LIVING WORSHIP
Our text taken from John 4:10-24
When God wanted to choose someone to whom He could entrust the kingship, the crown, awesome authority, great power, tremendous wealth, worldwide fame, multiple anointing and heavenly revelations, who do He chooses?
He chooses a true worshiper! Why of all people did God choose a worshiper for the highest office in all the nations? Because He knows that a true worshiper is one whom He can trust and entrust.
1) A TRUE WORSHIPER IS A TRUE LOVER. – A lover of God. God is first, highest and eternal love. God knows that the one who truly loves Him will want to be close to Him, listen to Him, please Him, serve Him and do His will. A true worshiper lives to please God, in fact, he lives for God.
2) GOD LOVES TRUE WORSHIPERS. Why? Because True Worshipers worships. And God’s meat is Worship. God consumes Worship. God wants quality worship. God is seeking such to worship Him John 4:23. Do you know what God eats when He’s hungry? Worship. The woman at the well, when Jesus told here about His living waters, He found one worshiper. And suddenly the disciples came back and they said, “Lord we’ve got to eat, and Jesus said you go ahead first but I got something important to do. And later the disciples came back with food and they said, “Lord we’ve got Your Burger King for You” or Here’s Your Macdonalds Big Mac, Master.” They were shocked when He said, “I’m not hungry. I’ve had meat to eat that you don’t know of.” “I found a true worshiper!” God consumed our worship.
Can God say something here in our lives? I got something to eat today? And He
returns to heaven and when He reaches there the Angel Gabriel and Michael asks Lord where have you been? I went down there to find my meat. God says to His churches “Don’t leave your first love? Worship?? God wants to eat here and feeds us every worship. God is not looking for cold worship and heart harden worship lifestyle.The Purpose of Worship is not having a “good time”. Sooner and later we will be sick of good meetings, good music and good preaching. Instead we just want to see Him. Just like Lion tracks – do you want to follow the tracks without seeing one lion? Some believers expressed themselves on Sunday, “Well! I’m going to be a little late for church. I’ll miss the worship, but I’ll get there for the Word.” What we fail to realize is that as far as God is concerned, worship is His part (and most people are missing His part) and the Word is our part. (Receiving) Worship is giving. Many times church people have lost the best part. Nobody likes to be late for buffet, Hello! We will rush like mad for the dinner.
Do you really think God get anything out of our preaching? Do you think He might learn something about Himself from my anointing teaching? No. God doesn’t get anything out of our preaching. I am not saying that preaching of God's Word isn’t important. I am saying that worship is more important to God than preaching because worship builds the basket or container for the fresh bread of Heaven to come down. What is the Priority - to talk to Him or talk about Him?
3) TRUE WORSHIPERS CARRIES THE PRESENCE OF GOD. Why? They spend so much time with God ministering to Him in the Holy of Holies – The Throne Room. They possess greater power in prayer and intercession. They have authority to prophesy, declare and decree the powerful Word of God. The highest level of worship comes from the Throne room worship. Throne Room Worshipers produces power and carries the presence of God. Grace will give you the power to worship God in spirit and in truth. When there is grace there is Living Worship.
Living Water and Living Worship – Living waters will come when there is Living Worship! Living water is in His Hand and Living worship is in your hand.
John 4:10-11 “If you knew the gift of God ……. He would have given you Living water.” The woman said to Him, “Sir, You have nothing (the woman was looking to His Hand) to draw with, and the well is deep. Where then do You get that living water?” Jesus could have satisfy her with the well waters but He satisfies her with Living Waters. God satisfies while He supplies the Living Water.
John 4:21-24 “Woman believe Me, the hour is coming when you will neither on this mountain nor in Jerusalem, worship the Father… 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 (chosen ones or special) to worship Him. God is Spirit, and those who worship Him must (no other way) worship in spirit and truth.” (People worship God in different ways) You, you, you are wanted up there, the rest is on waiting list.
Worship time is when God comes down and it’s the best time. This is the time the Father is actively seeking worshipers! Do you know what heaven wants? God is on a mission to populate Heaven with true worshipers. Give first what Heaven wants and then Living waters, Manna from Heaven will fall down. “Spirit” here talks about Worship; Truth is the Word. There will be no apostles, preachers, evangelists, teachers, church members, elders or deacons in Heaven. The only job description in Heaven is that of a worshiper. I am an usher or a worshiper what first?? God is not seeking after ushers, counselors, pastors, or good singers and even good music. He is seeking for true worshipers today! Amen!
May we be true worshipers for this hour and bring the presence of God down. May God consume us and accept our offerings of worship.
