The Importance Of Worshiping The Father In Spirit And Religion

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In the life of a believer, worshipping the Lord should be a daily discipline. Jesus talks about worship often to His disciples. In John 4:23 Jesus says, “But the hour is coming, and now is, when the true worshipper will worship the Father in spirit and truth; for the Father is seeking such to worship Him.” Jesus emphasizes the importance of worship to disciplines in explaining that God the Father seeks worshippers who truly worship Him. Worship is a gateway for the presence of God. Psalm 22:3 tells us that God “inhabits the praises of Israel.” When we praise, God is there in the midst of it and is inhabiting our praises. Worship brings power to our situations. Isaiah 63:1 says we should put on “the garment of praise for the spirit of heaviness.” We can come before God and bring all our heaviness and burdens and receive more than we expected. We can receive joy, peace, comfort, relief, power, strength, and assurance. There are many aspects of worship to be explored. …show more content…

While I was worshipping God, my family came to mind. As I worshipped God for His faithfulness and goodness, I began to think about how my family may view God. A lot of my family members aren’t saved and don’t go to church. As I meditated on who God is, I couldn’t help but crave that same revelation for my family. I know that I fall in love with God more and more whenever I spend time with Him. I receive revelations of who He is and I desire to become more like Him the more time I spend with Him. I believe that as I was worshipping God, He gave me a strong desire in that moment to pray for my family. As I was prompted by the Holy Spirit, I began to pray for my family. I was praying that the Lord would send people to them. I began to pray Scripture over their lives and the situation. I ended my prayer with worshipping God and praising Him in advance for His work in them. I left with a peace that transcends a

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