Sunday, July 12, 2009

God, Truth, and the True Worshiper

The other night I was crying out to God because I have been struggling with a desire to be faithful everyday and yet not being faithful. As I cried out for help, guidance, and understanding God gave be several verses about Himself, truth, and the true worshiper. I desire to be a true worshiper.

John 3:33 "He who has received His (Jesus') testimony has set his seal to this, that God is true."

John 4:23 "But an hour is coming, and now is, when the true worshiper will worship the Father in spirit and in truth; for such people the Father seeks to be His worshipers."

John 3:21 "But he who practices truth comes to the Light, so that his deeds may be manifested as having been wrought by God."

John 5:19 "Truly, Truly, I say to you, the Son of Man can do nothing of Himself, unless it is something He sees the Father doing; for whatever the Father does, these things the Son also does in like manner."

This are the things that I have learned from these scriptures:
-When we receive Jesus' testimony as truth we acknowledge that God is true.
- In order to show this we need to be worshiping God in spirit and in truth. If we are claim to be a Christian and are not living life to be pleasing to God, then how can we say we are true worshipers.
-When we practice truth, Jesus allows our deeds to be manifested to all. This is so that the world can see that our deeds are from God.
-The way to practice truth as a true worshiper of God is to daily seek God's will in my life. If we are doing this we are practicing what Jesus practiced in John 5:19, doing nothing unless He first sees the Father doing it.

I can say that I have a long way to go in achieving the status of a true worshiper. I hope that by the time I face my Father in heaven I can say that I have attained this status. Until then I will be getting on my knees and seeking the Father's will in my life. This will be a struggle because there are days that I just don't want to know what God's will is for me. There are other days that I allow worldly things to come before God. I am not perfect, but I am a child of God and He is faithful and will to teach me.

I thank You, Lord because even if I am not always faithful, You are.

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