Thousands of Hindus in Malaysia are seeking blessings form a group of unlikely ’boars.’ When I say, ’boars’ I’m not kidding; they are a group of wild pigs that the Hindu people believe possess magical powers, and can bestow on the worshipper a blessing of good luck that could be found no where else. People steadily stream to the shrine eager to feed and touch the dozens of boars that have taken up residency at the temple, first appearing there about a year ago. Busloads of devotees come from as far away as Singapore and Thailand. Many of these travel this distance to receive the luck of the boars to aid in the pursuit of winning their local lottery. A reporter, Ah Tong, said, People come to offer food and then rub a four-digit number on the boar s body to have better chances to strike it big. A visitor to the temple, Lai Chin Cheng, said she was not worried about any health threat from touching the boars, despite the outbreak of a new strain of flu that was initially thought to be associated with swine. "People say what is happening here is a miracle, so it is okay," said Lai.

What makes these pigs worthy of people s devotion and worship? Has anyone won the lottery because of the swine? Just what is it the makes these particular pigs so great that human beings will fall to their knees and worship them as deity? I would venture to guess that if there was a way to trace the origin of these porkers, it would be discovered that they had escaped or freed from some poor farm years ago. The word worship comes from two words; ’worth ship.’ This means the object of our worship is worthy to be worshiped. We worship Jesus Christ, who is without question worthy. Today s sermon will deal with the worthiness of Jesus; the reason you and I devote ourselves to Him, and why we are here today because He is the Lamb that is worthy to be worshiped.