"if you will bow down and worship me."

Matthew 4:9 "All this I will give you," he said, "if you will bow down and worship me."

10 Then Jesus said to him, “Away with you, Satan! For it is written, ‘You shall worship the LORD your God, and Him only you shall serve.’”

Do you receive Him... or do you receive him? If it not one, its the other- thats just the cold hard truth, knowing or not knowing.

This world has its ways is drawing people to its lies... but the main focus is whom is telling those lies to you. Who is tickling your ears to encourage you to live in your pride and self-righteousness? Are you indeed bowing down to the anti-christ? He has been given limited authority in all that has been given to him (satan), he is the prince of the earth.

John 12:31 Now there is a judging of this world; now the ruler of this world will be cast out.

We as a people, sin in every way and turn a blind eye as society has so accepted it. We drink and smoke, steal, want everything. Thats not to say that we shouldn't desire to do our best in our lives, its saying that sometimes we get out of control in our way of living and satan is here to ensure that we hold that course, bowing down and worshiping the things of this earth.

Well, this isn't our home. We are merely sojourners... on temporary assignment- if you will. We are given free will to do as we please. I still want to enjoy life. To golf, play hockey, watch hockey, watch baseball, play with my kids and family, fish, etc. But, in doing so, worshipping God and spending time with Him.

The Lord is my shepherd, I shall not want...... the things of this world and only that of which the good shepherd provides. He knows our needs, our thoughts, our pain. He is there, waiting for us to call out to Him as a daughter cries out to her daddy- even then I point my daughters to Christ.

Its okay to have possessions- computers, trucks, 4-wheelers... what-have-you. I just encourage you not to get captivated in the way that this... world-order provides. Have some respect for our creator- just because society has accepted sin... its still wrong before God.

(I don't want to come off as cracking the whip on you- because I am a sinner. But that doesn't mean that we shouldn't try and do our best before God. I have been down the road of many people in the bible, through the same trials. Perhaps you may be going through something tough yourself. I am here to bear your burdens and to exhort your efforts in achieving victory in you life- thats whom God has intended for me to be used for.)