God is invisible in nature. He is not confined to time and space. His essential nature is “spirit.”
God is not like finite man. He is the invisible God (Co 1:15; 1 Ti 6:16). Without God revealing Himself, it would be impossible to know who and what He is.
God as Spirit does not define Him in His complete being but how He appears to the world. God does not have a body. He is not a corporeal being. “Spirit” simply means He is invisible, not human or finite. He is unknowable without revelation.
“...and those who worship Him must worship in spirit and truth.”
God is not interested in sham worship. Worship in hypocrisy violates the essence of worship because it is pretense. It is religion without reality or “truth.”
Those who worship God must, of necessity, be the spiritual kind. The word “must” indicates that this kind of worship is not an option. It is the only way to worship. Man cannot establish the place or the how of worship. Because God is by nature “spirit,” He must establish how one worships. Worshipers can only come to God on God’s terms.
“Spirit” refers to spiritual worship. Worship is not fundamentally material by objects or place of worship. Spirit is the highest part of man. It will remain even if the body dies.
“Truth” refers to real relationship with God. It is a yielded approach to God. This is worship that is in harmony with the nature and will of God. It is genuine fellowship with God. Worship like this tallies with who and what God is; it corresponds with His essence and attributes.
Worship always builds upon truth (Ps 145:18).
Worship is far more than an emotional experience. Genuine fellowship with God requires truth. Exposition of Scripture is indispensable to genuine worship because it reveals who God is truly.
Without GOD’s Holy Spirit, we are not His children. Without the Holy Spirit, the cleansing power of Jesus' sacrifice would not be fully implemented in us. Without the Holy Spirit, we cannot worship Him in the ways He wants to. Our worship is a communication that starts from our spirit to His Spirit and it is the only way that pleases Him. We worship Him in accordance to His Will.
PLEASE PRAY WITH ME: Holy and Almighty God, I worship you with all my heart, mind and soul. Lord, I choose to worship you all day, talking to you, from my spirit to Yours. Abba, I hope to honor You by worshiping You according to Your Will. In all of my life and all of my praise, I want You to be honored. In Jesus' Holy name I pray. AMEN.
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GOD BLESS YOU.
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