God is Spirit and those who worship Him must worship in Spirit and truth (John 4:24)

Many years ago, Robert Grant wrote the hymn “O Worship the King,”

O worship the King

all glorious above

O gratefully sing His power and His love;

Our Shield and Defender,

the Ancient of Days,

Pavilion’d in splendour,

And girded with praise.

 

O tell of His might,

O sing of His grace,

Whose robe is the light,

Whose canopy space,

His chariots of wrath

the deep thunder-clouds form,

And dark is His path on the winds of the storm.

Amen!

These two verses introduce us to the glory of God and the opportunity that we have to worship Him. However, a growing concern for many pastors is that many in their congregations attend church on Sunday because it is the right thing to do – not to worship the Lord. In…