Rhapsody of Realities 5 June
Scripture: For God is my witness, whom I serve with my spirit in the gospel of his Son, that without ceasing I make mention of you always in my prayers (Romans 1:9).
When you study the life of the Apostle Paul,
it’ll be very clear to you why he was so
successful in ministry. Paul understood what it meant
to serve God with, and from, your spirit—with true
reverence. Isn’t that akin to what Jesus said in John
4:23-24? He said, “God is a Spirit, and they that worship
Him must worship Him in Spirit and in truth, for the
Father seeks such to worship Him.” This was the life
Paul lived.
When he said, “I serve God with my spirit,” he
was simply stating how he lived every day. Now you
can understand why he said in Philippians 3:3, “We
are the true circumcision that worship God in the
spirit….” There was a conditioning of his spirit through
the Word and fellowship of the Holy Spirit that made
him a true worshipper.
This is the life we’ve been called to live. We’re to
serve and worship the Lord with, and from, our spirits,
with the reverence that He deserves. The Bible says,
“The four and twenty elders fall down before him that sat on the throne, and worship him that liveth
for ever and ever, and cast their crowns before the
throne…” (Revelation 4:10). They showed reverence
to the Lord in worship.
Read yesterday’s Rhapsody of Realities here
Sometimes, that reverence could be an outward
prostration, but the prostration of the heart is more
important. Many don’t understand what it is to have
reverence for God. Some Christians speak in tongues
irreverently, forgetting that they’re speaking to God
and not man. The Bible says he that speaks in an
unknown tongue isn’t speaking to men, but unto
God: in the spirit, he’s speaking mysteries to God (1
Corinthians 14:2). Why then should a child of God
speak to God so irreverently? Such irreverence among
some Christians reflects in their lives, in their words
and actions.
Always have the consciousness of the presence of
God. It’ll help you maintain not just an attitude, but a
life of reverence, where you give true worship to God.
PRAYER: Yours, Lord, is the greatness and the power and the
glory and the majesty and the splendour, for you
alone are God! You’re exalted as head over all, and
I serve you with my spirit in the Gospel, in holiness
and truth, in Jesus’ Name. Amen.
FURTHER STUDY:
Revelation 4:10-11 10 The twenty-four elders (the members of the heavenly Sanhedrin) fall prostrate before Him Who is sitting on the throne, and they worship Him Who lives forever and ever; and they throw down their crowns before the throne, crying out, 11 Worthy are You, our Lord and God, to receive the glory and the honor and dominion, for You created all things; by Your will they were [brought into being] and were created.
Psalm 103:1 1 Bless (affectionately, gratefully praise) the Lord, O my soul; and all that is [deepest] within me, bless His holy name!
John 4:23-24 23 A time will come, however, indeed it is already here, when the true (genuine) worshipers will worship the Father in spirit and in truth (reality); for the Father is seeking just such people as these as His worshipers. 24 God is a Spirit (a spiritual Being) and those who worship Him must worship Him in spirit and in truth (reality).
1-YEAR BIBLE READING PLAN: John 19:17-42 & 1 Chronicles 17-19
2-YEAR BIBLE READING PLAN: 1 Corinthians 15:40-49 & Ecclesiastes 1-2
Thank you for studying today’s Rhapsody of Realities – Serve God With Reverence – written by Pastor Chris Oyakhilome.
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Rhapsody of Realities 5 June 2022
