WORSHIP!

John 4:24 AMPC

God is a Spirit (a spiritual Being) and those who worship Him must worship Him in spirit and in truth (reality).

 

Worship is the interrelation between God and the human response to His royalty.

Worship means to ascribe worth to someone or something. In the broadest religious sense, it can refer to the whole life of devotion to God, which can encompass such diverse things as studying the Scriptures, private prayer and the dedication of financial and material resources to God. More narrowly, worship refers to the intentional corporate gathering of the church to hear the word of God and to respond with prayer, praise and thanksgiving.

Worship is the human response to the self-revelation of the triune God. Worship is the honour, respect, and reverential deference accorded to God Almighty for who He is. Some other meaning of worship, includes:

(1) A divine initiation in which God reveals Himself, His purposes, and His will.

(2) A spiritual and personal relationship with God through Jesus Christ on the part of the worshiper.

(3) A response by the worshiper of adoration, humility, submission, and obedience to God.

(4) Worship is and should be an expression of reverence and adoration of God.

We worship God in spirit, when, under the influence of the Holy Ghost, we bring all our affections, appetites, and desires to the throne of God; and in truth, where every purpose and passion of our hearts, and our every act of religious worship, is guided and regulated by the word of God.

Sadly, this is no longer the case, worship seems to be more of the worshipper than God, more of show that sincerity, more of feelings and emotions than spiritual.

We’ve been told we must worship God in certain way, but you can worship God in any of these ways in spirit and truth:

We can bow down, do obeisance, offer reverence, lay down in prostration, stoop down, and crouch. There is a constant invitation to believers to come and worship the Lord in adoration according to Psalm 95:6.

As spirit-filled and led people, we must always approach the throne of the Father with awe, reverence, and wonder, He is worthy of our worship and praise, but we must not disregard His awe-inspiring greatness and sovereignty.

When we come to worship the Lord, we do so in reverent celebration to express our devotion to Him, by singing His praise with shouts of joy and songs of praise as seen in 1 chronicle 16:29.

Jesus teaches that genuine worship is no longer confined to a particular time, location or building, as seen in John 4:21-24. Our worship should be based upon a spiritual relationship between the worshiper and God through faith in Jesus Christ. Philippians 3:3.

Worshipping God in the beauty of His holiness means to live holy lives and bring every aspect of our lives under His Lordship and the channel that ushers us into His presence of the Lord is praise and worship. God lives in the atmosphere of our praises, and it is through praise and worship that we communicate our devotion to Him. Psalm 96:9.

Let the anointing of the Lord fuel worship. When we worship and praise the Lord in reverence and humility, we build Him a comfortable atmosphere during our worship, but He is not comfortable amid our ungodly and unholy attitudes and unrighteousness.

Our worship is to acknowledge that the things declared about the Lord are true, and that He deserves admiration for them Psalms 29:2. Even nations, made by the Lord will come to worship and glorify His name according to Psalm 86:9, because indeed all the earth will worship the creator in the beauty and splendour of His majesty.

Let your worship create the atmosphere where nothing is impossible, no disease incurable- the atmosphere of Jesus, where nothing is hidden, and everything released through pure, spiritual and truthful worship of the King of kings.

Come worship and sing a new song to the Lord for He is great and greatly to be praised. God is Spirit. He is present everywhere, so worship Him everywhere. Worship the Lord!

REFLECTION QUESTIONS

-        How can you ensure your worship aligns with this principle in your daily life?

-        How does understanding worship as a response to God’s self-revelation change your perspective on why and how you worship?

-        What practical steps can you take to create an atmosphere of reverence and holiness during worship, both personally and within your community?

PRAYER: Father, thank You for revealing Yourself to me with an inviting into true worship. Help me to worship You in spirit and in truth, with heart full of reverence and humility. May my worship create an atmosphere where Your presence dwells in all Your glory in Jesus’ name, Amen.

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