WORSHIPING IN TRUTH AND IN SPIRIT

WORSHIP IN TRUTH AND IN SPIRIT

To my Christian brethren;
 Worship in the context of religion doesn't imply some form of romanticism towards God. God has (a) name(s), qualities and names by which you must refer Him to as. Any other thing you add to the name(s) is inconsequential and has no impact on how God views you. He is not moved by your meaningless colou smeared language.

The meaning of worship is practice based or dare I say without fear of contradiction is ritualistic in nature. It constitutes a practice of religious rites or ceremonies (and activities) , constituting a formal expression of reverence for a deity.

First, it is important to understand what worship is. Many equate worship with singing music in church. This is one aspect of worship (Psalm 100:2), but worship is in no way limited to song. It is a full life response to the object of our worship. When we truly worship something, it affects the way we live.

Worship is a life response to the worthiness of its object. When we worship God, we do so in response to who He is. Our attitudes and actions reflect that we believe the character and conduct of God to be worthy of praise and adoration. . At times our worship is expressed through corporate singing, teaching, and giving. It is also expressed in our daily lives through prayer, Scripture reading, acts of kindness, gratitude, pure thoughts, and the like.

"But the hour is coming, and now is, when the true worshipers will worship the Father in spirit and truth; for the Father is seeking such to worship Him.  God is Spirit, and those who worship Him must worship in spirit and truth.”
(John 4:23‭-‬24 NKJV) What does this mean?

Worshipping in truth means that we worship based on truth. This includes the truth about who God is and what He does, hence why He is worthy of worship.
It also includes the truth about our circumstances. We worship God even when we are experiencing heartache. When we worship Him, we do not forget about our hurt, but we worship even in the truth of our hurt. We also worship in joyful circumstances. Truth itself can be a means of worship; we worship God when we declare His truth.

Our spirit is the core of who we are. It is the center of our volition and our emotions. We also know that God is a spiritual being. To worship in spirit, then, is to do something that is beyond the physical. We do not worship by simply bowing our knees; we worship through a heart posture (Psalm 51:17). And our worship is in line with the worship going on in heaven. (Psalm 148:1-2; Ephesians 6:12; Revelation 4:8)

To worship God in spirit and in truth, then, is to declare that God is worthy of our reverence. We do this both through our emotional core and in light of reality. We worship God based on the truth of who He is, the truth of who we are, the truth of what God does, and the truth of what is going on in our world. We do it with a heart inclined toward God and in submission to Him. We worship God when our attitudes, actions, and words declare that He is worthy of our praise. We worship when we do the things he has commanded use to do and live as he has required us to.
This is not limited to simplistic romance and song.