November 16, 2010:
Yet a time is coming and has now come when the true worshipers will worship the Father in the Spirit and in truth, for they are the kind of worshipers the Father seeks.
When I read this all I can do is fall to my knees and say out loud… “Lord show me” I feel as if I might understand this verse, in some senses I may have worshipped in this way, but how do I know that my interpretation is actually what spirit and truth is in reference to worship? Anyhow what strikes me, are the actual words standing each on their own. Truth is such a powerful word; this word both inspires me and strikes guilt in my heart.
The Truth as a descriptive word for the Word of God is such an awe inspiring picture to me, it is the Truth, in it’s entirety, the Truth is a gateway to life, the way it’s supposed to be, how we can understand it in such a way as to tap into the absolute fullness of it, as much as we can now and in it’s entirety in the light of eternity. I feel like most Christians think it is mainly eternity where we can experience this fullness, but I believe whole heartedly that the bible contains the key to getting the maximum potential out of this life as well, to squeeze every last drop of juice out of the orange so to speak. Anyhow that is the first line of thought that Truth brings me to and that is how I think we can worship with Truth through finding the fullness of life in Christ through his Truth in which he has revealed himself, because he is Truth as he is the Word.
I know that I am not always a truthful person and the lies that taint my heart make me feel guilty and in this way the word truth is both inspiring and guilt inducing. At the same time I also know that the power of Christ and the Truth are doing a work in me, this cruddy layer of sin has already been blasted from my heart, but continues to build up residue at times, which Christ continues to wash away with the acidic Truth. I take comfort in this constant cleaning although it is at times painful.
Now moving on to the word Spirit. Notice that it is capitalized in the actual verse, I chose to capitalize Truth when referring to it as the Word of God, but Spirit was already capitalized. I believe this to be significant; while spirit could refer to the mind and the heart, the essence of who we are, Spirit refers to the Spirit of God, the Holy Spirit. This couples nicely with Truth to give me yet another awe inspiring thought, that there is such continuity in the plan and image of God that we are given, that we can observe and worship the connection between the Spirit and Truth. I have experienced worship almost involuntarily when I look at the Word of God with a clear mind and a clean heart (although this is at times difficult). The piercing truth that comes from it is almost like a cupid’s arrow, when it hits me it incites an intense joy, a hunger, and a passion. Although I am terrible at embodying the full potential that is contained in the Truth, I cannot help but hunger for that fullness, to chase after it no matter how many times I fall flat on my face. The fact that I can always get back up inspires me to keep trying to understand and embody that Truth. The perfect plan of God and the reflection of his Son that I can see even when the human part of me wants to go the other way, to sin, is inspiring. Even though sometimes I do fall away, it’s still there. The light at the end of the tunnel gives me such hope as I cling to my map and I hope to one day finish my journey with success. I believe that perhaps this could be the Spirit; it must be since I would for sure fall away without it. Perhaps we could not have the Spirit without the Truth and we could not consume the Word or Truth without the Spirit. These are just some thoughts from my feeble mind, it’s completely possible that I look at this all wrong, but to me this revelation is very encouraging, enrapturing and enabling which for me also equals worship.
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