A LIFE OF GODLY WORSHIP

Tents, Tabernacles and Temples were places set up under The Law of Moses that people traveled to in order to worship Yahweh. One's reasonable service to The Lord and means of displaying his/her worship of God was the official daily, monthly or yearly sacrifices and offerings done at these locations.

However, when Jesus came along, He had a conversation with a Samaritan woman which declared changes were forthcoming. The transaction went like this -

“Sir,” the woman said, “I can see that you are a prophet. Our ancestors worshiped on this mountain, but you Jews claim that the place where we must worship is in Jerusalem.”

“Woman,” Jesus replied, “believe me, a time is coming when you will worship the Father neither on this mountain nor in Jerusalem. You Samaritans worship what you do not know; we worship what we do know, for salvation is from the Jews. 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. God is spirit, and his worshipers must worship in the Spirit and in truth.” (John 4: 19-24)

Although the writer of Hebrews encourages believers not to forsake the gathering of the assembly (Hebrews 10:24-25), Believers in Christ should realize that Worship of God, though persecuted by many nations, is not limited to a location anymore. Sunday and Wednesday church meetings have their function of injecting Holy Spirit encouragement, teaching and singing into our lives, but Worship of God is not about Sunday's and Wednesday's at a building following a program. 

Worship is a dedicated lifestyle that has access to God anytime and anywhere and should reflect that to everyone around us. The word choice we select in our conversations should raise an eyebrow enough to warrant someone to comment - "You must be a Christian." This is worship with our words. Our behavior should line-up so intimately with God's Word that even non-believers who know a little Scripture say, "Now, that is what Jesus would do." This is worship with our actions. Matthew says it this way - "In the same way, let your light shine before others, that they may see your good deeds and glorify your Father in heaven." (Matthew 5:16) If we do this - God will know, others will know and we will know that we have - A Life Of Godly Worship.