The Hour of truth: When and Why of Worship

Joh 4:23 But the hour is coming, and is now here, when the true worshipers will worship the Father in spirit and truth, for the Father is seeking such people to worship him.

This week I will be looking to deepen my understanding of this verse, and what it means. Now it seems to be pretty straight forward, but I feel as if sometimes it’s easy to look at the surface of a scripture and accept that quick glimpse as insight.

Section one in depth

I will start by taking a look at the beginning of this scripture

“But the hour is coming, and is now here, when the true worshipers…”

John Wesley Study notes has this entry:

“The true worshippers shall worship the Father – Not here or there only, but at all times and in all places.”

Barnes’ Notes on the New Testament says this:

“The true worshippers. All who truly and sincerely worship God. They who do it with the heart, and not merely in form.”

This means not just in church or at a predetermined place, but everywhere such as;

• In your car
• At a Restaurant
• At Work
• Every where

This comes to me today while I was with the worship team and the Lord was working through out our service, we heard the testimony of a group of men who meet regularly to pray in a restaurant nearby. These men recently had a prayer meeting in which they prayed in tongues, and people were touched by the spirit,right in the middle of the restaurant.

Take away

It strikes me that this is what Jesus was referring to. Men who are not afraid to praise God in public, and to worship Him in prayer and with tongues, not stifled by the constraints of what we sometimes call worship.

I will wrap this up by adding in an additional observation of my own. I have read messages from people on other forums speaking of the proper to way to worship, the proper way to write a song to the Lord, even as far as how many Holy’s must be used. I think this passage pretty much clears it up. It doesn’t matter. It’s the willingness to worship at all times, from your heart sincerely, with love and awe that matters.