ADORATION IN SPIRIT

PART I

God is Spirit, and only by the power of His Spirit can people worship Him as He really is. (John 4:24)

Almighty God created a huge community of angels who kept on worshiping and adoring Him day and night. Among them a choir of angels lost their intentions. By visualizing a more superior part in man and that God gave him His own image to them.

In Holy Bible, Book of Genesis 22:5, the word adoration has made its first appearance. We can understand that love, gratefulness, piety and faithfulness are included in the word of adoration. It is a complete sacrifice of a human life willingly to the Creator.

In the New Testament, there is another noteworthy scene; "they went into the house and when they saw the child with his mother Mary, then the three kings knelt down and worshiped Him." (Matt 2:11)

Here too we find the intention involving piety and respect.

How can we define adoration? How should true adoration be?

Beautiful words fill my mind as I compose this song for the King. Like the pen of a good writer, my tongue is ready with a poem."  (Psalms 45:1)

With a gratitude heart when you glorify the Blessed Trinity experiencing the presence of God is Adoration.

A response coming from a heart which accepts our Heavenly God as Father and Son Jesus Christ as Savior and Holy Spirit as the helper of Living God  dwelling in us is True Adoration.

In short, we adore the Blessed Trinity Father, Son, Holy Spirit,  the Triumphant God. Aim shall not be to gain anything but it is the Holy Moment to memorize the Lord who bore and gave everything for our sake.

The Holy Vision of St. John reveals the Worship in Heaven. (Rev.4: 1-11 )

“At once the Spirit took control of me. There in heaven was a throne with someone sitting on it. His face gleamed like such precious stones as jasper and carnelian, and all round the throne there was a rainbow the color of an emerald. In a circle round the throne were twenty four other thrones, on which were seated twenty-four elders dressed in white and wearing crowns of gold. From the throne came flashes of lightning, rumblings and peals of thunder. In front of the throne seven lighted torches were burning, which were the seven spirits of God. Also in front of the throne there was what looked like a sea of glass, clear as crystal.”

“Surrounding the throne on each of its sides were four living creatures covered with eyes in front and behind. The first one looked like a lion; the second looked like a bull; the third had a face like man’s face; and the fourth looked like an eagle in flight. Each one of the four living creatures had six wings, and they were covered with eyes, inside and out. Day and night they never stopped singing:

“Holy, Holy, Holy, is the Lord God Almighty,

Who was, who is, and who is to come.”

"The four living creatures sing songs of glory and honor and thanks to the one who sits on the throne and thanks to the one who sits on the throne, who lives forever and ever. When they do so, the twenty four elders fall down before the one who sits on the throne, and worship him who lives forever and ever. They throw their crowns down in front of the throne and say,

“Our Lord and God! You are worthy

To receive glory, honor and power.

For you created all things,

And by your will they were given

Existence and life.”

Do not forget the reality that adoration is also a command given by God. It is a command given by the Creator to His creation.

“Worship No God but me.” (Exodus 20:3)

Again it is instructed “Do Not worship any other God because the Lord tolerates no rival.”  (Exodus 34:14)

We shall take the example of Abraham, whom the Lord called and separated from other idol worshipers.

The constantly rising command and also the duty of us, who are the children of God and when we enter the eternal life would be able to see the face of God and always worship Him.

“Worship the Lord your God and serve only Him.” (Luke 4:8). This advice of Jesus is indeed noteworthy.

Satan who asked the Creator to bow down and worship Him, how much more of his wicked tricks will he not try out on us, who are merely little worms.?

By not being able to grasp the basic values of eternal adoration, numerous dumb souls  get stuck everyday in the passion filled trap set by satan and thus destroy themselves. Some make for themselves idols and worship them, while yet others worship this creation, wealth or the joys of life instead of God.

Dear Ones, the Blood of Jesus, alone is the foundation of our adoration. (Heb 9:18)

By turning from evil attitude with sprinkled and purified heart and body washed with the Word of God and with a sincere heart which has complete evidence of faith.

Similarly the Holy Bible also effectively reveals the manner in which one has to adore the Lord. The true adoration is to be offered by the power of the Holy Spirit. 

So let us move closer to the altar of God.

(to be continued...)