The Essence of Worship & Prayer

The key to worshipping GOD in Spirit and in Truth is having a real pure and consistent "HOT" relationship with HIM. You must be saved, by having JESUS CHRIST as your personal LORD and SAVIOR. You can't worship who you're not in relationship with. That's the importance of salvation, and our redemption through Christ. Jesus saith unto him, I am the way, the truth, and the life: no man cometh unto the Father, but by me. John 14:6

Prayer- Prayer for the believer is direct communication and access to GOD our CREATOR and HEAVENLY FATHER through JESUS CHRIST. Prayer is petitioning GOD wholeheartedly on behalf of yourself as well as for others. Prayer is where you lay all of your burdens, cares, concerns, issues, weight, and literally everything on the altar by giving them to GOD and wholly trusting HIM to take it from you and respond with an answer.

"Do not be afraid to surrender and open up to GOD wholeheartedly."

1. Know who GOD is, and acknowledge HIM for who HE is:
   

HE is YAH- I AM that I AM-THE LORD GOD of Abraham, the GOD of Issac, and the GOD of Jacob

HE IS ELOHIM- GOD IS CREATOR, ALL POWERFUL ONE, AND MIGHTY

HE IS ABBA- FATHER.

HE IS (YHWH) YAHWEH- THE SELF EXISTENT ONE

HE IS ADONAI- LORD MASTER

HE IS ALPHA & OMEGA-THE BEGINNING AND THE END

HE IS THE ANCIENT OF DAYS

HE IS EL- THE STRONG ONE

HE IS EL ELOHE YISRAEL= GOD THE GOD OF ISRAEL

HE IS EL GIBHOR- THE MIGHTY GOD

HE IS EL OLAM-THE ETERNAL GOD, THE EVERLASTING GOD

HE IS EL ROI-THE GOD WHO SEES

HE IS IMMANUEL/EMMANUEL- GOD WITH US

HE IS LOGOS-THE WORD

HE IS THE HUSBANDMAN

HE IS EL ELYON-THE GOD MOST HIGH

HE IS EL SHADDAI- THE ALL SUFFICIENT ONE, THE GOD OF THE MOUNTAINS, GOD ALMIGHTY

HE IS YAHWEH JIREH-THE LORD OUR PROVIDER

HE IS YAHWEH BORE-THE LORD CREATOR

HE IS YAHWEH M'KADDESH-THE LORD WHO SANCTIFIES

HE IS YAHWEH NISSI-THE LORD OUR BANNER

HE IS YAHWEH RAPHA-THE LORD OUR HEALER

HE IS YAHWEH ROHI-THE LORD OUR SHEPHERD

HE IS YAHWEH SABBAOTH-THE LORD OF HOST, THE LORD OF ARMIES

HE IS YAHWEH SHALOM-THE LORD IS PEACE

HE IS YAHWEH SHAMMAH-THE LORD IS THERE

HE IS YAHWEH TSIDKENU-THE LORD OUR RIGHTEOUSNESS

2. In order to fully worship HIM you must know and receive HIM as well as HIS son JESUS CHRIST as your personal LORD and SAVIOR.

And JESUS said unto him, "I AM THE WAY, THE TRUTH, AND THE LIFE, NO MAN COMETH UNTO THE FATHER, BUT BY ME. IF YOU HAD KNOWN ME YOU SHOULD HAVE KNOWN MY FATHER ALSO: AND FROM HENCEFORTH YOU KNOW HIM, AND HAVE SEEN HIM." John 14:6-7

Who is JESUS CHRIST?

