Worshipping God In Spirit
By Ron
Boatwright
Worshipping God "in spirit" means
with reverence, attentiveness, and having the right purpose of honoring God,
while understanding what we are doing.
Hebrews
12:28-29 says, "Let us have grace, by which we may serve God acceptably with reverence and godly
fear. For our God is a consuming fire."
Our worship must
glorify God. 1 Corinthians 6:20 says, "For
you were bought with a price; therefore glorify God in your body and in your spirit, which
are God's."
In order to worship God in the right
spirit, we must take time before worship to make ready our hearts and emotions
so we will be in the proper frame of mind.
We should not have to rush or hurry to
worship, arriving late but should always plan to be there early enough so we
can be in a worshipful attitude and spirit.
Our mind must be ready, attentive,
and alert.
Concerning the
Lord's Supper, we are warned in 1 Corinthians 11:27, "Therefore whoever eats this bread or
drinks this cup of the Lord in an unworthy
manner will be guilty of the
body and blood of the Lord."
Our worship to God must be done in a worthy
manner. It must be done in a manner that brings glory and honor to God and
Christ.
Continuing to
read in verse 29, "For
he who eats and drinks in an unworthy manner eats and drinks judgment to himself,
not discerning the Lord's body."
We must control
our thoughts during periods
of worship and not let them wander to other things. We should never be wishing
the worship service would hurry up and be over so we can get to the restaurant
early and not have to stand in line.
In fact we should be of the frame of mind
that we are disappointed to see the worship service end.
In showing reverence and respect to God, we
will not be indifferent, inattentive, and taking lightly that which should be
considered serious.
Worship to God is holy. Our character in
worship must also be holy.
In 1 Peter
1:16-17 we read, "But
as He who called you is holy, you also be holy in your conduct, because it is
written, Be holy for I am holy."
Slouching over, sleeping, playing with
babies, squirming, unnecessary talking, and passing notes all show disrespect
in worshipping God.
Active participation will tend to get rid
of our lack of interest and inattentiveness.
Reverence is not having a long face, folded
hands, or a put on look of piety.
Worship is a time of joy for us.
It is a time of offering thanks, adoration,
love, praying, singing praises to God, feeding on His word, and proclaiming
Christ to the world in partaking of the Lord's Supper.
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“As We Gather”
“The Steadfast Love of The Lord Never Ceases”
Maranatha
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lyrics
As we gather may Your
Spirit work within usAs we gather may we glorify Your name
Knowing well that as our hearts begin to worship
We'll be blessed because we came
We'll be blessed because we came
Chorus:
The steadfast love of
the Lord never ceases,
His mercies never come to an end,
They are new every morning, new every morning
Great is Thy faithfulness (Oh Lord)
Great is Thy faithfulness
His mercies never come to an end,
They are new every morning, new every morning
Great is Thy faithfulness (Oh Lord)
Great is Thy faithfulness
You have called us by
Your Spirit into worship
In this temple You have set our hearts aflame
As we lay our hearts upon Your holy altar
We'll be blessed in Jesus' name
In this temple You have set our hearts aflame
As we lay our hearts upon Your holy altar
We'll be blessed in Jesus' name
Let us cleanse our
hearts as we begin to worship
Let us fill our hearts with love for You and sing
Open up our eyes so we may come to know You
And unto us the Spirit bring
Let us fill our hearts with love for You and sing
Open up our eyes so we may come to know You
And unto us the Spirit bring
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