Worship Devotional - "The Spirit of Holiness"

Key Scripture: "Holy, holy, holy, Lord God Almighty, Who was and is and is to come!" - Revelation 4:8

Reflection

The work of the Holy Spirit is to help develop holiness within us so that we can be an effective witness of Jesus. What God requires of us is a submission to the Holy Spirit so that He can work through us to reveal Jesus. Worship testifies to those around us of the work of the Holy Spirit in confirming the reality of Jesus. Worship is a testimony of a changed life.

The angels do not exalt God by saying "eternal, eternal, eternal" or "faithful, faithful, faithful." Their cry is "Holy, holy, holy, Lord God Almighty." They worshiped what they saw, and they saw a holy God.

We have to see God as holy and blameless—and ourselves the same through Christ's atoning work—in order to worship. We have been made the righteousness of God in Christ so that we can boldly come before God in worship and prayer.

Holiness is not acting but rather believing you are holy according to God's Word and walking in that truth through faith. We have to believe we are acceptable to a holy God because He has done the work to make us acceptable. When we believe His Word, our natural response is to draw close to God free of condemnation to worship Him.

Today's Challenge

Reject any sense of unworthiness that would keep you from worship. Declare today: "I am holy not because I think so but because He has said so." Approach God in worship with the boldness that comes from His righteousness in you.

Prayer

Holy God, I worship You for Your absolute holiness. And I thank You that through Christ, You have made me holy and acceptable in Your sight. I reject condemnation and boldly draw near to worship You, clothed in the righteousness of Jesus. Amen.