This
means a couple of things. First of all,
we are relinquishing our own spirit to God’s Spirit. We desire to do that which
He calls us to do. In this statement, we are laying down our own lives and wills
and taking up the life of God, in His Spirit, and promising to walk in His
Spirit. Furthermore, we understand that we cannot do this on our own. So, we
are calling upon God to send us His Spirit and to lead us by His Spirit.
Secondly, we are promising to worship God in Truth. There is
a sense in which this Truth is Jesus. We are in Christ and we come to the
Father in the name of Jesus. This is our bold confidence. But there is a simple
sense to the word as well. We are coming honestly, truthfully, without
hypocrisy and lies. We admit we are sinners and we confess our particular sins.
We agree with God’s Word, even if it means we are out of discord with God. This
truth calls us back to faithfulness. It may cause us guilt and shame in our
disobedience but then we also remember the truth that Jesus is our
Advocate and in Him we have access to the God of Heaven. Thus, we must believe
God’s Truth in every area of our lives, in our failures as well in God’s
declarations of friendship through Jesus.
Thus, we worship God in Spirit and in Truth.
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