Daily Devotional
Are You a True Worshiper of God?
“But the hour is coming, and now is, when the true worshipers will worship the Father in spirit and truth; for the Father is seeking such to worship Him. God is Spirit, and those who worship Him must worship in spirit and truth.”
John 4:23-24
September 20, 2024
Ponder This
Joyce had a brother who’s now in Heaven. He raced boats and automobiles and was a businessman. Joyce and I prayed for him continuously. Every now and then, grudgingly, he’d come hear me preach. And then he got saved and he radically, dramatically changed. When he came to hear me preach later, he said, “Adrian, you don’t preach like you used to.” I responded, “Gordon, I preach the same way I’ve been preaching. But you don’t hear like you used to.” When you get your heart right, a church service is not going to be boring. You’ve never been in a boring worship service. There is no such thing. Worship is a loving response to the God revealed in the Bible.
Some people say, “What are we going to have today? Are we going to have a Bible study or a worship service?” Yes! The preaching of the Word of God is worship. We worship God in truth. And if we don’t do that, the Church becomes watered-down. Psalm 47:7 says: “For God is the King of all the earth; sing praises with understanding.” That’s spirit and truth. If you have all emotionalism, you blow up. If you have all truth, you dry up. But if you have spirit and truth, you grow up. Jesus said we’re to worship in spirit and in truth.
- What is your typical approach when you come to worship?
- How have you grown in your appreciation for worship?
Practice This
Discuss with a fellow Christian what it looks like to worship God in spirit and in truth.
FOR YOUR GIFT TO THE MINISTRY
What is the mission of the Church?
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