Just A Few Of My Thoughts …

“Believe me, dear woman, the time has come when you won’t worship the Father on a mountain nor in Jerusalem, but in your heart. From here on, worshiping the father will not be a matter of the right place but with the right heart. For God is a Spirit, and he longs to have sincere worshipers who worship and adore him in the realm of the Spirit and in truth. The woman said, ‘This is all so confusing, but I do know that the Anointed One is coming-the true Messiah. And when he comes, he will tell us everything we need to know.’ Jesus said to her, ‘You don’t have to wait any longer, the Anointed One is here speaking with you-I am the One you’re looking for.’ All at once, the woman dropped her water jar and ran off to her village and told everyone, ‘Come and meet a man at the well who told me everything I’ve ever done! He could be the Anointed One we’ve been waiting for.’ Hearing this, the people came streaming out of the village to go see Jesus.” John 4:21,23-26,28-30 TPT

Oftentimes, we find ourselves dwelling on the places and times of our worship, when in fact no matter the place or time, true worship is found within ourselves, with open hearts. Our God is Spirit, and we are free to worship him in Spirit and in truth at most any time and place as long as we come to him with an open receptive heart.

In this passage, Jesus had been talking with the woman at the well who had no idea who he was and was surprised that he would take the time to have a conversation with her. Upon her realization of who Jesus was, along with the fact that God is Spirit, and is to be worshiped in Spirit and in truth, she led her entire city to him. As we worship today, in Spirit and in truth, our God continues to answer our prayers all in the asking. Heavenly Father, help us to remember the importance of continuing to worship you in Spirit and in truth regardless of the place, and be ever so thankful.

In Christ Love
Margaret