A Word About Worship Part Three

“Thou shalt worship the Lord they God…” Matthew 4:10 (KJV). The word used for ‘worship’ in this piece of scripture is Greek; proskyneo. Proskyneo means to pay homage, show reverence, and (similarly to the Old Testament Hebrew word ‘saha’) to kneel down. This word is the most common word for worship in the New Testament. We also see it used again and again in John 4:23 (KJV) when Jesus is speaking with a Samaritan Woman. “But the hour cometh, and now is when the true worshippers shall worship the Father in spirit and in truth: for the Father seeketh such to worship him.” The Father is clearly looking for us to pay Him homage, show reverence, and bow down.