The time has arrived, according to John 4:23–24, for “true worshippers” to appear before the Father and offer him service in spirit and truth. God is spirit, and those who revere him must do so similarly.
The above passage clarifies that we must worship God in spirit and truth. We are fully assured that the solutions are found in the Bible, God’s Word, because God reveals everything through it. Worshiping God is a topic that causes much debate among Christians. Consider the wide variety of religious groups, each with its approach to praising the Creator. No matter what other people think, our views must be based solely on what is written in the Bible.
Our worship of God is intended to bring Him praise and adoration; however, it encompasses far more than a few songs sung in a structure once a week. This question of why we venerate God is central to many religions. For His great affection for us, we give Him praise. Because He made us, He deserves our adoration. Since He sacrificed His Son for our sins, He deserves our love. Since there is no other God besides Him, we must revere Him. How, then, do we spiritually honor God? So, if we consider the most significant rule we are granted….. That you love the Lord your God with all your heart, soul, mind, and spirit is the first and greatest commandment (Mark 12:30). This is the essence of our spiritual adoration of God. To Him and for Him, we must devote ourselves entirely. Spirit worship is more than just a weekly visit to the church, a daily meditation, or a daily devotional read. Spirit-based devotion involves giving one’s entire being to God. Do you grasp the ramifications of that? It implies you devote your entire existence to Him and never put anything before Him.
Do you consume more TV than time in prayer every day? Your devotion to God is superficial at best if that’s the case. God must be prioritized every day, not just on Sundays. Christ sacrificed Himself for you. Do you plan to die for Him? If you genuinely venerate Him, you ought to. According to 1 John 4, God is a spirit, and spirits have no interest in physical objects. He gives little thought to the aesthetics of your worship space, your worship ensemble’s skill, or your pastor’s wit. He cares about you deeply and emotionally. And you, Solomon, my son, know the God of your father, and serve him with a perfect heart and a willing mind: for the LORD searcheth all hearts, and understandeth all the imaginations of the thoughts: if thou seek him, he will be found of thee; but if thou forsake him, he will cast thee off forever. This verse demonstrates the importance of offering spiritual worship to God since He already understands your thoughts. (your mind). Therefore, you must have a sincere relationship with God. Give Him your all, adore Him constantly, and prioritize Him daily.
True devotion to God involves praising Him by His revealed will… ‘Sanctify them through thy truth: thy word is truth,’ John 17:17 says. Only the words God has spoken can be trusted. Many churches are making up their own rules about how they should worship God without ever reading the Bible. Angels and demons alike worship and genuflect before this God… And the four creatures, having every six wings about him, were full of eyes within; they rested not day or night, saying, Holy, holy, holy, LORD God Almighty, which was, and is, and is to come (Revelation 4:8-11). And when they had finished giving praise to him who sat on the throne, who lives forever and ever, the four and twenty elders fell before him who sat on the throne, and worshiped him who lives forever and ever, and cast their crowns before the throne, saying, “thou art worthy, O Lord, to receive glory and honor and power: for thou hast created all things, and for thy pleasure, they are and were created.” These celestial beings spend all day and night praising God by uttering holy names in unison. Like the angels and sages before us, we should worship God with all our souls and minds.
The Bible teaches that God should be revered and feared in worship. ‘God is exceeding to be feared in the assembly of the saints, and to be had in reverence of all them that are about him,’ it says in Psalm 89:7. For our God is a consuming fire (Hebrews 12:28-29), “let us have grace, whereby we may serve God acceptably with reverence and godly fear.” Too many people today put pleasing others ahead of pleasing God when they should be approaching God in worship with reverence and Godly dread.
What it means to worship God in spirit and truth is summed up in these last two lines… I will always give thanks to the LORD; his worship will be ever on my tongue (Psalm 34:1). Study to show yourself approved unto God, a workman who needeth not be ashamed, correctly dividing the word of truth (2 Timothy 2:15). We are obligated to live by the Bible’s literal reality. He deserves our constant, undivided attention. This is how true devotion to God can be performed.
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Mark T.
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