God is Spirit, and those who worship Him must worship in spirit and truth (II) in truth

Last day we were looking at what it means to worship God in spirit, this morning we will be looking at what it means to worship him in truth. In some sense it is totally artificial to separate worship in spirit from worship in truth, for they are inseparable. David hints at this when he declares that God desires truth in the in the inward parts (Psalm 51:6). But what does that mean? Well, in this Psalm David was repenting from having committed adultery and murder. So at least part of what is must mean, is what Jesus told when under the New Covenant, He equated the outward sins of murder and adultery, with the inner sins of hate and lust (Matthew 5:21, 27). But what exactly is truth?

As I wrestle this morning with trying to put down something coherent from my many thoughts, I am very aware that the things of the Spirit of God, are foolishness to the natural man, (1 Corinthians 2:14). And part of this, is that “we speak the wisdom of God in mysteries” (1 Corinthians 2:7). And it seems to me that there is nothing more mysterious than what the Bible says about truth. In particular, Jesus is the Truth (John 14:6), and the Word of God is the truth (John 17:17). So then part of what I think it means to worship in truth, is for us to live in the truth, and this is all about abiding in Jesus and letting His Word abide in us (John 15:7), meditating on it and obeying it.

The NIV brings out another aspect of what it means to worship in Romans 12:1, where the presentation of our bodies as living sacrifices, is described as our spiritual worship. The next verse commands us to be transformed by the renewing of our minds. So then trying to put all this together, worshiping Him in truth is about living the truth in the both the inward and the outward parts. It has to do both with abiding in Him, and being holy in thought, word and deed. Indeed, He tells us “Be holy as I am holy” (1 Peter 1:16).

Father, it is said, that we become like what we worship. And part of this is the natural desire to imitate what we admire. I know Father that the more I know about You, the more I want to know You, and the I want to be like You. And worship not only facilitates this Lord, but it also draws me ever deeper into Your embrace. And for this and many other things, I praise and worship and adore You this morning Lord, in Jesus Name Amen