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Monday, May 4, 2009

John 4:23
23 "But an hour is coming, and now is, when the true worshipers will worship the Father in spirit and truth; for such people the Father seeks to be His worshipers.

Aren't we glad that, "NOW IS" the hour when true worshipers exist. That means, WE, can be the kind of worshipers this verse talks about.

Let us study one of the ways the word teaches us about worshipping God in spirit and in truth.

Romans 12: 1-3
1 Therefore I urge you, brethren, by the mercies of God, to present your bodies a living and holy sacrifice, acceptable to God, which is your spiritual service of worship.
2 And do not be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind, so that you may prove what the will of God is, that which is good and acceptable and perfect.
3 For through the grace given to me I say to everyone among you not to think more highly of himself than he ought to think; but to think so as to have sound judgment, as God has allotted to each a measure of faith.

Let me briefly put verse 2 and 3 into context.
verse 2 speaks of the renewal of our minds, this is done by reading the word of God.
verse 3 talks about a spirit of humility and servanthood.

humility and the renewal of one's mind goes hand in hand; you cannot have your mind renewed without first being humble, vice versa.

and by doing what is said in verse 2 and 3, we get what verse 1 talks about, "living and holy sacrifices to God.." which is one of the ways we worship in spirit and in truth..

no matter how...
... broken you may see yourself to be..
... many mistakes you have made..
... much hurt you have within you..

God seeks after your heart in worship.
You can be a true worshiper today.
Will you make that choice, and live a lifestyle of worship?