New Attitude of Worship

11 And it came to pass, as he went to Jerusalem, that he passed through the midst of Samaria and Galilee. 12 And as he entered into a certain village, there met him ten men that were lepers, which stood afar off: 13 And they lifted up their voices, and said, Jesus, Master, have mercy on us. 14 And when he saw them, he said unto them, Go shew yourselves unto the priests. And it came to pass, that, as they went, they were cleansed. 15 And one of them, when he saw that he was healed, turned back, and with a loud voice glorified God, 16 And fell down on his face at his feet, giving him thanks: and he was a Samaritan. 17 And Jesus answering said, Were there not ten cleansed? but where are the nine? 18 There are not found that returned to give glory to God, save this stranger. 19 And he said unto him, Arise, go thy way: thy faith hath made thee whole.

To worship is a divine command

Matthew 4:10 KJV 1900

10 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.

See also Dt 6:13; Ex 23:25; 2 Ki 17:36; 1 Ch 16:29; Ps 22:23; Ps 29:2; Ps 68:26; Ps 113:1; Ps 117:1; Ps 148:11–13; Ps 150:6; 1 Ti 2:8; Re 14:7

God’s people are to be a worshipping people

1 Peter 2:9 KJV 1900

9 But ye are a chosen generation, a royal priesthood, an holy nation, a peculiar people; that ye should shew forth the praises of him who hath called you out of darkness into his marvellous light:

See also Ex 19:5–6; Ps 105:1–6; Is 43:21; Re 1:5–6

Worship is the response of God’s people for Who He is and what He does

To God’s love

Exodus 4:31 KJV 1900

31 And the people believed: and when they heard that the Lord had visited the children of Israel, and that he had looked upon their affliction, then they bowed their heads and worshipped.

See also Dt 6:5; Dt 12:7; Dt 26:10–11; 2 Ch 7:3; Ps 95:6–7; Ps 117:1–2; Ps 138:2

To God’s holy presence

1 Chronicles 16:29 KJV 1900

29 Give unto the Lord the glory due unto his name: Bring an offering, and come before him: Worship the Lord in the beauty of holiness.

See also Ex 33:10; Le 10:3; Jos 5:13–15; Ps 29:2; Ps 99:5; Re 4:8; Re 15:4

To God’s greatness

Psalm 95:1–3 KJV 1900

1 O come, let us sing unto the Lord: Let us make a joyful noise to the rock of our salvation. 2 Let us come before his presence with thanksgiving, And make a joyful noise unto him with psalms. 3 For the Lord is a great God, And a great King above all gods.

See also Ex 3:12; Ps 22:27–28; Ps 66:1–4; Ps 96:1–3; Re 15:3–4

To the deeds of God

Genesis 8:20 KJV 1900

20 And Noah builded an altar unto the Lord; and took of every clean beast, and of every clean fowl, and offered burnt offerings on the altar.

Ge 8:20 Noah’s response to God’s deliverance from the flood.

See also Ge 12:7 God’s promise of an inheritance to Abraham

The signs and wonders in Egypt caused the Israelites to worship

Exodus 4:29–31 KJV 1900

29 And Moses and Aaron went and gathered together all the elders of the children of Israel: 30 And Aaron spake all the words which the Lord had spoken unto Moses, and did the signs in the sight of the people. 31 And the people believed: and when they heard that the Lord had visited the children of Israel, and that he had looked upon their affliction, then they bowed their heads and worshipped.

Ex 4:29–31; Ex 12:27; Ex 15:1; Ex 15:20

Ezr 3:10–11; Is 19:21; Da 3:28 God’s deliverance of Daniel in Babylon; Mt 9:7–8 the healing of the paralytic; Ac 3:8 the healing of the crippled beggar

To the fear of God

Hebrews 12:28 KJV 1900

28 Wherefore we receiving a kingdom which cannot be moved, let us have grace, whereby we may serve God acceptably with reverence and godly fear:

Acts 10:1–2 KJV 1900

1 There was a certain man in Caesarea called Cornelius, a centurion of the band called the Italian band, 2 A devout man, and one that feared God with all his house, which gave much alms to the people, and prayed to God alway.

Ps 22:23; Heb 12:28

We must have a New Attitude about worshiping God.

Jesus is the always working on our behalf.

Luke 17:11–13 KJV 1900

Deliverance from any situation is in the ability of Jesus our Lord.

Luke 17:14 KJV 1900

14 And when he saw them, he said unto them, Go shew yourselves unto the priests. And it came to pass, that, as they went, they were cleansed.

We must have faith and do what He tells us to do.

2 Kings 5:9–14 KJV 1900

9 So Naaman came with his horses and with his chariot, and stood at the door of the house of Elisha. 10 And Elisha sent a messenger unto him, saying, Go and wash in Jordan seven times, and thy flesh shall come again to thee, and thou shalt be clean. 11 But Naaman was wroth, and went away, and said, Behold, I thought, He will surely come out to me, and stand, and call on the name of the Lord his God, and strike his hand over the place, and recover the leper. 12 Are not Abana and Pharpar, rivers of Damascus, better than all the waters of Israel? may I not wash in them, and be clean? So he turned and went away in a rage. 13 And his servants came near, and spake unto him, and said, My father, if the prophet had bid thee do some great thing, wouldest thou not have done it? how much rather then, when he saith to thee, Wash, and be clean? 14 Then went he down, and dipped himself seven times in Jordan, according to the saying of the man of God: and his flesh came again like unto the flesh of a little child, and he was clean.

We must change our Attitude towards worshiping God.

Luke 17:15–16 KJV 1900

15 And one of them, when he saw that he was healed, turned back, and with a loud voice glorified God, 16 And fell down on his face at his feet, giving him thanks: and he was a Samaritan.

God knows we all need New Attitudes about worshiping Him

Luke 17:17–19 KJV 1900

17 And Jesus answering said, Were there not ten cleansed? but where are the nine? 18 There are not found that returned to give glory to God, save this stranger. 19 And he said unto him, Arise, go thy way: thy faith hath made thee whole.