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CHRIST IS SUPERIOR IN WORSHIP
SATURDAY, JULY 6
Hebrews 1:4-14
Luke 4:16-21
“The Spirit of the Lord is upon me,
because he hath anointed me …”
CHRIST IS SUPERIOR IN WORSHIP
Jesus spoke of Himself as the Lord’s Anointed when He read Isaiah 61:1 at the synagogue in Nazareth and told the congregation that that Scripture was fulfilled. The people who heard Christ were amazed and they sought to know more about Him. He was in His hometown. It was a place where many were sceptical about His position. They assumed that He was the son of Joseph as they had seen Him growing up in their midst. Regardless of what people think and say about Him, His position does not change. He is above all.
Christ the incarnate Son of God is the first begotten of the Father. When He delivered the Sermon on the Mount, “… the people were astonished at his doctrine: For he taught them as one having authority, and not as the scribes.” They listened to Him and were right in their observation. He was no ordinary person. Many stopped short of worshipping Him for fear of the Jews. However those who desired help from Him, and were healed of Him spontaneously, gave Him worship. When this happened, He did not reject their worship because He was worthy of worship as God and Creator. The angels also worshipped Him but they do not accept worship from men. This was seen when John attempted to worship an angel. He testified of that encounter, “And I John saw these things, and heard them. And when I had heard and seen, I fell down to worship before the feet of the angel which shewed me these things. Then saith he unto me, See thou do it not: for I am thy fellowservant, and of thy brethren the prophets, and of them which keep the sayings of this book: worship God” (Rev 22:8-9). The angels minister to Him, as Psalm 104:4 says, “Who maketh his angels spirits; his ministers a flaming fire.”
At Christ’s birth, a multitude of angels appeared and gave glory to God in the highest and proclaimed peace on earth and good will toward men. Christ is superior and worthy of worship.
THOUGHT: Jesus is the Word and Creator.
PRAYER: Father, may I always worship Thee alone.