You worship what you do not know; we worship what we know, for salvation is from the Jews. 23But 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. –John 4:22-23
What makes a person a true worshiper? Why are we to be true worshipers? A person who worships is someone who is preoccupied with the power and admirable attributes of God, a person, a career, or an obsession. Worshiping anything other than God is idolatry. Objects of worship can be our children, grandchildren, careers, possessions, other family members, famous people, and so on.
Jesus was speaking to the Samaritan woman at the well. She asked Jesus the question in John 4:20, “Our fathers worshiped on this mountain, but you say that in Jerusalem is the place where people ought to worship.” 21Jesus said to her, ’Woman, believe me, the hour is coming when neither on this mountain nor in Jerusalem will you worship the Father. 22You worship what you do not know; we worship what we know, for salvation is from the Jews.’” The Samaritan woman questioned the correct place of worship. Jesus wanted her to know that He, the Savior from the Jews, is going to change where people worship. Jesus then tells her in verse 23, “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.” Do you only worship the Father in a certain location? We are still to engage in corporate worship, as I explained in Week 36: Worship God with one voice.
Note: God is a triune entity that comprises the Father, Son, and Holy Spirit. So Jesus, the Son of God, prays to His Father. They both are components of God. Jesus told His disciples that the Father would send the Holy Spirit of truth to be their helper when He returns to the Father (John 14:26 and 15:26). This may be confusing, but you will understand when you get to heaven.
What does it mean to worship the Father in spirit and truth? Jesus Christ is now the High Priest, so we have access to the Holy of Holies by His blood and forgiveness of our sins (Heb. 10:19-22). Now, we can worship the Father anywhere through our spirit (Heb. 9:24) and according to the truth of Jesus’ sacrifice on the cross for us. Worship is no longer limited by location. Remember, we are spirit beings with a physical body and a soul (1Thes. 5:23). Read my post about worshiping in spirit and truth. The Father is seeking true worshipers who worship Him anytime and anywhere. Are you a true worshiper?
This week, ask God to give you a heart to be a true worshiper. I have provided seven days to focus on worshiping God in truth. May He bless you richly as you worship Him anywhere and anytime.
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WEEK 47–November 19-November 25
Day 323-Nov. 19— Worship God, who will exult you.
Humble yourselves before the Lord, and he will exalt you. –James 4:10
Day 324-Nov. 20—Worship God for giving you a living hope.
Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ! According to his great mercy, he has caused us to be born again to a living hope through the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead. –1Peter 1:3
Day 325-Nov. 21—Worship God for giving you an inheritance guarded by His power.
To an inheritance that is imperishable, undefiled, and unfading, kept in heaven for you, who by God’s power are being guarded through faith for a salvation ready to be revealed in the last time. –1Peter 1:4-5
Day 326-Nov. 22—Worship God for choosing you as His possession.
But you are a chosen race, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, a people for his own possession, that you may proclaim the excellencies of him who called you out of darkness into his marvelous light. –1Peter 2:9
Day 327-Nov. 23—Worship God for giving you His mercy.
Once you were not a people, but now you are God’s people; once you had not received mercy, but now you have received mercy. –1Peter 2:10
Day 328-Nov. 24—Worship God for dying for your sins and healing you by His wounds.
He himself bore our sins in his body on the tree, that we might die to sin and live to righteousness. By his wounds, you have been healed. –1Peter 2:24
Day 329-Nov. 25—Worship God for giving you life in the Spirit.
For Christ also suffered once for sins, the righteous for the unrighteous, that he might bring us to God, being put to death in the flesh but made alive in the spirit. –1Peter 3:18
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