“God is spirit, and his worshipers must worship in the Spirit and in truth.” John 4:24
God is spirit. Since God’s essential nature is spiritual, not material, it reinforces the teaching that people should worship with the inclinations of the heart and by faith. God is not limited by time and space. When people are born of the Spirit, they can commune with God anywhere.
Christ makes worship a matter of the heart. Truth is what is in harmony with the nature and will of God. It is the opposite of all that is false. Here the truth is specifically the worship of God through Jesus Christ. The issue is not where a person worships, but how and whom.
This verse is part of the account where Jesus graciously reaches out to a Samaritan woman, leads her to recognize Him as the Messiah, and through her brings other Samaritans to receive His life-giving blessings. Christians sometimes allow social and cultural barriers to hinder their witness to Christ and His love for all people. Just as Christ forgave the woman her past and present sins, He now freely offers His forgiving love to us and calls us to share this same Good News with others today.
God’s blessings on your day…