Worship Only God?

Aww, the early frost is going to kill many leaves before they change to autumn colors. Yup, that is my major complaint this morning. As I sit here by the window, I also get to see a wealth of worship opportunities. Not all of them are good for me. People have worshipped trees or forests or even gods of the forest, but worshipping those things is not good for us. We should praise God for the trees and their fruits, even if the squirrels take it all, but not the trees themselves. Down through the ages, our ancestors sought out permanent or at least semi-permanent things to worship. They wanted to touch and feel the object of their worship, even to the point of making it with their own hands. We tend to laugh, 'ha, ha, how primitive!' but we too can fall into the worship of our own works.

In a world of large organizations, we feel the temptation to build a resume of works and present it to the public. People can worship accomplishments and some do. A resume may be useful for gaining employment, but should not be worshipped. That is but one example of the things we may catch ourselves worshipping in this age. If a person sits in the church service texting on an electronic device, what is being worshipped there? Our technology is advanced compared to ages past, and certainly there is a temptation to worship it. So, we are to worship only God, but why does God need my worship?

Ah, you know that God does not need my worship for He is perfect in and of Himself. But, you may have asked that question in that way before you came to to believe in Christ. I know that I did. Of course we know now that it is the other way around. You and I need to worship our God, but we do not make God any better by our worship. Instead, we gain insight into God through listening and learning in His grace. We gain insight into ourselves as well by knowing more about our God. We bring our needs to Him and admit that we are weak and in need of salvation. How great are the benefits of learning that God is God, and that you and I are not him? Us little sheeps need a Good Shepherd, and it is wonderful to have been found by Him. Praise God, let us worship Him!

Bucky