"Spirit to Spirit"

"Spirit to Spirit"

“Yet a time is coming and has now come when the true worshipers will worship the Father in the Spirit and in truth, for they are the kind of worshipers the Father seeks. God is spirit, and his worshipers must worship in the Spirit and in truth.””
‭‭John‬ ‭4‬:‭23‬-‭24‬ ‭NIV‬‬
When my precious Buddy was alive, his favorite time to spend with the Lord was early morning. I can’t count the number of times I would get up to find him sitting in his recliner with his Bible in his lap and tears rolling down his face because God had shown him something he had never seen before. It was during that time that Buddy spent with God that he gained wisdom and understanding. This was one of Buddy‘s favorite scripture and he talked about it so many times in his Bible class. He would say all the time, “You have to understand. God is spirit. So you have to communicate with God spirit to spirit. I can tell you without reservation that Buddy was one of the true worshipers. I’m a little ashamed to say that it took me a little while to truly understand this concept. As a matter of fact, it wasn’t until after Buddy died that the Lord really began to deal with me. I think I had this crazy notion that because Buddy loved the Lord so much and he knew God’s Word, that I could kind of ride along on his coat tail so to speak. The hardest thing for me after Buddy died was trying to figure out who I was without him and how to do ministry without him. I knew I had a call on my life. And now I was having to go alone. But here’s the thing, I was never alone. God was always with me. I was the one that was relying more on my husband‘s knowledge than I was on God himself. I miss Buddy like crazy. But I can tell you that in the last few months since Buddy died I have grown so much in the Lord. He has given me a hunger that I’ve never had before. He has given me a desire to be in His presence that I have never had before. I can’t wait to get up in the morning and turn on some worship music and just spend some time with my papa God. I’m so thankful to tell you today that I completely understand how Buddy felt when he was sitting there with tears rolling down his face because he had been in the presence of God.
May I please encourage you today? Get up early enough in the morning to spend time with the Lord before you start your day. It will make all the difference in the world. Remember. “ 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. Will you be a true worshiper? Be blessed today.