There is what we call worship in the church today. The songs that are sung and our prayers are equated with the concept of worship. Some even equate to emotional experiences.
“But the hour is coming, and now is, when the true worshippers will worship the Father in spirit and truth, for the Father is seeking such worship” -John 4:23
God is looking for those who worship in spirit and truth. Not, music, singing, and experiences because that does not constitute true worship.
In the Greek translation, “worship” (proskuneo) literally means to kiss. I find It Interesting to see how God the Father and Son view worship. God seeks out those who truly seek to kiss Him. Like a child who would climb onto the lap of their father and kiss his cheek out of a pure heart and desire to be with him. It doesn’t matter where it takes place just the joy of it taking place brings delight to him. The idea of worshiping God relates to that ultimate time with the intimate personal God.
When my husband and I go on our anniversary trip together every year to celebrate our years together, it doesn’t matter where we go, or the music that is playing, what makes it special is the communion of our hearts. The music only creates an atmosphere where we can enjoy intimate fellowship. That’s the kind of relationship we need to have when we worship God.
God knows when we superficially worship Him, He describes it to Isaiah of Israel, “these people come near to me with their mouths and honor me with their lips, but their hearts are far from me. Their worship of me is made up only of rules taught by men. (Isaiah 29:13). Some have the propensity to go through the motions of worship with no heart to it. After all Judas betrayed Jesus with a kiss.
Our worship must be directed toward God, He must be the object of our worship. If we enter into worship only for what we can get from it, the direction is not toward God, but toward ourselves, which is unprofitable, and unfulfilling. Wholehearted devotion towards God, and attributing the worth He rightly deserves as God. Then and only then we grow deeper in knowledge of who He is as He has revealed Himself in scripture is the kind of spirit and truth the God seeks after from the worshipper. That’s the kind of kiss God wants from us.
From Pity to Praise 