Like A Dog Licking His Master's Hand

These Prime Time Devos are heard Monday through Friday at the radio station where I work. Right now, we have suspended our regular programming because we are in the midst of our Spring Fundraiser. The Prime Time Devos will return on Friday. In the meantime, I thought it would be interesting to repost the devos with the most hits through the years. Today's post has been the second most popular. And it comes from the account of Jesus' encounter with the Gaderene demoniac. Mr 5:6,7 “When he saw Jesus from afar, he ran and worshiped Him. And he cried out with a loud voice and said, "What have I to do with You, Jesus, Son of the Most High God?” The Greek word used for “worship,” here means to kiss like a dog licking his master's hand. Let that image set in your brain for awhile and understand the absolute power that Jesus the Son of the Most High God has over the devil and his demons, indeed, over all created things!. This kind of worship though isn't about voluntary adoration that flows toward God because of His great love toward us. This worship is forced. It is homage given grudgingly to a superior. It is the same kind of worship that is mentioned in Phil 2:10, “That at the name of Jesus every knee should bow, of those in heaven, and of those on earth, and of those under the earth.” This is the way it will be on the Last Day. Every knee will bow to Jesus. Those who have refused to bow in the here and now will be delivered to hell, but those who bow out of true admiration, love, and gratitude to Christ in the here and now, will be taken to heaven. The good news is, that as long as there is breath in your body, you still have time to surrender. Now you may say I will never bow my knee to Him! Really? Why then did not the Gadarene demoniac run the other way when he saw Jesus? Or why didn't he walk up to Jesus and spit in his eye? I'll tell you why, he had no choice. Jesus is Lord! He will be worshiped by all His creation. I suggest you deal with that fact while you still can.