ADORATION IN SPIRIT

Part II

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

Lord Jesus speaks of the fundamental values of adoration to a Samaritan Woman who had been offering false worship throughout her life.

During the service of Almighty God, Jesus Christ came to a small town Sychar near Jacob’s well which was famous. Jesus was tired out by the journey and sat down near the well when disciples had gone to get food.

A Samaritan woman came to draw water and Jesus said to her, “Give me a drink of water.”

Since He was a Jew and she being a Samaritan, she refused to give him water.(untouchability)

Jesus answered, “If only you knew what God gives and who is it that is asking you water, you would ask Him, and He would give you life-giving water. Whoever drinks this water will be thirsty again but whoever drinks the water that I give will never be thirsty again. The water that I give will become a spring which will provide him with life-giving water and give him eternal life.”

“Sir,” the woman said “Give me that water! Then I will never be thirsty again nor will I have to come here to draw water.”

“Go and call your husband,” Jesus told her, “and come back.”

She answered, “I have not got a husband.”

Jesus replied, “You are right when you say that you haven’t got a husband. You have been married to five men, and the man you live with now is not really your husband. You have told me the truth.”

“I see you are a prophet, Sir,” the woman said.  “My Samaritan ancestors worshiped God on these mountains, but you Jews say that Jerusalem is the place where we should worship God.”

Jesus said to her, “Believe Me, woman, the time will come when people will not worship the Father either on this mountain or Jerusalem. You Samaritans do not really know whom you worship; but we Jews know whom we worship, because it is from the Jews that salvation comes. The time is coming, is already here, when by the power of God’s Spirit people will worship the Father as He really is, offering Him the true worship that he wants. God is Spirit and only by the power of His Spirit can people worship Him as He really is."

The woman said, “I know the Messiah will come, and when He comes, He will tell us everything.”

Jesus answered, “I am He, I who am talking with you.”

The woman went back to the town and said to the people there, “Come and see the man who told me everything I have ever done.”

“Could He be the Messiah?”

So the people left the town and went to Jesus. Many of the Samaritans in that town believed in Jesus because the woman had said. As per their request, Jesus stayed with them for two days serving His Father.

Many more believed because of His message and they said to the woman, “We believe now, not because of what you said, but we ourselves have heard Him, and we know that he really is the Savior of the world.”

Jesus did not speak about the worthless manner of adoration handed down by the traditional customs. Instead He revealed to her the truth about God, His Spirit and how he has to be worshiped by the help the Spirit alone.

Rather remaining concealed under the veil of false traditional worship, the people of God have to instead courageously step forward towards true spiritual adoration.

In this age wherein, the power of the Holy Spirit is abounding and plentiful adoration is the appropriate time to express one’s personal love and affection towards His Lord and God. We ought to advent a custom of awaking our Spirit daily and offering true worship to our Lord.

By the usage of the verse, “The Lord whom I worship in Spirit”
 St. Paul the loyal soldier of faith clearly reveals the dignity and priority that he offers towards True Adoration in his own life.

We should not push aside adoration merely as a conduct of worship to be offered once a week or once a month. Adoration or true praise to God has to spring forth within one’s heart in every moment of our life.

In all his letters St. Paul gives priority to adoration in Spirit. “Pray at all occasions as the Spirit leads. (Eph. 6: 18)

On another occasion, the Holy Bible says that it is “we who worship God, by means of His Spirit, who have received true circumcision.” (Phil. 3:3)

Again through the letters Holy Bible teaches one as to how we ought to pattern our life.

“……….be filled with the Spirit. Speak to one another with words of psalms, hymns, sacred songs and sing hymns and songs to the Lord with praise in your heart. In the name of our Lord Jesus Christ always give thanks for everything to God the Father. (Eph. 5:18-20)

The instructions given by St. Jude the loyal servant of Jesus Christ, to the chosen people of God, is indeed worth paying attention to:

“My Friends, keep yourself in the love of God by praying in the power of the Holy Spirit and thus keep building yourself upon your most Sacred Faith. (Jude 1:20)

Some of the virtues to be instilled in moments of adoration in spirit are stated above are indeed evident. True Adoration includes usage of psalms, praises, sacred songs, prayer notes, advice and gift of tongues.

God fearing friends, with an attitude of contempt we often nearly tend to neglect these glorious and precious deed of true adoration. With a pure conscience, by making the word of God as our basic foundation we the children of God have to retreat from injustice and false ways of life.

We shall surrender ourselves as justifiable and appropriate objects of True Adoration.

Our Lord, who is truth himself, merely desires an honest and true adoration from us. At all times and occasions we have to try and always offer true adoration to our Heavenly Father. Like the Samaritan woman let us pause a minute in our busy schedule and lend an ear to the truth and wisdom revealed by Jesus, the Savior of the world.

Hence let’s take leave from mere exhibiting ways of worship and false tradition . Through these deeds of ours may the Lord’s holy name attain glory ever more.

Because the Lord is Holy and worthy to be praised, He is adorable and high above all other gods. So to worship Him is an Honor for us.

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

May the Holy Lord of Israel be worshiped till the end of age.

O sovereign Lord Holy and True Blessing,

Glory, wisdom and Thanksgiving,

Honor and power and might be to our God

forever and ever. Amen!