“Yet a time is coming and has now come when the true worshipers will worship the Father in spirit and truth, for they are the kind of worshipers the Father seeks.” John 4:23 (NIV)
Have you ever encountered God’s Presence in a personal and powerful way in corporate worship with other believers? Then, as you exit the worship environment someone comments to you that he or she just didn’t get anything out of that worship service. How can that be? You had a personal encounter with the Living God in corporate worship and another person in the same environment was totally oblivious to the Presence of God.
You find what you look for. When you attend a worship service to critique the environment, the music, or the preaching, you totally miss the purpose of worship. Worship is not about you. Worship is about God. God is seeking true worshipers. God is the Seeker!
God is looking for people who will worship Him in spirit and in truth. What if worship became a lifestyle for you and you became the kind of worshiper the Father seeks? Maybe this Sunday you could enter the corporate worship environment with a clear focus to be the kind of worship the Father seeks. During your worship experience, ask yourself, “Am I currently being the kind of worshiper the Father seeks?”
Let’s pray about this. Father, help us to be sensitive to You as the Seeker. Enable us to embrace worship as a lifestyle and to recognize that You are seeking true worshipers. Elevate our Seeker sensitivity. May our focus be on You and may our passion be to become the kind of worshipers that move Your heart. We love You, Lord, and desire that you become the object of our affection and devotion. We pray this in Jesus’ Name, amen.
Be Seeker sensitive!
Pursuing God,
Stephen Trammell
Executive Pastor