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that you do, but a worshipper is who you are. Worship is an act, but being a worshipper is a lifestyle. That’s why worship does not take place only on certain days and according to certain rituals. The heart of worship should be churning within us continuously. “Therefore by Him let us continually offer the sacrifice of praise to God, that is, the fruit of our lips, giving thanks to His name” (Hebrews 13:15).
    Worship is an issue of the spirit. “God is a Spirit: and they that worship him must worship him in spirit and in truth” (John 4:24 KJV). Real worship is more than an act; it is a connecting of spirits. In fact, God is not at all pleased when we perform the act of worship apart from a life of worship. The prophet Samuel rebuked Saul, saying, “Has the Lord as great delight in burnt offerings and sacrifices, as in obedience to the voice of the Lord? Surely, to obey is better than sacrifice, and to heed than the fat of rams” (1 Samuel 15:22 NRSV).
    The Bible tells us that God is always looking for true worshippers: “For the eyes of the Lord range throughout the entire earth, to strengthen those whose heart is true to him” (2 Chronicles 16:9 NRSV). Are you one of those people? Are you a true worshipper, or are you someone who just goes through the motions of worship on Sundays? What can you do to become a true worshipper? How can we grow out of our faulty assumptions about worship? How can we respond to the Lord’s love? What does it mean to spend time with Him? Too many of us are like the Samaritan woman; we worship, but we do not know the One we are worshipping.

    Jesus has just stopped by to teach us the secrets of the well of worship. Let’s spend some time with Him.

Chapter 5
    A SONG IN THE NIGHT
    Because of the multitude of oppressions they cry out; they cry out for help because of the arm of the mighty. But no one says, “Where is God my Maker, who gives songs in the night?
(J OB 35:9-10)
    T heology (the study of God) used to be called the Queen of Sciences because it deals with the most important knowledge of all—the knowledge of God. Theology is important, yet it is the most difficult kind of science because in many ways theologians are trying to explain what is unknowable. The Bible says, “Oh, the depth of the riches both of the wisdom and knowledge of God! How unsearchable are His judgments and His ways past finding out!” (Romans 11:33).
    On the other hand, although God is unknowable, He has revealed Himself in many ways. The most basic way we can see Him is in His creation. We are familiar with the words of the Bible: “The earth is the Lord’s and the fullness thereof” (Psalm 24:1 KJV). “The heavens declare the glory of God; and the firmament shows His handiwork” (Psalm 19:1). Every star in the sky is pointing people to God so they can know Him more.
    In addition, God has revealed Himself in Providence. What do I mean by that? I mean that everybody’s heart tells them that there’s something beyond them. Something out there seems to be controlling and orchestrating this thing that we call life. Call it Providence. It means that God is involved in the world that we live in. Providence tugs upon the human heart to keep looking for a God whom it might not even know yet.
    In fact, I believe that God has inscribed eternity upon every heart. A number of years ago, a missionary wrote a book entitled
Eternity in Their Hearts
. Everywhere he would travel in the world, he would tell the story of God the Father sending Jesus, His Son, to the earth to die for the sins of humanity and then how He was raised and sits at the heavenly Father’s right hand, and how Jesus sent the Holy Spirit to earth to help people. This missionary reported that every time he would tell the story, without exception and in every culture, his listeners would say, “Oh yeah, we know who He is.” They wouldn’t necessarily call Him by the name of Jesus. but they would show him something that honored the Son