened.
Is Satan wreaking havoc in some area of your life, in your family, or in your local church? Does he seem to be almost impervious to all the usual weapons of spiritual warfare? Has Satan stolen your worship?
If he has, then he has deprived you of your key to intimacy with Divinity. Jesus Christ is the Door, but your worship is the perfume and sweet offerings you bring to God to express your love for Him.
Change direction and force the issue right now. Begin to worship God, no matter what your circumstances look like.
Are you wrinkled with burden? Come to The Church for a face-lift.
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hmm interesting. I shall go read Job and when I gather more thoughts, i shall blog on it. (:
