"Draw Close to God, and He Will Draw Close to You"-Conclusion of Worshiping Jehovah

Jesus said: "God is a Spirit, and those worshiping him must worship with spirit  and truth." (John 4:24) That means to worship Jehovah with a heart full of faith and love, guided by his spirit.  It also means to worship in harmony with the truth, he accurate knowledge found in God's Word.  We have a precious opportunity to worship Jehovah "with spirit and truth" whenever we gather with fellow worshipers.  (Hebrews 10:24, 25)  When we sing  praises to Jehovah, unite in prayer to him, and listen to  and take part in discussion of his Word, we express love for him in pure worship.

 We also worship Jehovah when we speak about him to others, publicly praising him.  (Hebrews 13:15)  Indeed, to preach the good news of Jehovah's Kingdom is one of the greatest commandments laid upon true Christians.  (Matthew 24:14)  We obey eagerly because we love Jehovah.  When we think of the way  "the god of this system of things," Satan the Devil," has blinded the minds of the unbelievers," promoting vicious lies about Jehovah, do we not yearn to serve as Witnesses on behalf of our God , setting straight such slander?  (2 Corinthians 4:4; Isaiah 43:10-12)  And when we contemplate Jehovah's marvelous qualities, do we not feel a desire welling up within us to tell others about him? Really, there can be no greater privilege than helping others come to know and love our heavenly Father as we do. 

Our worship of Jehovah embraces even more.  It touches every aspect of our life.  (Colossians 3:23) If we truly accept Jehovah as our Sovereign Lord, then we will seek to do his will in everything-our family life, our secular work, our dealings with others, our private time. We will seek to serve Jehovah "with a complete heart," with integrity.  (1 Chronicles 28:9)  Such worship leaves no room for a divided heart or a double life-the hypocritical course of appearing to serve Jehovah while carrying on serious sins in secret.  Integrity makes such hypocrisy impossible; love makes it repulsive.  Godly fear will help too.  The Bible links such reverence with our continued intimacy with Jehovah. -Psalm 25:14. 

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From the book: Draw Close to Jehovah