Read John 4:1-26.
Key verses: “Yet a time is coming and has now come when the true worshipers will worship the Father in the Spirit and in truth, for they are the kind of worshipers the Father seeks. God is spirit, and his worshipers must worship in the Spirit and in truth.” John 4:23-24 (NIV)
Use your highlighter to highlight today’s key verse in your Bible.
Pray this Prayer:
Lord, I love You and want to learn how to grow in my experience of intimacy with you. I believe that You are worthy of worship, and I want to learn to worship You in Spirit and in truth. Please teach me.
Amen.
Key verses: “Yet a time is coming and has now come when the true worshipers will worship the Father in the Spirit and in truth, for they are the kind of worshipers the Father seeks. God is spirit, and his worshipers must worship in the Spirit and in truth.” John 4:23-24 (NIV)
Use your highlighter to highlight today’s key verse in your Bible.
Pray this Prayer:
Lord, I love You and want to learn how to grow in my experience of intimacy with you. I believe that You are worthy of worship, and I want to learn to worship You in Spirit and in truth. Please teach me.
Amen.
DAY 5
In this glimpse into Jesus’ encounter with the “woman at the well” we get to hear a bit of an argument that was familiar in those parts and in those days.
Before we get into the actual conversation, it’s important to note that Jewish men NEVER talked to women. They just didn’t.
It’s just as important to mention also that Jewish men never talked to Samaritans at all—especially not to Samaritan women. If you were hearing this story in real time, you would have gasped right off at the start.
Samaritans and Jews were not dear friends. In fact they suffered from deeply rooted “systemic racism.” So when the woman at the well began to discuss their disagreements, Jesus carefully turned the conversation back to things that mattered more.
He gently told her that God is spirit and that His worshipers must worship Him in Spirit and in truth.
Jesus was explaining that worship isn’t about where, or when, or how, as much as it is about connecting your heart with the heart of God. Worship is engaging your emotions (as well as your mind) with the music, or the art, or the activity as it connects you with the joy of God’s presence.
When we respond to what we understand of God by thanking Him, singing to Him, dancing before Him, shouting, laughing or even crying, we are worshiping.
I found this great definition of worship,
“Worship is the humble response of regenerate men to the self-disclosure of the Most High God. It is based upon the work of God.”*
It is achieved through the activity of God. It is directed to God. It is expressed by the lips in praise and by the life in service.
*https://bible.org/seriespage/4-worship-part-1-john-41-26
When have you genuinely worshiped God? What did it feel like to do that?
How might you worship God as part of your time with Him? (Consider playing worship music and just enjoying the music as part of your quiet time or as you prepare for your day—or as you get ready for bed at the end of your day.)
In this glimpse into Jesus’ encounter with the “woman at the well” we get to hear a bit of an argument that was familiar in those parts and in those days.
Before we get into the actual conversation, it’s important to note that Jewish men NEVER talked to women. They just didn’t.
It’s just as important to mention also that Jewish men never talked to Samaritans at all—especially not to Samaritan women. If you were hearing this story in real time, you would have gasped right off at the start.
Samaritans and Jews were not dear friends. In fact they suffered from deeply rooted “systemic racism.” So when the woman at the well began to discuss their disagreements, Jesus carefully turned the conversation back to things that mattered more.
He gently told her that God is spirit and that His worshipers must worship Him in Spirit and in truth.
Jesus was explaining that worship isn’t about where, or when, or how, as much as it is about connecting your heart with the heart of God. Worship is engaging your emotions (as well as your mind) with the music, or the art, or the activity as it connects you with the joy of God’s presence.
When we respond to what we understand of God by thanking Him, singing to Him, dancing before Him, shouting, laughing or even crying, we are worshiping.
I found this great definition of worship,
“Worship is the humble response of regenerate men to the self-disclosure of the Most High God. It is based upon the work of God.”*
It is achieved through the activity of God. It is directed to God. It is expressed by the lips in praise and by the life in service.
*https://bible.org/seriespage/4-worship-part-1-john-41-26
When have you genuinely worshiped God? What did it feel like to do that?
How might you worship God as part of your time with Him? (Consider playing worship music and just enjoying the music as part of your quiet time or as you prepare for your day—or as you get ready for bed at the end of your day.)
PRAY THIS PRAYER:
You are worthy of worship, LORD! And I believe that You made me to worship You. I look forward to all the ways You will teach
me to worship You in spirit and in truth.
Be still and listen.
Jot down anything you think you hear God saying to you.
You are worthy of worship, LORD! And I believe that You made me to worship You. I look forward to all the ways You will teach
me to worship You in spirit and in truth.
Be still and listen.
Jot down anything you think you hear God saying to you.