I was reading John chapter four, the Samaritan woman at the well. She is lives in a city in Samaria and has a seeking heart. God lets her find what she’s looking for.
The mouth speaks the overflow of the heart. What does she speak? The first thing that comes out of her mouth is about where it’s right to worship. Can she worship God on their mountain or do they really have to worship in Jerusalem where they aren’t welcome?
Jesus answers her heart. He knows her heart. He says that the location doesn’t matter. It’s the heart of worship that matters. God is seeking worshipers! How exciting is that? He wants worshipers. We can fulfill a desire of God by being a true worshiper! Will you worship in spirit and in truth? Set your heart on God alone.
Be wary of Christian songs that teach doctrine of man. Word of Faith is a doctrine of man that teaches pride and prayerlessness, and it is creeping into music. “Speaking Jesus,” “claiming my victory,” and “praise as a weapon” are used in Word of Faith. Speak truth in your worship. There are “worship” songs that have us talking to ourselves instead of to God. Make sure you are worshiping God and not self. Be wary of modern worship songs that are written to create a feeling or written to get us active and involved. It’s written for the flesh. We have to keep the focus on God and off ourselves. Honor Him with your worship.
The conversation continues. The Samaritan woman learns that Jesus understands the sin she lives in. But He sees her heart. Her heart is seeking. There was something else on her heart. She’s been looking for the coming of the Messiah. She was seeking. She found. Jesus reveals to her that He is the Messiah.
What happens? She turns evangelist and tells the whole city. They gather to Jesus. The city comes to a saving knowledge of Christ. A city is saved because of one seeker, because of one person. It wasn’t her righteousness. It wasn’t her diligence in service. It was her heart set on true worship and the coming Messiah.
Where has God placed you to be the one?
I want to end there, but the chapter doesn’t end there. There’s an official whose son is dying. He goes to Jesus. The son is healed. That’s the end of the story. He got what He sought from the Lord.
What are you seeking after? Don’t seek the gifts. Don’t seek revival for the sake of revival. Seek to be a true worshiper and set your eye on the coming Messiah. What does that mean? It’s an eternal worldview. Nothing of the world can hold your attention or draw you away from your purpose. Jesus is coming. He will be our judge and He will reign in righteousness. If that’s true, think about what’s important today, and do that?
The Father is seeking worshipers. Jesus is coming. Will He find faith on the earth? Will you be the one He’s looking for to bring the many to righteousness, to bring the hearts He longs for to saving faith? He just needs one.
The Tribulation 