The Way To Experience The Organism
THE WAY TO EXPERIENCE
THE ORGANISM
The way begins in chapter four. In verse 24 the Lord said, "God is Spirit; and those who worship Him must worship in spirit and reality." To worship God is to contact God, to enjoy God, and to partake of all He is. Worshipping God is a matter of taking God into us. It is not merely objective, but also subjective. This is proved by the fact that on the one hand, in this chapter the Lord speaks about worship and, on the other hand, about drinking the living water (v. 14). If we put verses 14 and 24 together, we shall see that to drink of the living water is to worship God. Moreover, worshipping God by our spirit and in our spirit is the real drinking of the living water, which is God Himself. God Himself is the Spirit, and this Spirit is the living water. We drink this living water by worshipping God. Hence, drink ing of God and worshipping Him are synony mous. We all must drink the very God who is the living water, the Spirit.
Another aspect of the way is unveiled in chapter six. In verse 48 the Lord said, "I am the bread of life," and in verse 57 He said, "He who eats Me shall also live because of Me." The way