Open Heaven 25 June
MEMORISE: “God is a Spirit: and they that worship him must worship him in spirit and in truth.” – (John 4:24)
BIBLE READING: John 4:21-24
21. Jesus saith unto her, Woman, believe me, the hour cometh, when ye shall neither in this mountain, nor yet at Jerusalem, worship the Father.
22. Ye worship ye know not what; we know what we worship; for salvation is of the Jews.
23. But the hour cometh, and now is, when the true worshippers shall worship the Father in spirit and in truth; for the Father seeketh such to worship him.
24. God is a Spirit; and they that worship him must worship him in spirit and in truth.
Read yesterday’s Open Heaven Devotional here
It is sad that today, many people pretend to worship God all in the name of religion. They worship in the flesh but not in spirit and truth. This is why Jesus told Nicodemus in John 3:5: …Verily, verify, I say unto thee, Except a man be born of water and of the Spirit, he cannot enter into the kingdom of God. The message of Jesus in the Scripture above was to the religious people of His days and the founding fathers of the Church. The message however still applies today.
We cannot be in sin and claim that we are worshippers of the Holy God. (1 John 1:6-9) says: If we say that we have fellowship with him, and walk in darkness, we lie, and do not the truth: But if we walk in the light, as he is in the light, we have fellowship one with another, and the blood of Jesus Christ his Son cleanseth us from all sin. If we say that we have no sin, we deceive ourselves, and the truth is not in us. If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just to forgive us our sins, and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness.
Sadly, many “Christian worshippers’ today do not admit sin to be sin; they explain sin away and see it as ‘mistakes’ and mere social misbehaviour. Hence, they neither confess it nor strive to live above it by the power of the Holy Ghost. Paul, in Galatians 5:19-23, wrote extensively about the works of the flesh which include adultery, fornication, uncleanness, lasciviousness, idolatry, witchcraft, hatred and so on. If we would worship God in spirit and in truth (John 4:24), we must not entangle ourselves with sin.
Ponder on Romans 12:1-2 below and get the message the Lord is sending to you today;I beseech you therefore, brethren, by the mercies of God, that ye present your bodies a living sacrifice, holy, acceptable unto God, which is your reasonable service. And be not conformed to this world: but be ye transformed by the renewing of your mind, that ye may prove what is that good, and acceptable, and perfect will of God.
You cannot be a true worshipper without the Holy Spirit and a sound knowledge of the word. Seek the Holy Spirit; also make time to study and meditate on the word of God.
ACTION POINT: Commit to spending time in the presence of the Lord just worshipping Him, as led by the Holy Spirit.
BIBLE IN ONE YEAR: Psalms 31-35
Thank you for studying today’s Open Heaven – In Spirit and In Truth – written by Pastor Enoch A.
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Open Heaven 25 June 2021
