John 4:9-24
[9]Then saith the woman of Samaria unto him, How is it that thou, being a Jew, askest drink of me, which am a woman of Samaria? for the Jews have no dealings with the Samaritans.[10]Jesus answered and said unto her, If thou knewest the gift of God, and who it is that saith to thee, Give me to drink; thou wouldest have asked of him, and he would have given thee living water.
[11]The woman saith unto him, Sir, thou hast nothing to draw with, and the well is deep: from whence then hast thou that living water?
[12]Art thou greater than our father Jacob, which gave us the well, and drank thereof himself, and his children, and his cattle?
[13]Jesus answered and said unto her, Whosoever drinketh of this water shall thirst again:
[14]But whosoever drinketh of the water that I shall give him shall never thirst; but the water that I shall give him shall be in him a well of water springing up into everlasting life.
[15]The woman saith unto him, Sir, give me this water, that I thirst not, neither come hither to draw.
[16]Jesus saith unto her, Go, call thy husband, and come hither.
[17]The woman answered and said, I have no husband. Jesus said unto her, Thou hast well said, I have no husband:
[18]For thou hast had five husbands; and he whom thou now hast is not thy husband: in that saidst thou truly.
[19]The woman saith unto him, Sir, I perceive that thou art a prophet.
[20]Our fathers worshipped in this mountain; and ye say, that in Jerusalem is the place where men ought to 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.
Jesus told the Samaritan woman at the well that those who truly worship God do so in spirit and truth. And only those who have been washed by the blood of Jesus Christ can really worship God.
There are people that worship and do not even know what they are doing. They see it as mere religious activity. Worship is beyond a religious activity. Our life is a life of worship.
To come boldly into the presence of God we must have pure hearts and clean hands (Psalms 24:4). These can only be acquired through the power of God.
Worship is beyond the song, the tears though they are important; worship is a spirit-spirit connection. It's a heart connection. In worship, do not be carried away by the song, let the spirit of God to flow. Your worship should be in spirit and in truth.
