By Prince Ufford
Our fathers worship in this mountain :and ye say, that in Jerusalem is the place where men ought to worship. Jesus saith unto her, WOMAN, believe me, the hour cometh, when ye shall in this mountain, nor yet at Jerusalem, worship the Father. Ye worship ye know not what :we know what we worship :for salvation is of the Jews. But the hour cometh, and now is, when the true worshippers shall worship the Father in Spirit and in truth :for the Father seeketh such to worship Him. God is a Spirit :they that worship Him must worship Him in Spirit and in truth.
*REVELATION 4:8-11.
And the four beasts had each of them six wings about Him :and they were full of eyes within :and they rest not day and night, saying. HOLY, HOLY, HOLY, LORD GOD ALMIGHTY, which was, and is, and is to come. And when those beasts give glory and honour and thanks to Him that sat on the throne, who liveth for ever and ever, the four and twenty elders fall down before Him that sat on the throne, worship Him that liveth for ever and ever, and cast their crowns before the throne, saying Thou art worthy, O Lord, to receive glory and honour and power :for thou hast created all things, and for thy pleasure they are and were created.
*Brother Paul said in Eph1:17:That the God of our Lord Jesus Christ,the Father of glory, may give unto you the Spirit of wisdom and revelation in the knowledge of Him.
*Christ JESUS IS THE TRUTH
*GOD THE FATHER IS THE TRUTH
*THE HOLY SPIRIT IS THE TRUTH
*THE NAME Of JESUS IS THE TRUTH
*THE BLOOD OF JESUS IS THE TRUTH
*THE WORD OF GOD IS THE TRUTH
*TRUE WORSHIP IS THE PRODUCT OF SOUND KNOWLEDGE.
*SALVATION came to us from hearing the truth. The Truth you heard gave to you access to salvation.
*JOHN 14:6. JESUS saith unto him, I am the way, the truth and the Life :no man cometh unto the Father, but by me. If you know the truth, operate with the truth. You will enjoy worshipping God. Ifyou love Him, walking with Him would not be difficult. This way, you have knowledge and understanding.
Isaiah 6:3. And one cried unto another, and said, Holy, Holy, Holy, is the LORD of hosts :the whole earth is full of His glory.” ISAIAH SAID I SAW THE LORD.”
*Worship is simply a DEMONSTRATION of love, respect, and honour from the heart to God Almighty your creator. And the heart of worship to God is to demonstrate who He is to you. Thank you Lord from the heart is ministering unto Him. How you see Him is the way you will worship Him.
*Learn to depend on the Holy Spirit because He is the one who will teach you how to worship God in Spirit and in truth. Worship takes you beyond the natural into the supernatural where you stand before the presence of the Father in total worship .
*JOHN12 :3. Then took Mary a pound of ointment of spikenard, very costly, and anointed the feet of Jesus, and wiped His feet with her hair :the house was filled with the odour of the ointment.
*This worship was expensive. This worship came from the heart filled with love for Him. She must have said within her what can I offer this Jesus. Worship was the character of the Elders.
Are you a true worshipper of God? Does your heart go after Him in worship? Do you love Him?
*GENE22:5. And Abraham said unto his young men, abide you here with the ass :and I and the lad will go yonder and worship, and come again to you.
*True worship requires total concentration in the Spirit. Such moment you should avoid distraction. Jesus said to the woman at the well that the Father seeketh such to worship Him in Spirit and in truth. To avoid distraction, Abraham asked his servants not to follow him.
*REVELATION 5:11-14. And I behold, I heard the voice of many angels round about the throne and the beasts and the elders :and the number of them was ten thousand of thousands: saying with a loud voice, worthy is the LAMB that was slain to receive power, and riches, and wisdom, and strength, and honour, and glory, and blessing. And every creature which is in heaven, and on the earth, and under earth, and such as are in the sea and all that are in them, heard I saying, Blessing, and honour, and glory, and power, be unto Him that sitteth upon the throne, and unto the lamb for ever and ever. And the four beasts said, Amen. And the four and twenty elders fell down and worship Him that liveth for ever and ever.
