Ecclesiastes 12:13 Now all has been heard;
here is the conclusion of the matter:
Fear God and keep his commandments,
for this is the duty of all mankind.
Satan was also created to worship God, and was doing so, until pride entered his heart. Now he seeks for followers to follow him and to worship him.
This was evident when Satan tempted Jesus: 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 splendor. 9 “All this I will give you,” he said, “if you will bow down and worship me.”
Though God seeks our worship and attention, the devil works at distracting us from worshipping God. He causes us to doubt God's instructions like he did to Eve. He influences us to disobey God just like it happened to Adam, and to the man of God in 1 Kings 13.
Should we falter and fall for the devil's lies, he steals from us. The devil stole the authority vested in man by influencing Adam and Eve to sin, and by the mercies of God through Jesus we can have that authority back.
The devil comes to steal, kill and destroy, but Jesus came for us to have life abundantly. The first Adam failed when tempted, but the second Adam (Jesus), conquered the devil when tempted.
Matthew 4:10-11 Jesus said to him, “Away from me, Satan! For it is written: ‘Worship the Lord your God, and serve him only.’”
Then the devil left him, and angels came and attended him.
Through Jesus, we can freely worship God and be restored. Glory to God!
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