Revelation 19:10 (NKJV)
10 And I fell at his feet to worship him. But he said to me, “See that you do not do that! I am your fellow servant, and of your brethren who have the testimony of Jesus. Worship God! For the testimony of Jesus is the spirit of prophecy.”
Revelations 21:8-9
8 Now I, John, saw and heard these things. And when I heard and saw, I fell down to worship before the feet of the angel who showed me these things.
9 Then he said to me, “See that you do not do that. For I am your fellow servant, and of your brethren the prophets, and of those who keep the words of this book. Worship God.”
I love how the angel of the Lord replied to the John in Revelation 19:10 and 22:8-9...Twice as the Apostle John received awesome Revelations from God, he tried to bow down and worship the angel of God, but the angel immediately stopped John and told him, 1. “I am of your brethren…2. Worship God!
I love that!
So many times when God uses great men and women to share His word and love people will try to worship them.
Yes, the bible says we should honor and respect those who bring the word, but there’s a difference in respecting and worshiping.
Some people have even come to expect people to worship them, especially after God has shown HIS POWER THROUGH THEM.
If an angel of God can humble himself, then so should we. We should NEVER give any man or woman MORE respect than we give God.
Sometimes, I’ve found people to try and hide their liquor when I would come around, or I’ve found them to curse with every other word until they found out I was a preacher, then they would change while I was around. I quickly tell them, “I appreciate the respect, but before I arrived God was here and, He will still be here when I leave. Don’t respect me more than you respect God!” People who stop drinking, doing drugs, cursing or whatever when the “preacher” comes around must remember that God is always there, and that every time they do it, they do it in His presence.
Let us always respect one another, but never more than we respect God.
BE BLESSTIFIED!
BE BLESSTIFIED! 
Amen to that! What’s the point in trying to impress the preacher, when you aren’t impressing God first? It doesn’t matter what people see, it’s who you really are that matters and you can’t hide that from God. I would rather someone be real with me and curse every other word and I know they aren’t right with God, so at least I know how to pray for them and how to guide them than to try to make me believe they are good with God when they aren’t.
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Amen! Thanks so much for stopping by and responding:-)
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I love this. There are too many ‘men of God’ who deliberately cultivate this worship and look to their followers for gratification of their god-complex.
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Amen! You hit the nail on the head. God bless your ministry!
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