Spirit and Truth

A friend of mine once shared her ideas regarding God, saying, "My God is a loving God.  He doesn't condemn or reject people for the way they live.  He just wants us to get along and accept one another the way we are; the way He made us."  The problem is this is not the God of Creation, the Jehovah, YHWH. 

Worshiping what we do not know, much like the woman at the well, lends us to make God in our image.  This is idolatry.  God desires us to know Him, that is why He revealed Himself to man through Creation, through His Word, through His Son.  Now is the time to know Him and be known by Him.

But how are we to accomplish this task?  Jesus said, "the 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."

God doesn't want us to worship Him with good deeds in order to gain His approval.  There isn't anything we can do to improve our standing with God.  God sees us as we are: depraved and helpless.  For this reason He sent His Son into the world to provide you and I the means of redemption.  When we recognize our need for a Savior and confess our sins 1 John 1:9 says, "He is faithful and just and will forgive us our sins and cleanse us from all unrighteousness."  In other words, we are clothed in the righteousness of Jesus Christ and that is what the Father than sees when He looks at us.

Worshipping Him in spirit and truth means we have a relationship with Him.  We undergo a heart change.  Yes, there will come a change in our actions, we will do good works, but out of love and a passion to serve our God.  This is the desire of your Creator.  Will you lay aside your agenda and seek Him today?  I promise you will be glad you did.