What good is our worship if it is not accepted? The word states: Jhn 4:23 But the hour cometh, and now is, when the true worshippers shall worship the Father in spirit and in truth: for the Father seeketh such to worship him.

Jhn 4:24 God [is] a Spirit: and they that worship him must worship [him] in spirit and in truth. We can see here that there are worship requirements with God. You may very well be worshiping, but is it the worship that the Father will receive? If God is going to receive from us our worship we must get into His presence for the transfer to take place. True worship is from within His presence not from without. True worship does not exist outside of the Fathers presence. True worship is personal, intimate and relational. There is no impurity or uncleanness that is able to stand or exist in the Fathers presence. So what is God looking at to determine acceptable worship? Why do we just assume He will accept what is offered? We can see in [1Samuel 16] that God rejected Eliab but received David. 1Sa 16:6 ¶ And it came to pass, when they were come, that he looked on Eliab, and said, Surely the LORD'S anointed [is] before him. 1Sa 16:7 But the LORD said unto Samuel, Look not on his countenance, or on the height of his stature; because I have refused him: for [the LORD seeth] not as man seeth;

for man looketh on the outward appearance, but the LORD looketh on the heart. We can see in [V.7] What God considers when accepting or receiving an individual. As we read on through this passage we see that God rejected many others before settling upon David as being acceptable in [V.13] . 1Sa 16:13 Then Samuel took the horn of oil, and anointed him in the midst of his brethren: and the Spirit of the LORD came upon David from that day. According to the word of God He was basing His acceptance upon the heart. We have heard it said over and over in reference to various people that “they have a good heart” as if to say they are really a good person and do good things. God is not basing His acceptance of worship on a good heart or good intentions. Let’s understand the difference here. Psa 24:3 Who shall ascend into the hill of the LORD? or who shall stand in his holy place?
Psa 24:4 He that hath clean hands, and a pure heart; who hath not lifted up his soul unto vanity, nor sworn deceitfully.
Psa 24:5 He shall receive the blessing from the LORD, and righteousness from the God of his salvation. Obviously God has set standards of what is acceptable and what is not. It is very clear that He requires a pure heart not a good heart. A good heart is not always a pure heart, but a pure heart