John 4: 23 But the hour cometh, and now is, when the true worshippers shall worship the Father in spirit and in truth: for the Father seeks such to worship him. 24 God is a Spirit: and they that worship him must worship him in spirit and in truth.
God desires that we worship and serve Him in spirit and in truth, as Christ once declared to the woman at the well. In other words, the relationship with the God of heaven shouldn’t be a dry bones experience. It should be a living, breathing experience, in which we not merely do the right thing, but are eager and excited to do so.
When there is no joy in serving and obeying God at a time when there is no reason for any sadness and gloom, then, it may be that a spiritual revival might be due, because God is a Spirit, and the attitude we serve Him with, might actually be more important in some cases than the many good and right things we may do.
Some worship God in spirit but with very little or no truth, while others may be worshiping with a whole lot of truth, but without any spirit. Both elements are necessary in serving God, and doing so ought to be our highest pleasure. Anything short of this will mean that there are some idols somewhere, lurking in the shadows.
Psalms 100:3 Know ye that the Lord he is God: it is he that hath made us, and not we ourselves; we are his people, and the sheep of his pasture. 4 Enter into his gates with thanksgiving, and into his courts with praise: be thankful unto him, and bless his name.
May The Lord add His blessing to the study of His word. God bless!