DEC 22

Revelation 4:1-11
Memorise John 4:21-24
“worship him in spirit and in truth”

St Augustine said, “Worship is the mother of all virtues”. Why is worship the mother of all virtues? It is because worship involves a personal relationship with a thrice holy God.

Worship changes lives. But please know that it is not any kind of worship that will bring about a changed life. It must be true worship of the only living and true God that will bring about a holy life. Jesus in John 4:24 said, “God is a Spirit: and they that worship him must worship in spirit and in truth”. So if we want to worship God truly and properly, we must first be born again (born of the Spirit), and we must worship Him according to His ways as taught in the Scriptures (in truth), and not in our own ways.

Are we worshipping God truly and truthfully? We engage in false worship when (1) we worship idols, or ourselves, and (2) when we are still in the depth and guilt of sin, not yet washed by the precious blood of Christ. So before we talk about worship, we need to ask ourselves this question: Am I still an unbeliever, still outside of God’s kingdom and not part of God’s family? We must be reconciled to God, make peace with Him, believe in Christ and we can be saved. It is only when we are God’s children that our worship of God would be acceptable.

We are now worshipping God on earth. But do you know that there is also worship in heaven? Worship is something that will not end. Even when we pass away and enter into the next life, worship continues. In the book of Revelation, we get a glimpse of what worship in heaven is like.

Thought: “God wishes first of all for inward worship, and afterwards for outward profession” (Calvin).

Prayer: Lord, I worship and adore Thee from the bottom of my heart.