A man needs a push sometimes. He needs something outside of himself.”
–Louis L’Amour (High Lonesome)
“Immediately the Spirit drove Him into the wilderness.”
–Mark 1:12 (NKJV)
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“When the heart is full, it brims over in some outward act of devotion,” said the preacher F.B. Meyer. The key here is “heart is full.” One reason that there may be little done for God is that the heart is full of other things. We get too full of the world, we get dissatisfied with our life, and therefore, the heart is full of other things. Look today at the first part of Psalm 95.
1 — Oh come, let us sing to the LORD! Let us shout joyfully to the Rock of our salvation.
2 — Let us come before His presence with thanksgiving; let us shout joyfully to Him with psalms.
3 — For the LORD is the great God, and the great King above all gods.
4 — In His hand are the deep places of the earth; the heights of the hills are His also.
5 — The sea is His, for He made it; and His hands formed the dry land.
6 — Oh come, let us worship and bow down; let us kneel before the LORD our Maker.
7 — For He is our God, and we are the people of His pasture, and the sheep of His hand…. (NKJV)
Here, in this Psalm, we are given an invitation. An grand invitation to worship the King of kings. The Psalm is declaring the greatness of God, and it is our choice, but also our responsibility and obligation to give proper reverence. This is a call for the people of God to worship the Lord.
We see in these few verses the idea of the Creator, the Sovereign God, and the Shepherd. Often, because of daily struggles or events we become disillusioned with God. We get dry, bitter, and our thoughts regarding the regal Person of God are not scriptural. When that happens we turn to Psalm 95 and remember who He is.
God is our Rock, our “steadfast sufficiency and security” (Lawson) so lets worship joyfully. God blesses us more than abundantly therefore we need to praise Him for His many blessings and show proper gratitude. We should worship God, not only for His mighty deeds, but simply because He is–He is God! The term “bow down” means “the total self-humiliation, submission, and adoration to be rendered by those who approach God.” (Lawson)
He blesses us, He leads us, He feeds us for He is the good Shepherd. Worship Him with your mouth, your thoughts, your actions, your full-being. I like what the great English preacher, Joseph Parker said, “God! God! God! Best defined when undefined; a Fire that may not be touched; a Life too great for shape of image; a Love for which there is no equal name. Who is He? God. What is He? God. Of whom begotten? God. He is at once the question and the answer, the self-balance, the All.”
“Where no fruit appears to cheer them
And they seem to toil in vain,
Then in mercy, Lord, draw near them,
Then their sinking hopes sustain,
Thus supported, let their zeal revive again.”
–Thomas Kelly
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“When the heart is full, it brims over in some outward act of devotion,” said the preacher F.B. Meyer. The key here is “heart is full.” One reason that there may be little done for God is that the heart is full of other things. We get too full of the world, we get dissatisfied with our life, and therefore, the heart is full of other things. Look today at the first part of Psalm 95.
1 — Oh come, let us sing to the LORD! Let us shout joyfully to the Rock of our salvation.
2 — Let us come before His presence with thanksgiving; let us shout joyfully to Him with psalms.
3 — For the LORD is the great God, and the great King above all gods.
4 — In His hand are the deep places of the earth; the heights of the hills are His also.
5 — The sea is His, for He made it; and His hands formed the dry land.
6 — Oh come, let us worship and bow down; let us kneel before the LORD our Maker.
7 — For He is our God, and we are the people of His pasture, and the sheep of His hand…. (NKJV)
Here, in this Psalm, we are given an invitation. An grand invitation to worship the King of kings. The Psalm is declaring the greatness of God, and it is our choice, but also our responsibility and obligation to give proper reverence. This is a call for the people of God to worship the Lord.
We see in these few verses the idea of the Creator, the Sovereign God, and the Shepherd. Often, because of daily struggles or events we become disillusioned with God. We get dry, bitter, and our thoughts regarding the regal Person of God are not scriptural. When that happens we turn to Psalm 95 and remember who He is.
God is our Rock, our “steadfast sufficiency and security” (Lawson) so lets worship joyfully. God blesses us more than abundantly therefore we need to praise Him for His many blessings and show proper gratitude. We should worship God, not only for His mighty deeds, but simply because He is–He is God! The term “bow down” means “the total self-humiliation, submission, and adoration to be rendered by those who approach God.” (Lawson)
He blesses us, He leads us, He feeds us for He is the good Shepherd. Worship Him with your mouth, your thoughts, your actions, your full-being. I like what the great English preacher, Joseph Parker said, “God! God! God! Best defined when undefined; a Fire that may not be touched; a Life too great for shape of image; a Love for which there is no equal name. Who is He? God. What is He? God. Of whom begotten? God. He is at once the question and the answer, the self-balance, the All.”
“Where no fruit appears to cheer them
And they seem to toil in vain,
Then in mercy, Lord, draw near them,
Then their sinking hopes sustain,
Thus supported, let their zeal revive again.”
–Thomas Kelly