Good morning Lord Jesus, As I begin my first morning reflection time in August seeking you let me hear from you in a fresh new way.
“Jesus said to her, “Woman, believe me, the hour is coming when neither on this mountain nor in Jerusalem will you worship the Father. You worship what you do not know; we worship what we know, for salvation is from the Jews. But the hour is coming, and is now here, when the true worshipers will worship the Father in spirit and truth, for the Father is seeking such people to worship him. God is spirit, and those who worship him must worship in spirit and truth.” John 4:21-24
Jesus said, “… the true worshipers will worship the Father in spirit and truth, for the Father is seeking such people to worship him. God is spirit, and those who worship him must worship in spirit and truth.” V.24. Jesus tells us we must worship in two ways: Spirit and Truth.
Spirit: We must come into a state of worship where our spirit encounters the Holy Spirit. Where deep meets deep. All true worship begins and flows from the heart of God where His Spirit makes himself known to us and draws us into worship. “And he who searches our hearts knows the mind of the Spirit, because the Spirit intercedes on behalf of the saints according to Godʼs will.” (Romans 8:27) All worship flows out of God's desire to be known by us. We can’t worship what we do not know.
We also cannot manufacture worship. It does not exist out of our will, heritage, or traditions. The woman at the well claimed her worship based on her descendant’s from Jacob. Yet John tells us, “But to all who did receive him, who believed in his name, he gave the right to become children of God, who were born, not of blood nor of the will of the flesh nor of the will of man, but of God.” (John 1:12-14). Worship also is not born out of our will or the manipulation of man. Worship is something we receive and enter into through belief and faith.
Truth: “ Jesus said to him, “I am the way, and the truth, and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me.“ (John 14:6). Jesus declares that he is truth. In him is found true religion, true expression of the Father, true encounter with the Father, and true worship. True worship flows out of the Spirit of God and is centered on Jesus. Note how the woman has been concerned about the location and where people ought to worship, while Jesus is concerned about in what spiritual condition are people worshipping and who people ought to worship.
Jesus said, “true worshipers will worship the Father in spirit and truth, for the Father is seeking such people to worship him. God is spirit, and those who worship him must worship in spirit and truth.” Must worship in spirit and truth. Must worship in the Holy Spirit and Jesus. Have you ever simply yet powerfully experienced worship and prayer in the Spirit and in truth? What are your reflections of those time(s)? Worship and/or prayer times you could not explain or control?
My family, I pray as you begin your week you will honestly reflect on What do you worship in? When was the last time you let go of all formality and rituals and like a child simply yet powerfully experienced worship and prayer in the Spirit and in truth? “for the Father is seeking such people to worship Him”, I pray you seek the Father today in Worship, in Jesus’ name. Please pray the same for me. God bless you my friends!
Now take 8 minutes, click on the link below, and go back to your first love and worship.
