John 4:23 "A time will come, however, indeed it
is already here, when the true (genuine) worshipers will worship the Father in
spirit and in truth (reality); for the Father is seeking just such people as
these as His worshipers." AMP
Bible
We all have an idea
of what worship is, or at least we think we do.
Is it not singing and praying in church.
No, that is not worship. Worship,
by Webster’s definition is reverence, loving devotion, and idolizing, so we can
see it does entail more than just prayer or singing. What we do in church is just an outward
showing of what is inside us. One man
goes to church and sings the songs because it is expected of him and it “feels
good” to do so. He is not
worshiping. Where is the reverence,
idolizing and loving devotion in that?
The other man goes to church with God on his mind, being thankful to Him
for everything He has done for him, making Him the focus of his time, giving
his tithes with joy to God knowing He will use them for His glory, singing out
with joy in response to God’s Presence.
That is worship. An outsider
looking in would see no difference between the two men; both would be singing and
praying, but only one would be worshiping.
True worship comes
from the relationship we have with the Lord.
If we look at our lives, would it be true to say that we are living God
centered lives? Are we focused on the
material things or on God? God is
jealous of our worship. ”Do not worship any other god, for the LORD,
whose name is Jealous, is a jealous God.”
(Ex. 34:14) It is not that He
needs our worship, but the simple fact is that He takes great pleasure from our
worship and adoration of His Name. True
worship is our way of ministering to God.
It also benefits us, so that we may express our love and adoration to
him, for what He has done in our lives.
To be truly worshiping we need to stay focused on what and Who He is.
Where is YOUR focus
today?
