There are two kinds of worships.

The word “worship” first appears in the Bible in Gen. 22:5.

He (Abraham) said to his servants, "Stay here with the donkey while I and the boy go over there. We

will worship and then we will come back to you." Gen 22:5

Abraham was going to sacrifice his only son who was the total sum of all the promises from God. He

called it “worship” For him worship meant “total giving”.

In Bible there is another reference for worship.

“The devil led him up to a high place and showed him in an instant all the kingdoms of the world.

And he said to him, "I will give you all their authority and splendor, for it has been given to me,

and I can give it to anyone I want to. So if you worship me, it will all be yours." Lk. 4:4-7

Here worship meant ‘receiving’ (power, influence, money, position, wealth, reputation, fame etc)

There are two categories of people who go to worship God. People may differ from country to country or from religion to religion in their way of worship, rituals, language, place and mode of worship. But the

intention is the same. Beloved brother/sister, even a dearly loved child must not rob our love for God. Abraham worshipped God with open hands and made himself available to God and God treated him with dignity. When Abraham laid Isaac on the altar he had abandoned his promised future into God’s hands. We learn from Abraham’s test, how much obedience costs. Worship changed Abraham. It should change us as well. What do I aim at worshiping God? Receiving something from him or sacrificing/emptying myself into His hands?