I will worship toward Your holy temple, and praise Your name – Psalm 138:2a
Is this passage of scripture telling us to pray in the direction of a particular structure as some other religions are accustomed to doing? No! We know from scripture that we are the temple of the living God (2 Corinthians 6:16). We know that the fear of the Lord is key to the worship of God, and that the fear of the Lord is to respect the Lord (that is to gaze intently at Him). Hence, to worship towards His holy temple today is to direct our attention internally towards the Holy Spirit that resides in our heart. By so doing, we can extricate ourselves from distraction, hear the voice of the Spirit of God, and walk in His ways. This is how we live from the inside out rather than living from the outside in. This is how we end up serving Him (worship) with all our heart and soul (see Deuteronomy 10:12).
True worship happens inwardly towards the Spirit and is expressed outwardly through godly actions
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