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“WORSHIP AND WARFARE”
! Introduction:
God and Satan have something in common: each desire our worship.
God want’s us to worship Him because He is worthy and want’s to transform us
Satan want’s our worship because, he want’s to destroy us, and worship is the easiest way to achieve that.
This is why worship involves warfare: whenever we bow to worship God, Satan will oppose.
I.
Worship and Warfare
A.
Worship Is a Spiritual Matter Involving Spiritual Warfare
1.
Satan’s Origin
a) His Background & Works
/1) //His Desire for Worship./
(a) Isaiah 14:12-17 & Ezekiel 28:11-19 tell us that the devil was originally called Lucifer
(b) He was the greatest angel and highest being God ever created
(c) Lucifer wanted to be like God.
/(1) /As a result of his sin of pride, he was throne out of heaven.
/(2) /Revelation 12:3-4 says he took a third of the angels with him.
/(3) /This Satanic army opposes God & His people and can only be defeated by spiritual means.
/2) //His Temptations are Centered on Worship.
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(a) The Devil Tempted Eve (Gen.3:1-6)
/(1) /His approach to Eve was to:
/(a) /question God’s Word (“Has God indeed said…”—Gen.3:1)
/(b) /deny God’s Word (“You will not surely die”—v.4)
/(c) /Substitute his own promise (“You will be like God”—v.5)
/(2) /He still uses this strategy today:
/(a) /When Adam and Eve partook of the fruit, they “exchanged the truth of God for the lie, and worshiped and served the creature rather than the Creator” (Romans 1:25)
/(b) /Satan received the worship that he was seeking.
(b) The Devil Tempted Job (Job 1:21-22)
/(1) /After Job had received the news that he had lost everything including his family, he worshiped the worship of submission (v.20).
/(2) /God allowed Satan to test Job, yet Job said (v.21-22).
/(3) /True Christian’s wont bow down to Satan even if the Lord doesn’t deliver them from death, they will have the response that Job had (Job 13:13; 23:10)
(c) The Devil Tempted Three Hebrew Men (Daniel 4).
/(1) /Revelation 4 & 5 the twenty-four elders fall down & worship (4:10; 5:8, 14)
/(2) /Daniel 3:1-30 shows that Satan is actually behind this diabolical deed to worship.
/(3) /Satan knows that whatever people serve, they worship (Deut.6:13;
10:20).
/(4) /2 Thess.2:3-4
One day Satan will make the same offer & it will be accepted, & according to Rev.13, he will cause the whole world to worship Satan.
(d) The Devil Tempted Christ (Matt.4:1-11
/cf./
Luke 4:13)
/(1) /His approach to Christ was to:
/(a) /Temptation #3 (v.8-9)—don’t believe God; He doesn’t tell the truth
/(2) /Humility is important to true spiritual worship.
/(a) /Pride is the essential element when it comes to worshipping Satan.
/(b) /Note the contrast between Satan & Jesus
1. Satan’s Pride (Isaiah 14:12-15; Luke 18:10-14)—exaltation brings humiliation.
2. Jesus’ Humility (Mark 14:36; Philippians 2:1-11)—humiliation brings exaltation.
B.
Worshiping Warriors
1.
True worship is a spiritual matter
a) Israel Was a Worshipping Army.
/1) //The Nation Was Constituted a Holy Army for the Lord/
(a) When God delivered them from the bondage of Egypt (Exodus 12:51).
(b) The nations song of triumph (Exodus 15:3).
(c) Whenever they the camp of Israel moved, it was like a well-organized army (Num.10:35).
/2) //The Success of their Warfare Depended on the Success of their Worship.
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(a) The Center of the Camp was Especially Dedicated to the Lord because that’s where the tabernacle stood.
/(1) /Faithful ministry in the tabernacle was essential for victory in the battlefield.
/(2) /The spiritual battle was fought at the tabernacle; the physical battle was waged on the battlefield.
/(3) /Israel’s shameful defeat before the Philistines was caused partly by the unfaithfulness of the priests before the tabernacle (1Sam.2:12,
22; 4:1ff.).
(b) Jehoshaphat’s Confrontation with the Moabites and the Ammonites (2 Chronicles 20:1-22)
/(1) /The first step was to call a fast & gather the people together for prayer (v.3-13).
/(2) /Jehoshaphat reminded the Lord of His promises and His past performances for Israel.
/(3) /The result—a spirit given message from the Priest Jahaziel that God would give them victory (v.14).
/(4) /The next day the king assembled the people for battle, but put the singers ahead of the soldiers (v.20-21) & gave them victory (v.22).
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(c) /“The Lord set ambushes against the people” (2 Kings 6:8-18)/
/(1) /Remember, there is a physical realm & spiritual realm.
/(2) /To often we get caught up in the physical & forget about the spiritual.
For our light affliction, which is but for a moment, is working for us a far more exceeding /and/ eternal weight of glory, while we do not look at the things which are seen, but at the things which are not seen.
For the things which are seen /are/ temporary, but the things which are not seen /are/ eternal.
(2 Corinthians 4:17-18 NKJV)
What then shall we say to these things?
If God /is/ for us, who /can be/ against us?
(Romans 8:31 NKJV)
C.
God’s Church Is A Spiritual Army.
1.
Believer’s Are Involved in Battle (Matt.16:18).
a) Paul Often Used Military Imagery.
/1) //God Has Given Us Spiritual Armor/
(a) Ephesians 6:10-20 /The Armor of God/
(b) Romans 13:11-13 /The Armor of Light/
(c) 2 Corinthians 6:7 /The Armor of Righteousness; The Weapons of our warfare are not carnal /
(d) 1 Thessalonians 5:5-8 /The Breastplate of faith & love, & a helmet the hope of salvation.
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2.
The Battle Is the Lords.
a) We Share In His Triumph – 2 Corinthians 2:14-16; Colossians 2:15
/1) //Fight the Good Fight, Using the Spiritual Weapons.
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(a) 2 Timothy 2:3-4 – as soldiers, we must be devoted to Him and obedient in duty.
(b) 2 Timothy 4:7 – as soldiers, we must not give up but finish /./
(c) 2 Corinthians 10:3-5 – the battle is within the hearts, minds, & wills of His people, only the Word of God & Prayer can prevail!
But we will give ourselves continually to prayer and to the ministry of the word."
(Acts 6:4 NKJV)
3.
Taking the Lead.
a) Practice Spiritual Discipline – Philippians 2:12-13
/1) //You Must Have a Personal Devotional Life.
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(a) This means you start each day with God.
(b) This means spending time in His Word, in Meditation, in Worship, & in Prayer.
(c) Jealously Guard Your Personal Time With the Lord Each Day.
/2) //Our Devotional Life Must Be a Daily Affair (Luke 10:38-42)/
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