Turn It Up!
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1 Make a joyful noise unto the Lord, all ye lands. 2 Serve the Lord with gladness: Come before his presence with singing. 3 Know ye that the Lord he is God: It is he that hath made us, and not we ourselves; We are his people, and the sheep of his pasture. 4 Enter into his gates with thanksgiving, And into his courts with praise: Be thankful unto him, and bless his name. 5 For the Lord is good; his mercy is everlasting; And his truth endureth to all generations.
Introduction:
Psalm 100 is a simple and beautiful hymn inviting God’s people everywhere to enter into worship with thanksgiving and praise. The whole psalm speaks of joyful response to life, seeking to praise God for all God has done and is.
Imperative verbs invite adoration of the LORD by all the earth: Make a joyful noise, worship, come! The word worship can also be translated serve. It is used in Deuteronomy to mean walking in the LORD’s way, loving him, and keeping his commandments (Deut 6:13; 10:12-13)
12 “Now, Israel, what does the Lord your God require from you, but to fear the Lord your God, to walk in all His ways and love Him, and to serve the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul, 13 and to keep the Lord’s commandments and His statutes which I am commanding you today for your good?
13 “You shall fear only the Lord your God; and you shall worship Him and swear by His name.
Some places in the Psalms call for us to “be still, and know that [he is] God” Ps. 46:10, to come before him with a sense of reverent awe. And then there are psalms like this one. Where God has his hand on the volume knob, and He’s cranking it up! “Shout triumphantly.” Make a joyful noise! Turn it up!
10 “Be still, and know that I am God. I will be exalted among the nations, I will be exalted in the earth!”
TURN UP-PRAISE—v. 1
We praise what we enjoy because the delight is incomplete until it is expressed it in praise.
John Piper
A. Praise—“Make a joyful noise unto the Lord.” Do not make excuses or complaints, but make a joyful noise of praise and thanks.
B. Person—“Unto the Lord.” Why praise the Lord? The most important reason: He has saved us from sin—Ps. 103:3
3 Who forgiveth all thine iniquities; Who healeth all thy diseases;
C. Places—“All ye lands.” All God’s people should praise Him; everyone who has breath should thank Him—Ps. 150:6
TURN UP-SERVICE—v. 2
We serve him with gladness because we do not bear the burden of meeting his needs. Rather, we rejoice in a service where he meets our needs.
John Piper
A. Serving—“Serve the Lord with gladness.” The Bible speaks of joy through salvation—Ps. 51:12 of our joy being full—1 John 1:4
4 These things we write, so that our joy may be made complete.
12 Restore to me the joy of Your salvation And sustain me with a willing spirit.
B. Singing—“Come before his presence with singing.” The Bible speaks of spiritual songs—Eph. 5:19 We sing because we are happy and free!
TURN UP-DEPENDENCY—v. 3
The mark of a child is dependency, utter dependency for everything he has.
John F. MacArthur
A. Person—“Know ye that the Lord he is God.” Because He is God, He will not change—Heb. 13:8, He will not lie—Titus 1:2
2 in the hope of eternal life, which God, who cannot lie, promised long ages ago,
8 Jesus Christ is the same yesterday and today and forever.
B. Plan—“It is he that hath made us and not we ourselves.” Man was made in the image of God Gen 1:27 He didn’t just come into being—God created him! Man was made for fellowship with God—Gen. 2:7 Man was created with a soul, which makes possible fellowship with God!
7 Then the Lord God formed man of dust from the ground, and breathed into his nostrils the breath of life; and man became a living being.
27 God created man in His own image, in the image of God He created him; male and female He created them.
C. People—“We are his people, and the sheep of his pasture.” Jesus the Good Shepherd gives His life for His sheep—John 10:11
TURN UP-GIVING—v. 4
Giving is true having, as the old gravestone said of the dead man, “What I spent I had, what I saved I lost, what I gave I have.”
Charles Spurgeon
A. Respecting—“Enter into his gates with thanksgiving.” Praising God for our blessings will increase them; failing to thank Him will diminish them.
B. Rejoicing—“And into his courts with praise.” You can thank and praise at the same time!
C. Recognizing—“Be thankful unto him and bless his name.” Recognize Him as God’s Son. Recognize the superiority of His name to every other.
THANKS-REMEMBRANCE—v. 5
Psalms of remembrance are those in which God’s past acts of redemption are the focus of attention.
Tremper Longman III
A. Character—“For the Lord is good.” All things that come from God are good and helpful—Rom. 8:28
28 And we know that God causes all things to work together for good to those who love God, to those who are called according to His purpose.
B. Compassion—“his mercy is everlasting.” God wants all men to repent—2 Peter 3:9
9 The Lord is not slow about His promise, as some count slowness, but is patient toward you, not wishing for any to perish but for all to come to repentance.
C. Continuance—“And his truth endureth to all generations.” God’s Word is everlasting—Matt. 5:18
18 “For truly I say to you, until heaven and earth pass away, not the smallest letter or stroke shall pass from the Law until all is accomplished.
