WORSHIP

I learnt something about worship which I would love to share with you here.

Worship is an act of reverencing God our creator and Father through various means. It could be through songs, prayers, dedication, commitment and many others.

We must note that there is a worship which the father accepts:

“But the hour cometh, and now is, when the true worshipers shall worship the Father IN SPIRIT AND IN TRUTH: for the Father seeketh such to worship him.

God is a Spirit: and they that worship him must worship him IN SPIRIT AND IN TRUTH”

(John 4:23-24)

True worshipers worship the father IN SPIRIT AND IN TRUTH.

WRONG WORSHIPS

There are however ways we should not worship:

Will Worship

“Wherefore if ye be dead with Christ from the rudiments of the world, why, as though living in the world are you subject to ordinances,

(Touch not; taste not; handle not;

Which all are to perish with the using;) after the commandments and doctrines of men?

Which things have indeed a show of wisdom in will-worship, and humility, and neglecting of the body; not in any honour to the satisfying of the flesh.

(Colossians 2:20-23)

Such regulations indeed have an appearance of wisdom, with their self-imposed worship, their false humility and their harsh treatment of the body, but they lack any value in restraining sensual indulgence. (Verse 23; NIV)

This is worship not from the heart, but out of compulsion, out of pressure or eye service. Will-worship; you worship when you feel like it, when you think you’ll gain from worship. This is not right.

Vain Worship

“Ye hypocrites, well did Esaias prophesy of you, saying,

This people draweth nigh unto me with their mouth, and honoureth me with their lips; but their heart is far from me.

 But in vain they do worship me, teaching for doctrines the commandments of men.”

(Matthew 15:7-9)

Vain worship is another wrong form of worship prevalent. When you lift up your hands in church but your heart is not lifted too, you’re rendering vain worship. When you come to worship God and you’re still keeping malice with that friend or relation of yours, that’s vain worship.

Ignorant Worship

“For as I passed by, and beheld your devotions, I found an altar with this inscription, TO THE UNKNOWN God. Whom therefore ye ignorantly worship, him declare I unto you.”

(Acts 17:23)

If you worship whom you don’t know, you’re wasting your time. Before your worship is accepted, you must give your life genuinely to Christ, you must be saved. He must have your name in his book.

Well, how have you been worshiping God? Have you been doing it in Spirit and truth or in error? It’s time to come back to the right worship so we don’t struggle!

Watch out for the next articles on BENEFITS OF WORSHIP!

God Bless You!

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