True Worship

How would you respond if you were asked when was the last time you worshipped the Lord? Most of us would probably say Sunday.  Unfortunately, for far  too many of us, worship has become an activity  we only identify with and participate in on Sunday while we are at church. However, true worship is not a ritual or routine to be done only on  Sunday at church.

Jesus engaged in a conversation about true worship with the Samaritan woman at the well, in John 4. The woman was making an issue about where worship should take place. Our fathers worshiped on this mountain, but you Jews say that the place where one ought to worship is in Jerusalem (at the temple) - John 4:20. Jesus saith unto her, Woman believe me, the hour cometh when ye shall neither in this mountain, nor yet at Jerusalem, worship the Father...But the time is coming and is already here when the true worshipers will worship the Father in spirit (from the heart, the inner) and in truth; for the Father seeks such people to be His worshipers - John 4:21 KJV, 4:23 AMP.

Worship can't be confined to specific place or time, although participating in corporate worship is important for believers. True worship is not a matter of location, it is a matter of the heart. God the Father is actually seeking true worshippers; people who will worship Him in spirit and in truth. Worship flows out of a heart of love and affection for a God who first loved us,  and loves and accepts us with all our flaws.  True worshippers worship God the Father and God the Son in spirit (within their hearts) because they have become persuaded by the Lord's love and moved by the breadth, and length, and depth, and height of the love of Christ.

What if  instead, the question asked was when was the last time you truly stood in awe of God?   Would our answer still be Sunday, or would the question cause us pause?  When were you so overwhelmed by the  power, majesty, greatness, and holiness of  God you were left speechless? The kind of worshipper the Father is seeking not only worships in spirit, but also worships in truth. This kind of worship is based upon a true knowledge about the character of God. True worship involves acknowledging, affirming, ascribing worth to  and standing in awe of God:  Let all the earth fear and worship the Lord; Let all the inhabitants of the world stand in awe of Him - Ps 33: 8. The more knowledge  about the character of God we have the more in awe of Him we become. 

True worship flows out of a heart that is gripped and overwhelmed by the love of Christ and a mind that is blown by the revelation of His character and power; revelation that comes from spending time in His Word. Worship has nothing to do with us and everything to do with God. Worship is not about getting our petitions heard or prayers answered. Worship is centered solely on Him.  Now unto the King eternal, immortal, invisible, the only wise God, be honor and glory for ever and ever. Amen - I Tim 1:17. The Father is seeking  people who will worship Him. Will He find us acknowledging, affirming, ascribing worth to and standing in awe of Him?

desiring to be left speechless,
​diane 

p.s. make worship a daily habit. Daily affirm the character of God, stand back and consider His greatness, His holiness, His majesty, His goodness.  Start a worship journal, righting down scriptures that affirm who He is like I Tim 1:17. Meditate on these scriptures and before long you will be left speechless.

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