What’s Worship?
“God is Spirit, and those who worship Him must worship in
spirit and in truth.”
- John 4:24 (Read John 4:1-26)
To you what is worship? You know, “true worship” isn’t going
to church to sing, or showing up to Sunday School, or even going
on a mission trip. True worship is that strong devotion, reverence
and totally selling yourself out to God. True worship is showing your thankfulness with all you are able to.
Out of this passage of verses, I could write many various devotions
through which God could speak to you in, but tonight He has spoke to me about this specific verse. The question I ask you to think about is, “Do you worship God in spirit and in truth?”
To understand this verse better; lets break it down a little. In Webster’s dictionary, “Spirit” means the Holy Ghost. To worship
in spirit. To me, to worship in “spirit” means to worship in all that I am; to
worship with all I have: my whole life. To worship in truth. To me, to worship in “truth” means to worship in sincerity and honesty.
So, replace the definitions in the verse for “spirit” and “truth” now that I have broken it down a little. “God is the Holy Ghost, and those who truly, totally devote their lives to Him must worship in all that he/she is and also in all honesty and sincerity.” <- Really opened your eyes now, huh?
I know it has opened mine. So, now that you get some of the depth of this verse, what is God telling you now? Have you been truly seekin’ after Him and worshipin’ Him like you should? Meditate on this, and ask God to speak to you. If you ask in His name, you won’t go wrong (Matthew 21:22). And remember this: to have “True Worship”, you have to live it - not just speak it.
Diving Deeper:
Read Matthew 2:1-12. How did the wise men show their worship to Jesus? Would you give up a few years of your life, to follow the path to Him? When you worship, is it more like the worship of King Herod or of the wise men? Lastly, what do you and the wise men have in common if you are a true worshiper/follower of Jesus Christ???
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