They Go Together

“And [the devil] saith unto him, All these things will I give thee, if thou wilt fall down and worship me. 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.”

Satan mentions his only desire is for worship; Jesus said our God wants and expects both worship and service. They divinely go together. As the song goes, “You can’t have one without the other.” Like the two wings on a foul, without the one, the bird can’t get into the heavenlies. In other words, unless a saint has the twain in his or her life, it just won’t fly with God.

I’m fearful this younger generation of Christians has fallen for the Serpent's lie that only worship is important. But the scriptures show throughout, the proper order is first worship to God, then to work for God. Not only are we to serve Him on earth, but Revelation tells us we will serve Him day and night (continuously) in Heaven!

Interestingly there is very little, if any, mention about worship in the book of Acts, as pertaining to the church collectively. Most certainly, those Jewish believers worshiped God, for they had been taught it from childhood. But the book of Acts is about Action! They knew nothing of a passive Christianity. From the day the blessed Holy Ghost fell upon them, they were on the move; and didn’t cease till their breath did.

God’s Word teaches, each of us in the body of Christ has a gift . We are responsible to find out what our particular gift is and to utilize it. If service is a blessing we ought to share it; if at times a burden, we should help carry it. Each of us needs to yoke up with the Eternal Servant this very day, and help plow His fields. And then, as Oswald Chambers says, “We must not dictate to Jesus as to where we are going to serve Him.”

“I suffered much for thee, more than thy tongue can tell,

Of bitterest agony, to rescue thee from hell.

I’ve borne, I’ve borne it all for thee, what hast thou borne for Me?

I’ve borne, I’ve borne it all for thee, what hast thou borne for Me?”