One of the greatest Worshippers we know of in the bible
is David. David was said by God Himself to be a man after His own heart. We
attribute that to David for many reasons, but one in particular is most famous
is the heart of a worshipper.
We imagine David having this wonderful heart to heart time with The Lord daily while sitting out in the field tending sheep...which may in fact be very true... But I would venture to say it was more than that.
David truly understood who God is. It's one thing to have an intimate relationship or dialogue with God, but its another to fully have the mind and heart of The Lord.
We see this in many instances where he's tested and tempted in his flesh - refusing to take Saul's life more than once; being rebuked by a stranger for being a murderer of thousands, but yet rebuking his men for wanting to kill that man, recognizing that it could've been from God; or when seeing Goliath and hearing his taunting of the lord's chosen he rebuked & killed him; or fully repenting when rebuked by Nathan over his sin against Uriah & with Bathsheba - but one most famous times was when, in 2 Samuel 12, the first child born of Bathsheba (the bastard child), after David's fasting and praying died and yet he worshipped The Lord.
We typically read that section of that passage and translate it as "worshipping in our adversity or pain" or "worshipping despite our circumstances" as a reminder or adverse reaction to the negative. These are all good and true to an extent, but what David exuded, much like every other aspect of his life, was not a reactive worship, but a worship based on truth.
We read in John 4 how Jesus met the woman at the well and said "...But an hour is coming, and now is, when the true worshipers will worship the Father in spirit and truth; for such people the Father seeks to be His worshipers. God is spirit, and those who worship Him must worship in spirit and truth.”
We usually understand what worshipping in spirit means, but what does it mean to worship in truth?
We typically say of course that it's worshipping truthfully, not with lying lips or giving Him "lip service" yet being far from Him in our hearts. Again, this is true. But even more, the one who worships in truth is the one who knows the truth. He or she KNOWS who He is, what He's like... They KNOW His heart. "One who is after His own heart"
We have in many ways become "reactive worshippers". We praise Him "because of what He's done" or we worship Him "even though..." But the true worshipper that worships Him in spirit and in truth, just WORSHIPS HIM.
Regardless of our circumstances, it is what we do because He is who He is.
We imagine David having this wonderful heart to heart time with The Lord daily while sitting out in the field tending sheep...which may in fact be very true... But I would venture to say it was more than that.
David truly understood who God is. It's one thing to have an intimate relationship or dialogue with God, but its another to fully have the mind and heart of The Lord.
We see this in many instances where he's tested and tempted in his flesh - refusing to take Saul's life more than once; being rebuked by a stranger for being a murderer of thousands, but yet rebuking his men for wanting to kill that man, recognizing that it could've been from God; or when seeing Goliath and hearing his taunting of the lord's chosen he rebuked & killed him; or fully repenting when rebuked by Nathan over his sin against Uriah & with Bathsheba - but one most famous times was when, in 2 Samuel 12, the first child born of Bathsheba (the bastard child), after David's fasting and praying died and yet he worshipped The Lord.
We typically read that section of that passage and translate it as "worshipping in our adversity or pain" or "worshipping despite our circumstances" as a reminder or adverse reaction to the negative. These are all good and true to an extent, but what David exuded, much like every other aspect of his life, was not a reactive worship, but a worship based on truth.
We read in John 4 how Jesus met the woman at the well and said "...But an hour is coming, and now is, when the true worshipers will worship the Father in spirit and truth; for such people the Father seeks to be His worshipers. God is spirit, and those who worship Him must worship in spirit and truth.”
We usually understand what worshipping in spirit means, but what does it mean to worship in truth?
We typically say of course that it's worshipping truthfully, not with lying lips or giving Him "lip service" yet being far from Him in our hearts. Again, this is true. But even more, the one who worships in truth is the one who knows the truth. He or she KNOWS who He is, what He's like... They KNOW His heart. "One who is after His own heart"
We have in many ways become "reactive worshippers". We praise Him "because of what He's done" or we worship Him "even though..." But the true worshipper that worships Him in spirit and in truth, just WORSHIPS HIM.
Regardless of our circumstances, it is what we do because He is who He is.
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