Jesus was a radical in his day! He broke with everyone's tradition about where people should worship. Jesus was saying that there was no Holy Place on earth. God is Spirit. We don't get holier by going somewhere. We have to worship not in a place but in Spirit.
We might think that we are already doing so. But let's stop and take a test. When we last said Amen in our prayer time, did Jesus stay behind there waiting for us to come back? Is our day filled with busy things that push Jesus back to a certain place and time when we can meet with him again? Before Jesus died, he repeated over and over that He was going back to the Father, and sending us the Holy Spirit. When we are worshiping in Spirit He begins to flow out like a river. Rivers always flow: on quiet times and in storms, in sunshine and at night, in dry times and in floods. Ask yourself, "Is He flowing in me today?" Don't be discouraged. God loves to show us how to worship like this. Jesus said the Father is always looking for worshipers. Father help me to worship today! That's a prayer God always answers!!
No comments:
Post a Comment