In First Chronicles, chapter sixteen, verse twenty-nine, genuine worship must be done in holiness, as in Second Chronicles twenty, verse twenty-one. God accepts spiritual and jubilant worship as described in First Chronicles fifteen, verse twenty-eight. Acceptance of adoration must accompany an inward disposition of reverence and purity, an earnest desire to be near Him, and the commitment to resist all that offends His holy nature.
Today, this is a challenge for believers. How do we approach God when we decide to worship Him? John four, verse twenty-four states, “God is a Spirit: and they that worship him must worship him in spirit and truth.” By this verse, if we come to God with an unclean heart to worship Him, He can see right through us. He knows our hearts, thoughts, minds, what we are thinking, and our intentions. Giving our tithes and offerings is another form of worship.
Cain and Abel in Genesis four had given their offerings to the Lord. Abel was a keeper of the sheep, while Cain was a tiller of the ground, as in verse two of this chapter. The following verse describes the difference between giving our best and not. However, God had respect for Abel because of his effort to present the best of what he had. Cain on the other hand, did not receive the same response through his giving, and the Lord questioned him in verse six. And the LORD said unto Cain, Why art thou wroth? And why is thy countenance fallen? Our giving of worship to God should not be done for expecting something in return or doing it with no genuine love behind it. We should come to God in reverence and love. Our worship should be better, and beyond anything else we do and desire in this life. It should be far greater and not come close in comparison to things we mistakenly worship or desire. After all, we are coming to the one who is the Maker of all things.