John’s declaration that “God is spirit, and those who worship him must worship in spirit and truth,” renews the idea that worship is not confined to a specific place or time. God himself is not limited to a specific place and time because he is omnipresent; therefore, our worship of him can take place in our homes, in our offices, in our vehicles, or in any other place where we quiet our hearts and listen for his “still small voice.” Worship can take place in the difficult times when we want to cry out to God, like David did on many occasions, and ask him why he has forsaken us. We can worship him in truth because we know he is the creator of the universe and all that exists; and we know he hears us in our joy and in our pain.

God is spirit; idols cannot take his place. At the time Jesus encountered the Samaritan woman, many nations built idols to which they offered worship. Those idols were no more God than the ones who worshiped them. You and I may not have idols with which we purposely try to replace God, but there are things that come into our lives that can become idols if we allow them to: money, homes, possessions, people. We must be careful to enjoy the blessings God gives to us without allowing them to become idols that replace him. Our God is the one true God, and he alone is worthy of our worship.

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