Fundamental

Fundamental to a life in Christ is worship.

The contention in everything is who wants and contends for our worship.

Dan 3:5 at the time you hear the sound of the horn, the pipe, zither, the lyre, harp, bagpipe, and all kinds of music, you shall fall down and worship the golden image that Nebuchadnezzar the king has set up.
Dan 3:6 And whoever does not fall down and worship, at that moment they will be thrown into the middle of a burning fiery furnace.

Nebuchadnezzar the king sets up an image, of gold, and what does he demand for the image of himself, ... worship!

Exo 32:2 And Aaron said to them, Break off the golden earrings which are in the ears of your wives, of your sons, and of your daughters, and bring them to me.
Exo 32:3 And all the people broke off the golden earrings which were in their ears, and brought them to Aaron.
Exo 32:4 And he took them from their hand, and fashioned it with an engraving tool. And he made it a molten calf. And they said, These are your gods, O Israel, who brought you up out of the land of Egypt.
Exo 32:5 And when Aaron saw, he built an altar before it. And Aaron made proclamation and said, Tomorrow is a feast to Jehovah.

When Moses was delaying, quickly the people turned to an image and Aaron built an altar with sacrifices which of course means ...worship!

Luk 4:5 And the Devil, leading Him up into a high mountain, showed Him all the kingdoms of the world in a moment of time.
Luk 4:6 And the Devil said to Him, All this power I will give you, and the glory of them; for it has been delivered to me. And I give it to whomever I will.
Luk 4:7 Therefore if you will worship me, all shall be yours.

The devil shows Jesus what many want, all the splendor and glory of the world but what does he want from Jesus ... worship!

Rev 13:11 And I saw another beast coming up out of the earth. And it had two horns like a lamb, and he spoke like a dragon.
Rev 13:12 And it exercises all the authority of the first beast before him, and causes the earth and those dwelling in it to worship the first beast, whose deadly wound was healed.

Satan lusts the worship, but he will even get you to worship the image as long as the worship does not go to God.

1.Worship is not just a song.
It means to give devotion, homage, respect and adoration, To recognize as the source. Its the Greek word, proskyneo.
When we turn to the worship, giving time and devotion, respect and sacrifice to any image other than the Lord we are saying that that is where we need to receive from. That is where our source of whatever it is we need can be found.
Worship can be utterances in song, but its not just a song we sing on Sundays or during the week. Songs assist us to express our devotion and love and reverence, but its not the only ingredient of worship.

2. What you worship will be the nature or form you take on.
When we worship God we become more like Him. We take on His form and experience His presence. Once the Israelites began to worship the image in the wilderness, the camp fell into an orgy type atmosphere that Moses could not even stop. He had to send in the tribe of Levy to begin executing those that were indulged. (Turn off your churchy view). The beast in Revelation wants the whole earth to take on his form by the worship of the image.

3. Where your trust is there is your worship.
Dan 3:28 Nebuchadnezzar spoke and said, Blessed be the God of Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego, who has sent His Angel and has delivered His servants who trusted in Him, and have changed the king's words and have given their bodies that they might not serve nor worship any god except their own God.

In the God whom we trust we will worship. God delivered these three boys who trusted in God and would not worship any other God. They knew who they served and loved and who was the provision of their lives.

4. Its going to mean you have to take a stand where you worship.
Dan 3:16 Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego answered and said to the king, O Nebuchadnezzar, we have no need to return a word to you on this matter.
Dan 3:17 If it is so that our God whom we serve is able to deliver us from the burning fiery furnace, then He will deliver us out of your hand, O king.
Dan 3:18 But if not, let it be known to you, O king, that we will not serve your gods nor worship the golden image which you have set up.

Mat 4:8 Again, the Devil took Him up into a very high mountain and showed Him all the kingdoms of the world and their glory.
Mat 4:9 And he said to Him, All these things I will give You if You will fall down and worship me.
Mat 4:10 Then Jesus said to him, Go, Satan! For it is written, "You shall worship the Lord your God, and Him only you shall serve."
Mat 4:11 Then the Devil left him.

Boy when we make our stand on Who we worship, Satan will not and cannot stick around.

Seek in your own heart today
Are there any images you are worshiping?
Is there any other source of provision in your mind other than the Lord?
Are there any 'images' that you give more sacrifice ie worship to other than the God of heaven?