But the
hour is coming, and now is, when the true worshipers will worship the Father in
spirit and truth; for the Father is seeking such to worship Him. John 4:23
We’ve all wondered at some time what God may look like. In our humanity it helps us relate to Him thinking of Him in some kind of visible, material form yet He has none. However it helps to imagine what God must be like, He is not corporeal, He is Spirit.
In His
encounter with the Samaritan woman at Jacob’s well Jesus confessed to her He
was the long-awaited Messiah. He had come to deliver a new order of worship, where
true worshippers are those who realize He is the Truth (Jn 3:21, 14:6), and the
only Way to the Father (Acts 4:12).
I have
experienced praying to Him is a freewill offering of praise, worship,
thanksgiving and praying my needs. It gives Him pleasure when I pray and when
anyone does so in spirit and in truth.
Jesus’ first
mission was not to restore the physical kingdom of Israel, but humanity’s
hearts and souls back into fellowship with the Father. This is what baffled the
Pharisees of His day. Rabbinical teachings had come to put all the emphasis on
the nation’s physical restoration of the Messianic promises, ignoring sin and
its heart problem.
Messiah’s
Second Advent will be to restore Israel as the preeminent kingdom of the
earth. His First Advent was to deal with sin and unbelief and offer the gift of
salvation, to the Jew first and then the Gentile (Romans 1:16). To understand
that goes beyond fleshly understanding and is only reasoned through true
spiritual pursuit. His Holy Spirit guides into all truth (John 16:13).
It’s not
that difficult to comprehend. God is looking for those who hunger and thirst
for the contentment only His Spirit can bring. He’s already desiring that for you
and ready to take your hand. You are already found by the Father. You only need
lift your hand. The Hour now is.
Ken
Jesus, I
want to go beyond material ’things’ and into a new exciting spiritual communion
with You that goes beyond religion and is relational. I know You’re desiring that
for me, too. I ask You to meet me there and guide me into Your Truth to worship
You in all Spirit and Truth. Amen.
