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And so I am to praise Him for all of those things. Satan is the accuser. He
accuses men of being subjective (all about themselves) and God of being
unworthy of worship. He always does the same thing because it seems to
always work. God is intrinsically wonderful. He has, in Himself,
everything you need to worship Him.

Editor’s note:
If you look up the word “worship” you will find that it is
derived from and Old English word that meant “worth
ship”. It was completely intended to describe the value
of the one to be praised. Both the Hebrew and the Greek
words for worship picture prostrating oneself at the feet
in reverent submission to the glory and honor of Diety.

Have you ever done this, in so many words, just bowed before God and
praised Him for all the goodness you have not tasted yet? For all the grace
you have not tasted yet? For things He will show you tomorrow that you
have not seen today. Thank You, Lord, for what You are going to show
me next week. Thank You for what You will never show me, but is still
true. That is worship. Until you can get away from the subjective – He did
this for me – and just say, “He is wonderful”, objectively, all by Himself,
you will remain a target for Satan’s accusations. I do not know how you
feel about it, but I am glad that I have the New Testament and the
revelation of Jesus as the Advocate of my soul. He is my lawyer when the
enemy accuses me. How could I ever stand if Jesus didn’t stand up for me
and plead my case.

So this is our first conclusion. Who is he? He is the accuser. He accuses
men before God; he accuses God before men.

WHERE IS SATAN?
Okay, where is he? Where is Satan? You say, well, everybody has read
that popular little book by Hal Lindsay. Where is he? “Satan is alive and
well on the planet Earth.” Is that true? Yes, that is true. That is part of the
answer. It is not the whole answer, but it is a part of it. Look at chapter 1,
verse 7, “The LORD said to Satan, ‘From where do you come?’ ”
Then Satan answered the LORD and said, “From roaming about on the
earth and walking around on it.” Chapter 2: verse 2 “Then the LORD
said to Satan, ‘Where have you come from?’ ” “Then Satan

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