The Warfare of Worship

The picture was grainy and distorted, and of course black and white. The event we were witnessing was of such magnitude that as small boy I remember the air in our living room was heavy with a sense of providence. July 20, 1969, Neil Armstrong stepped onto the surface of the moon; I was six years old. The wonder of the experience was all I knew. In the mind of this child there was no reference to understand the significance this had in a national political system out of control, and an international arms race that clearly viewed the original moonwalk as a leg up!


I read the story of a boy who was completing a homework assignment on how World War II began. He came to his Father and asked, “Dad, who started World War II?” the Father replied, “It was the bombing of Pearl Harbor by the Japanese.” The boy’s Mother overheard the conversation and was appalled that her son was given such a right wing, simplistic explanation. She said in a louder than usual voice, “You know very well that was no the starting point of World War II! And furthermore I would appreciate you not filling our son’s head with a distortion of the truth. Everyone who embraces the big picture knows the Communist element left over from World War I orchestrated the entire second world was.” The boy raised his hand; when both parents were silent he said, “I see how the whole thing started; two people in the same world saw the same thing differently and believed the other was wrong.” Ouch!


What began the spiritual conflict that we live out each in this natural world is undisputed. Jesus said it Himself, “I beheld Satan fall from Heaven as lightening.” Lucifer said, “I will…” and God said, “You will not!” The entire theatre of spiritual conflict we know as good and evil started out of worship. What once was only known in terms of adoration, with the fall of Lucifer now had a new dimension of warfare. Can you really grasp the gravity of this single concept; spiritual warfare was the result of an alternate worship desire. You can even hear the battle lines being redrawn as God gives Moses the first commandment, “You shall no other gods before me!” Let me say it again; spiritual warfare was birthed from Lucifer redirecting the motive and intent of worship.


When you worship you wage warfare! Your voice, your heart, your mind, your very life existence is the most powerful weapon known to man and angels. All of your conflicts are won or lost out of your worship, be it physical, emotional, spiritual, or financial. Spiritual warfare, and the attacks you face on a daily basis originate from a solitary decision that only you can make; who are you going to worship? After all of the conferences have been attended; when every book has been read; upon completing the seminar workshop, there will still be only one question left that only you can answer. Which side of the spiritual conflict are you on? There are those who worship God, and then there is everyone else. Worship is warfare. Choose to win eternal life! Worship the Lord your God and Him only!