WORSHIP

Good morning on this fine day! 

I said that I would finish this series on Praise and Worship yesterday but I missed posting on Sunday so I am a day behind. I actually wrote the post but didn't click publish. But that is okay. Does it really matter? I think not. But I do apologize!

Worship

But praise is not an end unto itself.  Praise frequently leads us into worship.
The Scripture: John 4:23-24
"True worshipers will worship the Father in spirit and truth, for they are the kind of worshipers the Father seeks.  God is spirit, and his worshipers must worship in spirit and in truth."
24.  What kind of worshipers is the Father seeking?     
25.  Why?     
To truly worship God, we must worship him in our spirits.  Worship is our spirit touching God's spirit.  There are times when we are so overwhelmed with love for the Lord that we pass beyond praise and enter into worship.
Sometimes we kneel down,  or stand with our hands raised, or put our faces to the floor.  Sometimes we weep unashamedly.  Worship brings us into a closeness--into an intimacy with God.
Something supernatural happens when we worship God.  Let's consider two examples from Scripture.
In Matthew 15, we have the story of a heathen woman who comes to Jesus to ask him to heal her demon-possessed daughter.  At first Jesus does not answer her and the disciples urge him to send her away.  But the woman persists.
The Scripture: Matthew 15: 25 (NKJV)
"Then she came and worshipped Him, saying, 'Lord, help me!'" (NKJV)
26.  What did the woman do?     
27.  What did she say?  
Here is a woman, not a Jew, who nevertheless has heard enough about Jesus to know he is worthy of her worship, and she knows that he can heal her daughter.
The Scripture: Matthew 15:28
"Then Jesus answered, 'Woman, you have great faith!  Your request is granted.'  And her daughter was healed from that very hour."
28.  What did Jesus do for this woman?     
When she worshiped Jesus, He granted her request.
The Scripture: Matthew 8:2, 3 (NKJV)
"A leper came and worshipped Him, saying, 'Lord, if You are willing, You can make me clean.'  Then Jesus put out His hand and touched him, saying, 'I am willing; be cleansed.'  And immediately his leprosy was cleansed." (NKJV)
29.  What did the leper do?     
30.  What happened?     
This is not to say that every time we worship the Lord, we are healed or our requests are granted.  But something in our acts of worship enables Jesus to work in ways he could not otherwise do.  This is one of the great mysteries of our faith.
Our God is a God who is worthy of our praise and worship.  Let us join with the hosts of heaven and give him the glory that is due him.

Answers:
24. Those who will worship him in spirit and in truth
25. Because God is spirit
26. Worshiped Jesus
27. "Help me."
28. Healed her daughter
29. Worshiped Jesus, said Jesus could make him clean
30. His leprosy was cleansed.

All scripture quotations in this publication are from the Holy Bible, New International Version unless otherwise stated.
Copyright © 1973, 1978, 1984 New International Bible Society.
Copyright © 1998 by JoAnne Sekowsky 

So, again, I say with the writer of this article:  "Let us join with the hosts of heaven and give him the glory that is due him."

Have an awesome day!

Love,

     Lesbear

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