Why does God desire our worship?
Matthew 4:8-11
Again, the devil took Him to a very high mountain and showed Him all the kingdoms of the world and their glory; 9 and he said to Him, “All these things I will give You, if You fall down and worship me.” 10 Then Jesus said to him, “Go, Satan! For it is written, ‘YOU SHALL WORSHIP THE LORD YOUR GOD, AND SERVE HIM ONLY.’ Deut 6:13” 11 Then the devil left Him; and behold, angels came and began to minister to Him.
Satan wanted Jesus to worship him.
What technique did he use to try to get Jesus to worship him? (shortcut to power, personal glory)
Why do you think Satan wanted Jesus to worship him?
Does Satan try to temp you to worship something other than God?
Why? Idols.
What constitutes worship of anything other than God? Do you have to “bow down” to money, fame, or personal glory to consider it worship?
Jesus responded to Satan’s attempt at temptation with scripture. The scripture he quoted is a command to worship and serve God only. In this single response Jesus emphasized the importance of both Worshipping God and knowing God’s word.
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