Revelation 19:9-10
9And the angel said to me, ‘Write this: Blessed are those who are invited to the marriage supper of the Lamb.’ And he said to me, ‘These are true words of God.’ 10Then I fell down at his feet to worship him, but he said to me, ‘You must not do that! I am a fellow-servant with you and your comrades who hold the testimony of Jesus. Worship God! For the testimony of Jesus is the spirit of prophecy.’
John, the writer of this text, falls victim to the temptation of false worship. He falls down at the angel’s feet. And the angel says, Don’t do that. “Worship God!”
We might say, “Well, we would never worship anyone or anything but God.” Really? Are there other things in our life to which we give our time and our loyalty? Our jobs? Our treasures? Our families? Because of our American love of consumption, some say that shopping malls are our new
worship sites. Do we lust after the glitter—the newest technology, the best brands, the fastest cars?
Even more difficult to see as “false worship” are those who say they believe in the Bible or in traditions or practices of a congregation or denomination. For example, is our belief in the Bible as we interpret it? Or is our belief in the God who is revealed to us through the Bible—and in other ways? What is the difference? “Worship God!”
Sonia C. Solomonson
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