Worship The Lord

"Then saith Jesus unto him, Get thee hence , Satan: for it is written, Thou shalt worship the Lord thy God, and him only shalt thou serve."  Matthew 4:10.  The setting for this statement is the temptation of Jesus in the wilderness.  This follows the Lord's baptism of John.  The one whom Jesus calls Satan is the devil.  Matthew 4:1.  The work of the devil is to tempt.  Satan seeks as he did on this occasion with Jesus to separate us from God.  Jesus was able to withstand all the temptations of Satan as you and I also can.  Jesus knows that only God is to be served and worshipped.  The reason for our service and our adoration is that God is the Lord.  God is over all and above all.  God must be worshipped above all things.  Never must we allow pleasure and possessions to be the object of our worship.  Pleasure, possessions, and power is but for the moment.  The devil will finally in the last great day receive his doom.  But, God remains.  We worship God for who he is and for what he is able to do.  We worship God for the plan that he has for our life now and in the world to come.  We worship him because of the great love that he has demonstated toward us.  Satan does not care about us,  However, God has, does, and always will.  Worship and serve God the Lord.