Today’s Scrip-Bit 19 September 2026 John 4:24.
John 4:24. God is a Spirit: and they that worship him must worship him in spirit and in truth.
And then it was our lazy-day Saturday, a somewhat cloudy and windy day, and I’m late in starting the Bit because I’ve been enjoying my lazy-day Saturday portion. (smile) Yes, if I don’t laze around in the morning, it certainly won’t happen in the afternoon, after I write the Bit, because by then the household has come alive and things get moving. So, in light of all that, let’s offer up our Lazy-Day Saturday Prayer, in all sincerity and truth.
As one strong voice ‘Lord, I want to be with You now. Please slow my thoughts and quiet my soul. Let my muscles relax, my breath deepen. You are here with me – Your peace and LOVE are present. I marvel to think You can’t be contained, that Your LOVE both surrounds and fills me. Thank You for this tenderness, Lord. I praise You for Your unceasing nearness. Increase my awareness of You today, that I may know You all the more. Amen!’
Oh friends, I do hope that our prayer was filled with sincerity and truth, really seeking greater intimacy with our heavenly Father, so that it can be answered with God’s calm and peace overtaking our souls and bodies. For as Jesus said to the Samaritan woman at Jacob’s well: ‘God is a Spirit: and they that worship him must worship him in spirit and in truth.’ (John 4:24) And what does that mean? Basically, it stresses that’s God nature is spiritual rather than physical.
Or as this Overview explains in more depth: First of all, it means being Rooted in God’s Word: Worshiping in truth means honoring God according to His actual character, nature, and revelation as revealed in Scripture, rather than human imagination or popular trends. Then it’s Free from Falsehood: It rejects idolatry, hypocrisy, and distorted views of God. And finally it’s Aligned with Reality: It requires knowing the truth—specifically Jesus Christ, who declared, “I am the way, the truth, and the life” (John 14:6) — and responding to that reality with a genuine life.’
Then the Overview further breaks it down into ‘The Balance of Spirit and Truth. Saying that as per In Spirit: Worship comes from the inner self, driven by the Holy Spirit and heartfelt LOVE rather than just external routines or empty rituals. Then, per In Truth: Worship is guided and grounded by sound doctrine and biblical reality. And as per Together: Spirit without truth leads to shallow emotion, while truth without spirit leads to rigid legalism. Combining both brings true honor to God.’
Yes my people, we need to be serious about worshipping our great God Jehovah. It takes diligence, time, energy and learning the Word, so we can apply it properly, from our inner man, with spiritual truth, not with man-made tradition and/or religious legalism, which tend to water down and devalue our worship. That leads us to where Bruh Paul is talking to the Corinthians about the veil that Moses covered His face with, when He came down from Mt. Sinai with the Ten Commandments, because his face was so bright from being in God’s presence, and the people were afraid to come near to him. (Ex. 34:29 -35).
Bruh Paul therefore writes: ‘For if that which is done away (is passing away) was glorious, much more that which remaineth is glorious. Seeing then that we have such hope, we use great plainness (boldness) of speech: And not as Moses, which put a vail over his face, that the children of Israel could not steadfastly look to (look steadily at) the end of that which is abolished (is passing away): But their minds were blinded (made dull): for until this day remaineth the same vail untaken away in the reading of the old testament; which vail is done away in Christ. But even unto this day, When Moses is read, the vail is upon their heart. Nevertheless when it (one) shall turn to the Lord, the vail shall be taken away. Now the Lord is that Spirit: and where the Spirit of the Lord is, there is liberty.’ (2 Cor. 3:11-17)
And what does all of that mean? The scholars offer these explanations. ‘And not as Moses: What follows is an allegorization of the account given in Exodus 34:29-35 (interpreting a literal text to reveal a hidden, symbolic, or spiritual meaning). The veil was not intended to hide the glory but to obscure it. The people saw his brightness, but not directly. Not only did this veil actually conceal the full brightness of the glory, but it also concealed the end of that which was abolished (passing away). The transience (briefness) of the glory that accompanied the Old Covenant was not evident to the children of Israel. And for Paul this has typical significance, because the veil was still upon their hearts’
And until they turned to the Lord, they would forever be blinded by that veil, for turning to the Lord brings liberty, brings freedom from the blind hearts. As Jesus so wisely noted to the Jews who believed in Him. ‘If ye continue (abide) in my word, then ye are my disciples indeed; And ye shall know the truth, and the truth will set you free.” (John 4:31-32) Yes my brethren, knowing the truth of God’s word won’t make you sinless, but blameless. It will free you from the power, from the bondage of sin. As Bruh Paul writes in Romans. ‘For sin shall not have dominion over you: for ye are not under the law, but under grace.’ (Rom. 6:14)
And turning back to the scholars mentioning the significance to Bruh Paul of the veil still being on the hearts of the Jews, we see that significance when he writes in 1 Corinthians: ‘For the Jews require a sign, and the Greeks seek after wisdom: But we preach Christ crucified, unto the Jews a stumbling block, and unto the Greeks foolishness. But unto them which are called, both Jews and Greeks, Christ the power of God, and the wisdom of God. Because the foolishness of God is wiser than men: and the weakness of God is stronger than men.’ (1 Cor. 1:22-25)
Oh my people, the blindness, the stumbling block, the obscurity, the veil; anything that prevents us from seeing God’s true glory, has passed away, and His glory is now on full display, for all those who sincerely turn to Him in Spirit and in Truth. Let’s ponder these words today and make sure that the veil has been removed from our eyes and also our hearts. Much LOVE!
…the question is…are we sincerely worshipping God…in spirit and in truth…
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