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must be in truth
Worshiping God in truth denotes
exactly what it says; it means worshiping God in accordance to the word of God
as confirmed by Jesus Christ who said; “I am the way, the truth, and the life.
No one comes to the Father except through Me (John 14:6).
Truth therefore, is Jesus Christ who
is the Word of God and the words spoken by Him as confirmed by King David and
Jesus Christ respectively who wrote; “The entirety of Your word is truth, and
every one of Your righteous judgments endures forever.” And Jesus Christ in His
prayer to the Father said; “Sanctify them by Your truth. Your word is truth” (John
17:17).
One should take into
consideration the fact that, truth which is the word of God is synonymous to
Jesus Christ, for; “In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God,
and the Word was God. He was in the beginning with God. All things were made
through Him, and without Him nothing was made that was made.
He is the same Word who became flesh and dwelt
among us, and we beheld His glory, the glory as of the only begotten of the
Father, full of grace and truth. Therefore, to worship God in truth is to
worship Him in accordance to His Word.
Now, when it comes to worship the
Lord has set aside specific times for His people to appear before Him, not
because He has given us the option to observe or not to observe and allow
everyone to be fully convinced in his/her own mind that we can ignore the stipulated
times and follow the customs and traditions of men; for thus says the Lord. “The
feasts of the LORD, which you shall proclaim to be holy convocations, these are
My feasts. 'Six days shall work be done, but the seventh day is a Sabbath of
solemn rest, a holy convocation. You shall do no work on it; it is the Sabbath
of the LORD in all your dwellings. 'These are the feasts of the LORD, holy
convocations which you shall proclaim at their appointed times” (Leviticus
23:2-4).
Therefore, there is absolutely no
truth in having a holy convocation on a day or an occasion that is not in
compliance with those the Lord has designated and called them My feasts. Furthermore,
the Lord is being honored by the observance of His Sabbaths, for thus sys the
Lord; “You shall keep My Sabbaths and reverence My sanctuary: I am the LORD” (Leviticus
19:30; 26:2).
Please note carefully the word
Sabbaths (plural) signifying that, it is more than one and it is by observing
the Sabbaths that we give honor and glory to the Lord as being the Creator of
the universe who rested on the seventh day from all His works and there remains
therefore a rest for the people of God. For he who has entered His rest has
himself also ceased from his works as God did from His. Let us therefore be
diligent to enter that rest, lest anyone fall according to the same example of
disobedience” (Hebrews 4:9-11).
Therefore, appearing before God
to worship on a day He has not ordained His people to appear before Him is
blatant disobedience because, the Lord clearly stated that, “the hour is
coming, and now is, when the true worshipers will worship the Father in spirit
and truth; for the Father is seeking such to worship Him. God is Spirit, and
those who worship Him must worship in spirit and truth."
Therefore, regardless of how sanctimonious, enchanting, charismatic, appealing and satisfying to the flesh these services may appear to be the crux of the matter is, they are all hypocritical, useless and vain, for according to Jesus Christ, "These people draw near to Me with their mouth, and honor Me with their lips, but their heart is far from Me. And in vain they worship Me, teaching as doctrines the commandments of men ."
Because, although sin shall not have dominion over us, for we are not under law but under grace, nevertheless, what then? Shall we sin (transgress the laws of God) because we are not under law but under grace? The logical answer is, Certainly not!
To be continued
With brotherly love
Lucius Joseph
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