2. Because of the adversary Satan the
devil
The
second reason why true worship is undoubtedly very important and should under
no circumstances be compromised under estimated or overlooked it is because
there is an adversary who opposes everything that gives honor and glory to God
and he is hard at work trying to redirect all manner of worship to himself, a
quest which he has even before the re-creation of this world when he was in Eden
the garden of God and said in his heart; “I will ascend into heaven, I will
exalt my throne above the stars (angels) of God; I will also sit on the mount
of the congregation on the farthest sides of the north; I will ascend above the
heights of the clouds, I will be like the Most High' (Isaiah 14:13-14).
Even
after forfeiting his fame and beauty Satan never relinquished his quest to be
worshiped just as the Almighty is worshiped as we have been duly instructed
saying; “You were perfect in your ways from the day you were created, till
iniquity was found in you.” By the abundance of your trading you became filled
with violence within, and you sinned; therefore I cast you as a profane thing
out of the mountain of God; and I destroyed you, O covering cherub, from the
midst of the fiery stones.
“Your
heart was lifted up because of your beauty; you corrupted your wisdom for the
sake of your splendor; I cast you to the ground, I laid you before kings that
they might gaze at you." You defiled your sanctuaries by the multitude of
your iniquities, by the iniquity of your trading; therefore I brought fire from
your midst; it devoured you, and I turned you to ashes upon the earth in the
sight of all who saw you. All who knew you among the peoples are astonished at
you, you have become a horror, and shall be no more forever." (Ezekiel
28:15-19).
Despite
Satan’s degradation, he has not relinquished his quest to be worshiped just as
the Lord is worshiped and therefore, one ought to be very attentive and
cognizant as to what one does in relation to worship because, there is true and
false worship, it is therefore imperative that we be sober, be vigilant;
because our adversary the devil walks about like a roaring lion, seeking whom
he may devour, we are to resist him, steadfast in the faith, any form of
worship that has not been ordained by the Lord is vain and useless.
For
thus says the Lord; “When you come to appear before Me, Who has required this
from your hand, to trample My courts? Bring no more futile sacrifices; Incense
is an abomination to Me. The New Moons, the Sabbaths, and the calling of
assemblies --I cannot endure iniquity and the sacred meeting. Your New Moons
and your appointed feasts My soul hates; They are a trouble to Me, I am weary
of bearing them. When you spread out your hands, I will hide My eyes from you;
Even though you make many prayers, I will not hear. Your hands are full of
blood." Wash yourselves, make yourselves clean; Put away the evil of your
doings from before My eyes. Cease to do evil” (Isaiah1:12-16).
The
truth of the matter is, God has ordained specific times when people are to
appear before Him to worship for this is what the Lord spoke to Moses saying:
“The feasts of the LORD, which you shall proclaim to be holy convocations,
these are My feasts.” And, 'These are the feasts of the LORD, holy convocations
which you shall proclaim at their appointed times” (Leviticus 23:2, 4).
As
clearly seen the Lord has ordained specific times for humanity to come and
appear before Him to worship, anything contrary to that is a lie and all lies
originates from the devil as we have been admonished saying; “You are of your
father the devil, and the desires of your father you want to do. He was a
murderer from the beginning, and does not stand in the truth, because there is
no truth in him. When he speaks a lie, he speaks from his own resources, for he
is a liar and the father of it” (John 8:44).
Satan’s quest to be worshiped is not something
that one should take lightly, this is the root cause of the massive divisions
that exist in the community of believers, imagine Satan a creature whom the
Lord created taking his very Creator up on an exceedingly high mountain, and
showed Him all the kingdoms of the world and their glory. And he said to Him,
"All these things I will give You if You will fall down and worship
me." Then Jesus said to him, "Away with you, Satan! For it is
written, 'you shall worship the LORD your God, and Him only you shall serve”
(Matthew 4:8-10).
So
let us consider this for a moment, if Satan had the audacity to ask the Lord
who created him to fall down and worship him how much you think he desires
feeble mortal man to worship him? Have you tried typing the name Satan with a
small “s”, the computer will quickly correct it to a capital “S” or indicate
that the spelling is wrong; so much is Satan’s quest to be worshiped just as
the Lord is worshiped, hence the reason why we are to be very mindful of what,
when and how we worship and so I repeat, any convocation that is not in
accordance to the times the Lord has ordained which states; “these are My
feasts holy convocations which you shall proclaim at their appointed times” is
unfortunately not being directed to the Father, but to Satan the devil.
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To be continued, stay tuned
With brotherly love
Lucius Joseph
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