Our Study verse for today is: John 4:24
“God is spirit, and his worshipers must worship in the Spirit and in truth.”
Why this Verse
This verse lets us consider the nature of God how God thinks about worship. Two things: God is a spirit and Worship must be done in the right spirit and with Bible truth as the guide.
The Story behind the verse:
This verse is part of a conversation between Jesus and a Samaritan woman at a well, in which Jesus tells her about living water and reveals that he is a prophet. The woman then asks him about worship, and Jesus responds with the words of John 4:24.
One Commentary explained this verse this way.
This expression “God is spirit, and his worshipers must worship in spirit and in truth” carries one of the four descriptions of God found in the New Testament.
The other three are:
“God is light” (1Jn 1:5),
“God is love” (1Jn 4:8,16), and
“God is a consuming fire” (Heb 12:29).
Jesus was endeavoring to convey to the woman that God cannot be confined to one place nor conceived of as a material being. Whether one is on a mountain or in a city with the temple, God is everywhere and can be worshipped anyway.
Let me leave you with three Take-A-Ways from this great verse.
1. The nature of God:
This verse affirms that God is Spirit, emphasizing that God is not a physical being with a human form. Rather, God is a spiritual being that transcends the physical world.
2. The requirement for worship:
This verse states that those who worship God must worship Him in spirit and truth. This implies that worship is not just about outward actions, but also involves an inward attitude of the heart. Worship must be with the heart and truthful.
3. The universality of worship:
This verse does not limit worship to a particular location or form. Rather, it emphasizes that anyone, anywhere can worship God in spirit and truth.
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Lonnie Davis