DELIVERANCE THROUGH WORSHIP OF THE SON

 


By Rev Michael Benson Ajayi 

Mathew 4:10 "Then saith Jesus unto him, Get thee hence, Satan: for it is written, Thou shalt worship the Lord thy God, and him only shalt thou serve. "

Was Jesus worshipped ?

     The word 'worship' in Mathew 4:10 is the Greek word proskuneō  : it means to kneel or prostration to do homage (to one) or make obeisance, whether in order to express respect or to make supplication like a dog kissing his master's hands. 

   The Jewish custom was very strict on the worship of God. Worship was to be accorded to God only , therefore , when Jesus claimed divinity by saying he is the son of God it was seen as an abomination and a violation of Jewish customs.

     Despite this contradictions , Jesus never rejected worship from his followers,. The Bible says when he was tempted of Satan he said ", Thou shalt worship the Lord thy God, and him only shalt thou serve. "" This means Jesus acknowledged that only God  deserved worship . If that was the case he was expected to reject all attempts to worship him but he never did. 

   In John 5:23 "That all men should honour the Son, even as they honour the Father. He that honoureth not the Son honoureth not the Father which hath sent him. " He insisted that men give him worship or honour as they do the father .

   He was simply saying men should give him the same obeisance given to the Father .He said there was no difference between him and the Father . He said in John 10:30 "I and  my Father are one. " and he said to his disciples who were struggling to comprehend how God can be in heaven and be on earth in the body of Christ ,  to that the Bible says in John 14: 9 "Jesus saith unto him, Have I been so long time with you, and yet hast thou not known me, Philip? he that hath seen me hath seen the Father; and how sayest thou then, Shew us the Father? 

Colossians1: 15 " Who is the image of the invisible God, the firstborn of every creature: "  Just as a  mirror reflects the image of the  person in front of it , Jesus Christ is the express image of the father therefore, it was not out of place for him to receive worship .

    There where many instances where Jesus  Christ was worshipped , Matthew 8:2 'And, behold, there came a leper and worshipped him, saying, Lord, if thou wilt, thou canst make me clean." also in Matthew 14:33 "Then they that were in the ship came and worshipped him, saying, Of a truth thou art the Son of God.' and the disciples worshipped him as God Matthew 28:9 "And as they went to tell his disciples, behold, Jesus met them, saying, All hail. And they came and held him by the feet, and worshipped him."  A demon possessed man was delivered from demonic oppression when he worshipped Jesus Christ ( Mark5:1+13)

Despite being Jews,  the disciples were willing to and eventually martyred for their believe in the divinity of Jesus Christ . 

Prayer; Heavenly father forgive me of my sins against you I believe Jesus Christ died and raised again for my salvation I  receive him as lord and saviour and ask to be filled with your Holy Spirit and power to make great progress .Amen

+2348035536911  +2348098536911 email michaelbensonajayi @gmail.com

Comments

Post a Comment

Popular posts from this blog

BREAK EVIL FAMILY PATTERNS

Image
 By Rev.Michael Benson Ajayi  Titus 1:12 -14 "One of themselves,   even a prophet of their own, said, The Cretians   are alway liars, evil beasts, slow bellies.  This  witness is true. Wherefore rebuke them sharply,  that they may be sound in the faith;  Not giving  heed to Jewish fables, and commandments of  men, that turn from the truth."       The church in Crete was in disarray and the apostle assigned Titus to go and put things in order . On investigation it was discovered the church suffered from a vicious cycle of evil family  patterns. They were not enjoying the fruits of the salvation experience . An example of evil family patterns is that of King David who defiled Uriah's wife ,murdered him and his son Absalom murdered his brother Amnon (2Sam13) dethroned him and defiled his concubines openly (2Samuel16). His son Amnon defiled his sister Tamar (2Sam.13) and so on yet David was the anointed of the Lord.     Many christians suffer evil family patterns ( repeated d
Read more

CONSEQUENCES OF LACK OF FAITH

Image
By Rev. Michael Benson Ajayi " Be careful then, dear brothers and sisters. Make sure that your own hearts are not evil and unbelieving, turning you away from the living God." Hebrews 3:12 NLTBible  ' Then he said to Thomas, “Put your finger here, and look at my hands. Put your hand into the wound in my side. Don’t be faithless any longer. Believe!”John 20:27 NLTBible     Faith is the guarantee of the manifestation an unseen reality . It is the reason behind the hope we have in God and the fulfilment of his promises. It is the substance ( title deed) of things hoped for ,the evidence of things not seen (Hebrew 11:1) .The Bible warns against not having faith in God. Lack of faith is equal to calling God a liar and untrustworthy. This type of reasoning turns us into enemy's of God.    The gospel is so much under attack by the activities of faithless religionists . They plan to replace the holy scripture with humanistic dogma. The danger in this is the relative approach t
Read more

COMMON CAUSES OF DISUNITY.

Image
 By Rev Michael Benson Ajayi "Even some men from your own group will rise up and distort the truth in order to draw a following."Acts 20:30 NLT   "An angry person starts fights; a hot-tempered person commits all kinds of sin." Proverbs 29:22 NLTBible        Disunity is defined as : disagreement and conflict within a group. It is the greatest hindrance to the promotion of the gospel of Jesus Christ. Disunity creates an avenue for Satan to promote sin.       The causes of disunity are not farfetched ,they include : Unhealthy Crave for power or self- promotion. Whenever there is an unhealthy pursuit of influence in a family or group it results in resistance. Self-promotion gives birth to unfair practices and injustices. In Numbers 12: 1-15  Moses' sister Miriam and Aaron rebelled against him desiring to rule by force and in Numbers 16 :1-35 Korah led an insurrection against Moses desiring to be part of leadership. In both cases ,God was not pleased with the rebels
Read more