Weekday Devotional with William Barclay - The True Worship

Daily Devotions with William Barclay

365 Meditations on the Heart of the New Testament

 

The True Worship

Scripture:  John 4:16-26

Reflection:

 

Jesus said, "God is Spirit" and this is true worship.  Since God is Spirit, why do we confine the Spirit to a box, a building and a particular way to worship?  Isn't the Spirit free to move?

As we read this passage, we realize the Samaritan way of worship is different from the Jewish way of worship.  Why?

 

Did the Samaritan woman change her perception of Jesus, when she realized he spoke the truth about her life?

 

Prayer: God of Grace and Mercy, free us from self-enclosed, self-trapped  worship.  Show us how to worship you in Spirit and Truth. Amen.