Who Do We Worship?

Worship God Only

From the beginning, God has made it very clear that He, and He alone, is worthy of our worship. He commanded the children of Israel not to have any other gods before Him, nor make any graven images for themselves (Exodus 20:1-6). Aaron, along with Israel, broke this commandment when a golden calf was created for idol worship (Exodus 32); God was not pleased.

Besides images, people and angels have sometimes been the objects of worship. The devil tempted Jesus to worship him, and he would give Him the kingdoms of the world and their glory. However, Jesus, said, “…For it is written, ‘You shall worship the LORD your God, and Him only you shall serve (Matthew 4:8-10).’” When Peter was sent to preach to Cornelius, Cornelius fell down at his feet and worshiped him. However, Peter did not accept his worship and replied, “Stand up; I myself am also a man (Acts 10:26).” Similarly, John fell down at the feet of an angel to worship him. Again, the worship was refused and he was told:  “See that you do not do that! I am your fellow servant, and of your brethren who have the testimony of Jesus. Worship God (Revelation 19:10; 22:8-9)!”

There is one who walked the earth, however, who did not refuse worship. The blind man was healed by Jesus, and when he learned that he had been healed by the Son of God, he believed in Him and worshiped Him. Jesus, who was God in the flesh (John 1), did not forbid him to worhip (John 9:35-39).