Do you know God seeks certain people to worship Him? Are you a true worshipper? God wants us all to worship Him, but only in Spirit and truth. In John 4:23-24, Jesus says, “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. 24 God is spirit, and those who worship him must worship in spirit and truth.” So, how do we worship in spirit and truth? Please take a moment and quietly ask God to reveal this truth to you. I have some insight, but God may give you another perspective. Please share below if He does.
The Bible says the Holy Spirit, which is the spirit of God, is the Spirit of truth. Jesus tells us in John 15:26, “But when the Helper comes, whom I will send to you from the Father, the Spirit of truth, who proceeds from the Father, he will bear witness about me.” How do we receive the Holy Spirit? When you believe and confess Jesus is the son of God and the savior who rescues you from your sins and took the punishment for your sins, then the Holy Spirit gives our spirit life (Matt. 1:21; Heb 9:28; Rom. 10:9-10; Rom. 8:10-11). 1 John 4:13-15 says, “By this, we know that we abide [dwell] in him [God] and he in us because he has given us of his Spirit. 14 And we have seen and testify that the Father has sent his Son to be the Savior of the world. 15 Whoever confesses that Jesus is the Son of God, God abides in him, and he in God.” Have you believed and received Jesus into your heart (John 1:12; Eph. 3:16-17)? Is your spirit daily enduring (remaining) with the spirit of God through reading His Word, prayer, and worship?
We are to worship both in the Spirit and in truth. Truth is found in God’s word, and in Jesus, so when He dwells in our hearts, we have the truth (John 1:14; 17:17). Also, when our spirit meditates on God’s truth and then reflects His truth in worship, that is worshiping in spirit and truth. I pray as you meditate on each day’s truth, that you reflect it back as heartfelt worship to God from your spirit. Also, Philippians 3:3b states, “[We] worship by the Spirit of God and glory in Christ Jesus and put no confidence in the flesh.”
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WEEK 5 – January 29-February 4
Day 29—Worship God for His steadfast love and salvation.
But I have trusted in your steadfast love; my heart shall rejoice in your salvation. 6I will sing to the LORD, because he has dealt bountifully with me. –Psalm 13:5-6
Day 30—Worship God’s Lordship.
Preserve me, O God, for in you I take refuge. 2I say to the LORD, “You are my Lord; I have no good apart from you.” –Psalm 16:1-2
Day 31—Worship God’s counsel.
I bless the LORD who gives me counsel; in the night also my heart instructs me. 8I have set the LORD always before me; because he is at my right hand, I shall not be shaken. –Psalm 16:7-8
Day 32-Feb. 1—Worship God’s presence and joy.
You make known to me the path of life; in your presence, there is fullness of joy; at your right hand are pleasures forevermore. –Psalm 16:11
For you make him most blessed forever; you make him glad with the joy of your presence. –Psalm 21:6
Day 33-Feb. 2—Worship God for His steadfast love to those who seek refuge.
Wondrously show your steadfast love, O Savior of those who seek refuge from their adversaries at your right hand. 8Keep me as the apple of your eye; hide me in the shadow of your wings. –Psalm 17:7-8
Day 34-Feb. 3—Worship God as your rock, fortress, deliverer, refuge, shield, salvation, and stronghold.
The LORD is my rock and my fortress and my deliverer, my God, my rock, in whom I take refuge, my shield, and the horn of my salvation, my stronghold. –Psalm 18:2
Day 35-Feb. 4—Worship God’s desire to rescue you and reward you.
He brought me out into a broad place; he rescued me, because he delighted in me. 20The LORD dealt with me according to my righteousness; according to the cleanness of my hands he rewarded me. 21For I have kept the ways of the LORD, and have not wickedly departed from my God. –Psalm 18:19-21
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