Gospel Liturgy: God
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A Psalm of Praise, of David. 1 I will extol You, my God, O King, And I will bless Your name forever and ever. 2 Every day I will bless You, And I will praise Your name forever and ever. 3 Great is the Lord, and highly to be praised, And His greatness is unsearchable. 4 One generation shall praise Your works to another, And shall declare Your mighty acts. 5 On the glorious splendor of Your majesty And on Your wonderful works, I will meditate. 6 Men shall speak of the power of Your awesome acts, And I will tell of Your greatness. 7 They shall eagerly utter the memory of Your abundant goodness And will shout joyfully of Your righteousness. 8 The Lord is gracious and merciful; Slow to anger and great in lovingkindness. 9 The Lord is good to all, And His mercies are over all His works. 10 All Your works shall give thanks to You, O Lord, And Your godly ones shall bless You. 11 They shall speak of the glory of Your kingdom And talk of Your power; 12 To make known to the sons of men Your mighty acts And the glory of the majesty of Your kingdom. 13 Your kingdom is an everlasting kingdom, And Your dominion endures throughout all generations. 14 The Lord sustains all who fall And raises up all who are bowed down. 15 The eyes of all look to You, And You give them their food in due time. 16 You open Your hand And satisfy the desire of every living thing. 17 The Lord is righteous in all His ways And kind in all His deeds. 18 The Lord is near to all who call upon Him, To all who call upon Him in truth. 19 He will fulfill the desire of those who fear Him; He will also hear their cry and will save them. 20 The Lord keeps all who love Him, But all the wicked He will destroy. 21 My mouth will speak the praise of the Lord, And all flesh will bless His holy name forever and ever.
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You’ve probably noticed by now, but we’re taking a little break from Exodus and starting a new series titled: Gospel Liturgy. Before we go anywhere, what is ‘gospel liturgy’ and why do a sermon series on it? When we talk about liturgy in the church we’re talking about how we worship. The form, the content, and structure of our worship comprise our liturgy. As Christians we recognize that Scripture has given us instruction that regulates our worship. God in His perfection and holiness is not pleased with just any form of worship. Multiple times throughout Scripture Israel is rebuked for their worship because it is displeasing to God. We don’t just bring to God whatever we think is best; We look to Scripture to guide us in how we ought to worship.
Scripture defines the form of our worship: We sing, we pray, we read Scripture, we preach, we give, we observe the ordinances... These forms of worship are explicitly given to us in Scripture.
Scripture also defines the content of our worship. Our singing, our preaching, our prayers are to be consistent with the gospel and sound doctrine. In these we proclaim the gospel of Jesus Christ knowing we are sinners saved by grace knowing we have every reason to worship in Christ. The content of our worship is Scripture itself, forever and always.
We can probably recognize these elements each Sunday, the sound doctrine in our songs, the gospel in the preaching, but for the next few weeks I’d like to take a closer look at the order of our liturgy, the order of our worship. For hundreds of years faithful churches have looked to Scripture to define the form, the content, and the order of Christian worship. Specifically, Christians have recognized that the gospel has a structure and order that guides our worship.
In the same way that the gospel calls us to look to God first so we can understand our sin and confess our sins before him, we ought to have a clear view of God in our worship before confess our sins together.
In the same way the gospel calls us to repent of our sins and look to Christ for grace and forgiveness, our worship ought to turn our eyes from our sins as we confess and look to Christ for the assurance he offers us in Himself.
Having seen Christ and all He has accomplished for us we offer our gratitude for what he’s done and finally respond with the devotion of our lives.
The gospel is simple, but it does have an order. We must see God before we can rightly repent. In repentance we look to Christ. Having seen Christ we give thanks, and in our thanks we respond in giving of ourselves as a living sacrifice, holy and pleasing to God.
That simple order is also what has guided Christian worship for hundreds of years, and I’d like to spend the next five weeks looking at five Psalms which put those elements on full display for us.
This morning we’re looking at God. The gospel and our worship always begin with God Himself.
And over the next four weeks we’ll cover
Guilt, Grace, Gratitude, and Giving in that order. Along the way you might see a few changes to our order of worship. We’ll be doing much of the same things each week, with the same rich content, but with a few new emphases that will allow us to rehearse the gospel as we worship each Sunday.
As with anything a few changes might take some getting used to, but it’s my sincere prayer that by rehearsing the gospel in our order of worship every week, we’ll come to know Christ better, and be more equipped to respond to the gospel as living sacrifices, holy and pleasing to God.
Now that we know where we’re going, let’s look to Psalm 145.
If you look closely at the Psalm, there isn’t a single verse that doesn’t mention the LORD or his works. From beginning to end, it’s very clear, the LORD above all is to be praised. When we gather to worship, it’s He who we look to first because he’s the very reason we’ve gathered together. He is the only one worthy of praise. When we look to Him first, what do we see?
3 Great is the Lord, and highly to be praised, And His greatness is unsearchable.
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When we come to worship, we come to exalt the name of the Most High God who is high above all earthly powers. There is no one like Him. He is glorious in splendor and majesty. Beautiful beyond all recognition. He is pure and righteous and good beyond our understanding. He is transcendent. Far above all that we could understand, and yet he is not far off. He has revealed Himself to us. The Psalmist goes on to sing the praises of this glorious God who helps the sinner and the needy.
