John 4:15-26, James 15:13-20, Ecclesiastes 9, Jeremiah 30-31

Recall:
But the time is coming—it has, in fact, come—when what you’re called will not matter and where you go to worship will not matter.

“It’s who you are and the way you live that count before God. Your worship must engage your spirit in the pursuit of truth. That’s the kind of people the Father is out looking for: those who are simply and honestly themselves before him in their worship. God is sheer being itself—Spirit. Those who worship him must do it out of their very being, their spirits, their true selves, in adoration.”
John 4:23-24 (The Message)

Reflect:
Wow, if you weren't careful you'd mistake Jesus for some hippie new-ager. Of course, this is Eugene Peterson's paraphrase, but it seems to capture the spirit of the passage. Who we are and the way we live--that's what is important to God. It captures the essence of the book of James a bit. Faith without works is dead. The purpose of our faith is a transformed life--a life that is lived differently and that makes a difference.

Respond:
God, continue to form me into an honest worshiper. I want to be formed in integrity through and through. I want to become single-minded, the same all of the time so that I can be pointed toward God and point others toward God in all that I do.