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96782

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Ebb Tide by Sandy Simpson

Jerusalem and ended up worshipping Baal (1 Ki. 16:32). When unbiblical worship is done it can give an opening to deceiving spirits. When Nadab and Abihu, the sons of Aaron, offered strange fire before the Lord in the tabernacle, they "died before the Lord" (Num. 3:4).  Annanias and Sapphira lied to the Holy Spirit by holding back part of what they had promised to give and both died (Acts 5:1-11). We need to remember that God is holy. He loves us and sent His Son to die for us but we are also required as His children to live in obedience to the Word of God. If we don't we can give the devil a foothold in our lives

and in our congregations. (Eph. 4:27, Ja. 4:7) Obedience is more important to God than our sacrifices. "But Samuel replied: "Does the LORD delight in burnt offerings and sacrifices as much as in obeying the voice of the LORD? To obey is better than sacrifice, and to heed is better than the fat of rams." (1Sa 15:22)
"And this is love: that we walk in obedience to his commands. As you have heard from the beginning, his command is that you walk in love." (2 John 1:6)   
We need to be careful not to allow false worship into our churches and lives today.

Missionary Sandy Simpson is an evangelist and editor of Pacific Waves Newsletter.

It is a sad thing to say but a lot of what is called "worship" in churches today is really unbiblical and not what God requires. It is extremely important to worship God in ways He has ordained. The Israelites decided to worship in the mountains instead of

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