3-Worship in Truth

Continuing our look at (John 4:24) we see that not only do we worship in "spirit" but also in "truth." We must worship in Spirit because it's a spiritual experience, butJesus is also the “the way, the truth and the life, and no one comes to the Father but through him.” (John 14:6). So while we worship in Spirit, we must also worship in truth, coming to the Father by worshipping Jesus, the son. Worshipping in Truth also means we must think about how we worship and make sure it remains Biblical in our expression, and Biblical in our message. For example; when you sing songs of praise think about the message you’re speaking and let it minister to your heart. Just as the words of truth in scripture can edify your soul, the words of truth in the songs we sing should bring glory to God and edify our spirit man. The Word mentions both "spirit and in truth" because there must be a balance. Paul spoke of this same concept when he taught the church at Corinth. "So what shall I do? I will pray with my spirit, but I will also pray with my mind; I will sing with my spirit, but I will also sing with my mind." (1 Cor. 14:15). We have been given a free will to choose the Lord and when we truly exercise biblical worship we are choosing to focus our mind on the Lord and tune our heart into the Spirit of the Lord. So the next time you enter into worship - open your heart, and fix your thoughts on Christ Jesus.

2-Worship in Spirit

The Word of God is full of truth about worship and one of the most common scriptures is found in (John 4:24) which says “God is spirit, and his worshipers must worship in spirit & in truth.” But what does it mean to “worship in spirit”? Well first of all we must understand that worship is much more spiritual than it is physical. Although the Bible does talk about certain postures, raising hands, clapping hands and even dancing before the Lord, God is concerned more with the posture of the heart than anything. We have to remember that we are a spirit in a body and God birthed his spirit in us the minute we were saved. (1Jn 3:24) "Those who obey his commands live in him, and he in them. And this is how we know that he lives in us: We know it by the Spirit he gave us." This is like our connection to the heavenlies and our worship should be spirit led and spirit empowered thru the gifts and guidance of the Holy Spirit. So my prayer is that you will allow yourself to draw into the Holy of Holies through the Spirit and let him fill you through and through.

1-The Real Deal

All of us have different ideas on worship. Some people tend to be more demonstrative and others more passive. Some people are louder while some are more quite. Some people are more free while others like things more liturgical. But what we must understand is that worship isn’t a style but an attitude and lifestyle. When we corporately worship the Lord it’s only a united expression of our life and faith as it’s been lived out the rest of the week. So what am I saying? What I mean is simply this - our Sunday morning expression of worship should be consistent with our weekly expression of worship and if it’s not then we need to search our heart and motives. Jesus said in John 4:24 God is spirit, and his worshipers must worship in spirit and in truth.” So how can our worship be in truth when we’re putting on a front for the Sunday morning crowd that is inconsistent with our daily walk of worship. I believe the Lord is wanting to take us deeper in our worship experience but let’s be sure that we seek Him and worship as hard on Monday as we do on Sunday. Let’s be the "Real Deal" and allow him to be real in us.