HE IS YESHOSHUA; YESHUA- SALVATION

HE IS THE SAVIOR

HE IS THE REDEEMER

HE IS THE BREAD OF LIFE

HE IS THE STONE THAT THE BUILDERS REJECTED, THE CHIEF CORNERSTONE

HE IS LORD

HE IS THE SON OF THE LIVING GOD

HE IS THE ONLY BEGOTTEN SON

HE IS THE BELOVED SON

HE IS THE HOLY ONE OF ISRAEL

HE IS THE LION OF THE TRIBE OF JUDAH

HE IS THE LAMB THAT WAS SLAIN BEFORE THE FOUNDATIONS OF THE WORLD

HE IS THE WONDERFUL COUNSELLOR

HE IS THE MIGHTY GOD

HE IS THE EVERLASTING FATHER

HE IS THE PRINCE OF PEACE

HE IS THE KING OF KINGS

HE IS THE LORD OF LORDS

HE IS THE HEAD OF THE CHURCH

HE IS THE ALPHA AND THE OMEGA-THE BEGINNING AND THE END

HE IS THE HIGH PRIEST

HE IS THE TEACHER

HE IS THE MASTER

HE IS THE HIGH PRIEST

HE IS THE ADVOCATE

HE IS THE MEDIATOR

HE IS THE JUDGE OF THE QUICK AND THE DEAD

HE IS THE AUTHOR AND FINISHER OF OUR FAITH

HE IS THE GOOD SHEPHERD

HE IS THE SHEPHERD AND BISHOP OF YOUR SOUL

HE IS THE WORD

HE IS THE MESSIAH-THE ANOINTED ONE

HE IS THE TRUE VINE

HE IS THE DOOR

HE IS THE RIGHTEOUS BRANCH

HE IS THE BRIDEGROOM

HE IS THE BRIGHT AND MORNING STAR

HE IS THE ROOT AND THE OFFSPRING OF DAVID

HE IS THE IMAGE OF THE INVISIBLE GOD

HE IS THE SON OF MAN

HE IS THE CHRIST

HE IS THE LIVING WATER

HE IS THE WAY, THE TRUTH, AND THE LIFE

Let us take HIS yoke upon us and learn of HIM. My GOD!

TAKE MY YOKE UPON YOU, AND LEARN OF ME; FOR I AM MEEK AND LOWLY IN HEART: AND YE SHALL FIND REST UNTO YOUR SOULS. FOR MY YOKE IS EASY AND MY BURDEN IS LIGHT.  Matthew 11:29-30

Do you know what it means to truly worship GOD?

Let's go to the Word of GOD in John Chapter 4, where JESUS is speaking with the Samaritan woman.

“GOD is a Spirit and they that worship HIM must worship HIM in spirit and in truth.”

True Worship

21 Jesus saith unto her, Woman, believe me, the hour cometh, when ye shall neither in this mountain, nor yet at Jerusalem, worship the Father.

22 Ye worship ye know not what: we know what we worship: for salvation is of the Jews.

23 But the hour cometh, and now is, when the true worshippers shall worship the Father in spirit and in truth: for the Father seeketh such to worship him.

24 God is a Spirit: and they that worship him must worship him in spirit and in truth:

Here JESUS is saying, "Woman (Wife), have faith and respect commit your trust and complete reliance within me as your salvation, for the season and time has arrived, its here, and you will not at this mountain neither in Jerusalem prostrate oneself in homage to the FATHER. You fawn or crouch down and prostrate to what you're not acquainted with and what you are not sure about. I am acquainted with and I know who I reverence, adore, and prostrate oneself in homage to: because saving and deliverance, it is from Judaea. Indeed, the time and season has arrived immediately and presently it is as soon as the truthful adorers prostrate oneself in homage and reverence and adoration to the FATHER in CHRISTS' SPIRIT, the HOLY SPIRIT and in verity. Because the FATHER looks for and desires truly this ones to give reverence to and adore as well as prostrate oneself in homage to HIMSELF. THE SUPREME DIVINITY, GOD is THE HOLY SPIRIT, HOLY LIFE, and they that prostrate oneself in homage reverence and adoration it is necessary to fawn or crouch and prostrate oneself in homage reverence and adoration to THE SUPREME DIVINITY to give oneself wholly in truth verity. Ooh, this is GOOD!!! MY GOD! HAL-LE-LU-YAH!!! This is TRUE WORSHIP, and this is how you WORSHIP THE FATHER right!

I pray that you embrace this Word and write it upon the tablets of your heart. Students, WORSHIP the LORD fully in SPIRIT AND IN TRUTH.

With the Joy of the LORD & Obedience,

Zawonnica Smith