I worship in Power and in Truth.

 I Worship in Power and in Truth

A Reflection on John 4:24 and 1 Corinthians 4:20

I worship in power and in truth—not a powerless, hollow song,

Not a truth that my life denies, where my actions prove me wrong.

Let my worship be infused with the dynamite of Your Spirit,

Not the dead formality of a faith that does not feel it.

God is spirit, and His worshipers must worship in spirit and in truth. (John 4:24)

In power—not the power of eloquence or show,

But the quiet, earthquake strength that only Your Spirit can bestow.

Power to love the unlovely, to forgive the bitter wound,

To stand when all around me crumbles, to sing when hope is doomed.

Power to break the chains of fear, to speak Your name aloud,

To live a life of holiness in the midst of a doubting crowd.

For the kingdom of God is not a matter of talk but of power. (1 Corinthians 4:20)

In truth—not the truth I’ve filtered or reshaped to suit my taste,

But the hard, incarnate Word of God that cannot be erased.

The truth that cuts, that heals, that sets the captive soul at ease,

The truth that bends the knee to Jesus, the only way to please.

Truth in my innermost being, no hypocrisy or shame,

Worship that flows from a life that daily confesses Your name.

**So I bow—not in ritual, not in empty, repetitious prayer,

But in the power of the Spirit and the truth of what You are.

I worship You, O Father, in the beauty of holiness,

With a life laid down, a heart that is willing to confess

That You alone are worthy of all power and all truth.

Accept my worship, Lord, as the offering of my youth—and my age, my all.

I worship in power, I worship in truth. Hear my call.

Amen.