SACHA RUACH 2

TEXT: JOHN 4:3-24

Jesus in the passage

Ø  He was in transit: verse 3 left Judea enroute Galilee but wasn’t only concerned about His journey or the assignments attached to His destination He wasn’t too busy for others, He was led and submitted to the Spirit of God.

Ø  He didn’t discriminate: even as God the all-knowing, knowing the past of the woman, He interacted (as against the norm) and presented the gospel to her verse 7 & 10.

Ø  He was wearied and hungry: verse 6, 31 even in this state He was still focused on His father’s business, the scriptures in tandem with this says 2 Cor 12:9a says and he said unto me my grace is sufficient for thee, for my strength is made perfect in weakness. He practically placed the flesh under control

Ø  He ministered to her: verse 10 & 16.

Features of worship done in the spirit

Ø  It starts with the knowledge of God: verse 10, John 4:24 says God is spirit…. we can’t worship well what we do not know or in the spirit if we do not know God.

Ø  A thirst /yielding and submission is required :verse 15

Ø  It is the only form of worship that is acceptable by God: verse 24.

Ø  It is powered by God. Verse 24.

Ø  It is the birthplace of miracles. 4:14.

Perceptions about worship

Ø  Well is deep: verse 11 some are of the opinion that worship that is in the spirit is for angels and beyond human comprehension or capacity. a line in CACGHB 76 in the Yoruba language corrects this stance where it says be lawa eda re niwon talase ao ma juba re ao ma yin o meaning also we human within our capacity we will worship and praise you.

Ø  Nothing to draw: like the Samaritan woman thinking Living water can come out of physical well in verse 11 some are also of the opinion that sophisticated temple, musical notations or instrumentation or specially made robe are required for a worship in the spirit, A broken heart based on the knowledge of both who God is, what He has done and a connected spirit even in the lowest of places can worship in the spirit.

Ø  Art thou greater than our fathers: verse 12, the kind of worship that is our concern which deals with eulogizing God with songs, especially that which is done in the spirit is a spiritual exercise and not subjected to our man made process and proceedings which some of us uphold even above the Spirit which is God and even the word of God which is God himself. God is clearly not an author of confusion but His Spirit is at the helms of the affairs that concerns worship in the spirit and not our laws.   

  SHALOM.

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SACHA RUACH

TEXT: JOHN 4:3-24

SACHA RUACH

The topic will be considered under the following sub-headings:

Meaning

Forewords

Jesus in the passage

Features of worship in the spirit

Wrong perceptions about worship

Meaning

Sacha in Hebrew means worship

Ruach in same language means spirit

When put together it means worship spirit /spirit worship better still worship that is done in the spirit.

Foreword

Ø  We were created for worship: Rev 4:11 says thou art worthy O Lord to receive glory and honour and power for thou hast created all things and for thy pleasure they are and were created. We were created to worship God, our ushering, teaching, singing, pastoring are all activities that should be geared towards the worship of God. Anything outside the worship of God is living out of radar and scope/essence.

Ø  God calls for our worship: Psalm 150:6 says let everything that has breadth praise the Lord! Praise ye the Lord. God did not only create us for worship but demands we worship Him, little He said in Luke 19:40 which says And He answered and said unto them I tell you that if these(talking to some human beings) should hold their peace the stone would cry out. One only looks for alternatives for what one needs hence the speech and Jesus indirectly telling the woman at the well GIVE ME A DRINK and He is telling us same today.

Ø   Only God is worthy of our worship: Act 14:14-15a says which when the apostles, Barnabas and Paul, heard of( a plot to have sacrifice done unto them for God raising a man who had been cripple from birth) they rent their clothes and ran in among the people crying out and saying Sirs why do ye these things? We also are men of like passions with you. Only God deserves and commands our worship, humans deserves courtesy not worship. God does not share His glory neither His praise

Ø  Not all worship are in the spirit: if this were not so the statement of Christ would have been invalid John 4:24 which says God is spirit and they that will worship Him must worship Him in spirit and truth. Here are some of the worship that are not in the spirit:

(a)   Worship that is just on the lips Matt 15:8, Is 29:13 which says this people draw unto me with their mouth and honoureth me with their lips but their heart is far from me.

(b)   Worship that doesn’t have Jesus at the Centre.

(c)    Worship by the gentiles: Prov. 15:8 says the sacrifices (physical sacrifice being Old Testament way of worship) of the wicked is an abomination unto the Lord. 2 Tim 2:19 says nevertheless the foundation of God standeth sure, having this seal the Lord KNOWETH THEM THAT ARE HIS. John 10:27 says my sheep hear my voice and I know them. Any worship from someone not saved and broken is just showmanship, can’t be in the spirit because the spirit is given to those who belong to the family of Jesus not strangers.

….to be continued………….

SHALOM.

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