We find in Matthew 4:10 a weary Jesus, being tempted by Satan after Jesus fasted in the desert for forty days and forty nights. Satan, in verses eight and nine, offered concessions to Jesus in his weakened state with the expectation that Jesus’ flesh would get the best of him and cause him to yield to the offerings made buy the devil. Jesus rebuked Satan and said to him in verse ten these words, “Get thee hence, Satan: for it is written, Thou shalt worship the Lord thy God, and him only shall you serve.” Satan understood that worship was important to God, so much so, that he attempted to get Jesus to offer his worship to Satan. God desires our worship, and created mankind as beings in order that we would worship him. Worship matters so much to God. Not only do religious denominations worship differently, but ethnic groups within denominations also have differences with how worship is carried out. There are principles that should guide every expression of worship, and our text book entitled “The Africana Worship Book” offers an array of helps in establishing and setting of worship for the church and its congregants. The textbook, however,…show more content… Thornton. It keeps God as the central focus as it talks about how Abraham stepped out on faith giving God his all, but also mentions the sacrifices of a few of our patriarchs and matriarchs who paved the way for today’s generation to be able to give as well. The declaration mentions Harriet Tubman, who gave over and over again to provide freedom for the enslaved; Mary McLeod Bethune, who started a school with just $1.50; Martin Luther King, Jr., who gave money from his Nobel Peace Prize and even his life to a Civil Rights Movement, trusting that God would give the increase. The truth of this statement encourages people to know that as long as there is God, which will be always and forever, there is