We know how to ask God to give to us, but do we know how to sincerely come before Him in true worship?
*PSALM 95:6.O come, let us worship and bow down :let us kneel before the Lord our Maker. Walking with the Lord will take you into deeper relationship with Him. If you have Spiritually knowledge and understanding of who God is, His love shown to you daily, by caring for your well being as your creator, your heart will yearn to praise Him, worship will become a daily devotion. Worship takes you into His presence.
* A heart full of this character is acceptable before Him. It is the kingdom requirement from us citizens of the kingdom. Jesus said to the woman, you worship what you don’t know, we worship what We know because God is a Spirit. Praise is a call, worship is equally a call to worship. David said, O come let us worship. Worship is your expression of love and appreciation to God in Christ Jesus.
*1CHRON 29:20. And David said to all the congregation, Now bless the Lord your God. And All the congregation blessed the Lord God of their fathers, and bow down their heads, and worship the Lord, and the King.
*Worship creates meditation from the heart, especially if you remember something He has done for you, sometimes unknownly to you, you just lift up your hands with a song of worship from your heart.
*LORD HOW EXCELLENT IS YOUR NAME IN ALL THE EARTH.
*In GENE 24:48 And I bow down my head, and worship the Lord, and blessed the Lord God of my master Abraham, which had led me in the right way to take my master’s brother’s daughter unto his son.
He was full of joy and happiness for the fulfillment of the mission.
*GENE24:51 – 52. Be hold, Rebekah is before thee, take her, and go, and let her be thy master’s son’s wife, as the Lord hath spoken. And it came to pass, that, when Abraham’s servant heard their words, he worshipped the Lord, bowing himself to the earth.
Sing unto the Lord a new song for God is good and His mercy endureth forever.
What is worship? It is that moment of recognizing what grace and mercy you have enjoy from Him which is favor. You will consciously sing a worship song unto Him. To praise is common but to worship God is not common.
FOR YOU TO BE A TRUE WORSHIPPER OF GOD.
*Your heart must be filled with the written word of God.
You should learn to be with the Holy Spirit.
Worship from the heart enthrones the LORDSHIP of Him as the King of your Life.
Worship is returning all the glory, honour unto Him because He is worthy of it.
Truth is the greatest need of the hour. Truth will influence you to build good character.The Holy Spirit said to me, the revelation knowledge of truth will help me to build image of righteousness.
*TRUTH HOLDS THE POWER TO SET US FREE. Worship is done as a free will offering from the sincerity of the heart. For the Lord takes pleasure in His people :He will beautify the meek with salvation. So decorate Him with your worship, let it become a sweet smelling savour.
*Hebrew 11:4. By faith Abel offered unto God a more excellent sacrifice than Cain, by which he obtained witness that he was righteous, God testifying of his gifts :and by it he being dead yet speaketh.
How you rate God will determine how you will demonstrate your love toward Him. To Love Him which is His requirement from us, you will show through your worship. Abel offered excellent worship because he saw God as excellent an PERSONALITY.
*Psalm 148 :13. Let them praise the Name of the Lord :for His Name alone is excellent :His glory is above the earth and heaven. Satan wanted Jesus to worship him, but Jesus disgrace him by saying to him you are made to worship the Lord thy God, and Him only shalt thou serve. Satan was ashamed of himself. But do you know that some of us are worshipping Him (satan), the god of money. Are you aware that God created you in His Image?
*Revelation 1:17. And I saw Him, I fell at His feet as dead. And He laid His right hand upon me, saying unto me, fear not : I am the first and the last.
You can experience refreshment in the place of worship as you celebrate His lordship from your heart.
How excellent is your glory!
*Gene 8:20. And Noah builded an altar unto the Lord :and took of every clean beast, and every clean fowl, and offered burnt offerings on the altar. And the Lord smelled a sweet savour :and the Lord said in His heart, I will not again curse the ground any more for man’s sake :for the imagination of man’s heart is evil from his youth :neither will I again smite any more every thing living, as I have done.