Pure Worship

Seek first the Kingdom of God and His righteousness. Matthew 6:33 (NKJV).

One of God’s main purposes for His people is that they offer Him worship. From the beginning of time, God has wanted an intimate relationship with His people based upon genuine worship, sincere love and wholehearted faith in Him as God (see Genesis 15:6; Exodus 34:6-7; Deuteronomy 6:4-6; Romans 3:21). Worship means love, respect, devotion, adoration, admiration, reverence, service and appreciation.

The universe has one true God made up of Three Persons (God the Father, God the Son - Jesus Christ and God the Spirit - Holy Spirit) all people must worship (1 Kings 8:23; see also Deuteronomy 5:-7, 9; John 14:6; 1 Peter 3:15; Acts 4:12). Our worship of God must come from a pure heart that is completely faithful to Him with dedicated service to others as unto to God (1 Kings 15:14; 1 Kings 17:1; see also Deuteronomy 10:12, 20; Psalm 24:3-4; Matthew 4:10; John 4:24). Our daily worship of God should have a sense of God’s omnipresence, knowing He is present to love and help us (1 Kings 8:56; see also Psalm 63:1-3; Philippians 4:4).

All believers of God (Father, Son - Jesus Christ, and Holy Spirit) are the temple of the living God (1 Corinthians 3:16-17). Believers are called to live their lives as a representative or ambassador of God (Matt 5:16; Acts 2:40-47; 2 Corinthians 5:20; 2 Timothy 4:5; 1 Peter 2:12). We must not let any other god (or idol) take God’s place in our hearts (1 John 5:21). We must all seek God and His Kingdom first (Matthew 6:33). To seek first God’s Kingdom and His righteousness means to turn to God first for help, to seek to please Him as God, to imitate His character and to serve and obey Him in everything.

Seek God First!