Kingdom Principles

Kingdom Concept #9

records the Lord’s complaint against His people who devalue His “worth-ship”: The Lord says: “These people come near to Me with their mouth and honor Me with their lips, but their hearts are far from Me. Their worship of Me is made up only of rules taught by men (Isaiah 29:13). Our gifts to the King should always be offered from a sincere heart and a humble recognition of His greatness and awesome majesty. 4. Worship demands a gift and giving is worship. “Worth ship” is where we get “worship.” To worship the King means to ascribe worth or worthiness to Him. And, as we have already seen, that always involves bringing Him a gift. There is no genuine worship without gift-giving. But giving is itself an act of worship, and worship is always fitting for the King. The Magi who saw His star in the east understood this, which is why they brought gifts when they came to find Him: On coming to the house, they saw the child with His mother Mary, and they bowed down and worshiped Him. Then they opened their treasures and presented Him with gifts of gold and of incense and of myrhh (Matthew 2:11). Worship demands a gift, but it may be a gift of praise, a gift of thanksgiving, a gift of confession, a gift of surrender, a gift of forgive ness, or a gift of a tender and obedient heart as well as a monetary gift. 5. Giving to a king attracts his favor. Kings are attracted to people who give with a willing and grateful spirit. Like anyone else, a king likes to know he is loved and appreci ated. The King of Heaven is the same way. The Giver is

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