8 The Lord is gracious and merciful; Slow to anger and great in lovingkindness.
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19 He will fulfill the desire of those who fear Him; He will also hear their cry and will save them.
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The wonderful news is that the goodness and glory of God is not something that is withheld from us even though we are sinners. Because He is good and righteous, He is merciful! Because He is great and mighty He is able to satisfy us with Himself. The overflow of the glory and goodness of God is the salvation and satisfaction we find in Christ Jesus and in that glorious salvation we have every reason to worship.
Because of the glory and grace of God in Christ, we can be satisfied in Him and have every reason to praise Him in adoration.
Because of the glory and grace of God in Christ, we can be satisfied in Him and have every reason to praise Him in adoration.
The Glory of the LORD
The Grace of the LORD
The Satisfaction of the LORD
The Glory of the LORD (vs. 1-7)
The Glory of the LORD (vs. 1-7)
1 I will extol You, my God, O King, And I will bless Your name forever and ever. 2 Every day I will bless You, And I will praise Your name forever and ever.
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As David begins this Psalm he is standing as the most exalted man of Israel. He is King. By every earthly measure he is the one deserving of glory and praise. He’s established his throne, and yet what is the king of Israel doing? Singing the praises of his God and King. A praise that will last forever and ever.
If you’ve ever observed the crowning of a new king or queen in England, it’s likely you heard the phrase, “Long live the king. ” or “Long live the queen” It’s a pronouncement of blessing upon the new king or queen that they might be blessed with a long life. Historically speaking, the king or queen of England was one of the most powerful people on earth and yet in that simple blessing, was the understanding that this king will die. There very crowning is evidence that the last sovereign has died and we can only hope that this new king will reign with a long life. As glorious as their reign might have been it was still bound by death.
When David blesses his King it is not the blessing of a feeble man or woman ascending to the throne hoping they will live long. It’s the blessing of the Creator God who will rule and reign for all eternity. He is King of Kings and Lord of Lords. David Himself recognizes the eternality of God’s reign saying he himself will bless His name forever and ever. Twice over he says it! Forever and ever will he praise the name of the LORD.
The glory of the King of heaven, the one true God extends both high and far. He repeats this pattern in verses three and four.
3 Great is the Lord, and highly to be praised, And His greatness is unsearchable. 4 One generation shall praise Your works to another, And shall declare Your mighty acts.
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We recognize God Himself is seated above even David king of Israel, but how far above? David says His greatness is unsearchable!
This isn’t a matter of simply climbing the ladder for a better view as if David’s position as king over Israel grants him a unique and intimate perspective on God that everyone else doesn’t have. Even to David the king of Israel, the glory of God is unsearchable.
We live in an age of science and observation. We have truly extraordinary tools to observe the world we live in. We have ways of observing everything from the splitting of an atom to the massive galaxies lightyears away from us. It seems that every day we’re discovering, observing, or measuring something we haven’t before to the degree that so many people have come to think we can make sense of everything my mere scientific observation. There is much of this world that is searchable - observable with the tools we’ve created, but God is not created like this world we live in. No matter how great our tools or how great our minds, God will never be created. He will always be Creator. By nature of being God, He is greater than His creation and it’s foolish to think we can quantify Him. His greatness is unsearchable!
I might add, if the greatness of God were measurable, quantifiable by worldly means, he would not be God nor great. He would be like us.
Isn’t it interesting how sinful men are more than willing to sing the praises of dead men from generation to generation, but refuse to even acknowledge the God of all creation who has been and forever will be glorious beyond measure.
Man may accomplish truly extraordinary feats of heroism and triumph, but no man can claim the parting of the Red Sea and the drowning of the Egyptians beneath it.
Man has made scientific discoveries that have changed the entire course of history, but man can only discover what God has already created.
Man may find cures for the mostly deadly of diseases, but man can only prolong life. God has overcome death itself.
The greatest acts of men pale in comparison to the mighty deeds of God which is why it is His works which will be sung from generation to generation, and it’s His name which will be praised forever and ever. There is no one else more praiseworthy and no one else is deserving of glory. Why? Because He is glorious!
5 On the glorious splendor of Your majesty And on Your wonderful works, I will meditate. 6 Men shall speak of the power of Your awesome acts, And I will tell of Your greatness. 7 They shall eagerly utter the memory of Your abundant goodness And will shout joyfully of Your righteousness.
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God is not to be praised or glorified because he somehow needs something from us that he does not already have. God is not a divine business man providing salvation and redemption in hopes of a profit or a gain that he does not already have. God by His nature, before the foundations of the world was, and is , and forever will be glorious in splendor and majesty. It’s from this understanding of who God is that the psalmist sings. Men who know the awesome acts of God will speak of Him and tell of His greatness. The testimony of His abundant goodness will prompt men to eagerly speak of him, and those who know that He is righteous will shout joyfully.
The glory of God is far above what we can imagine. It will extend beyond this earth as we know it, and it is complete, lacking in nothing. That is why we worship Him! That is why he is worthy of our praise and adoration!
Simple point of application for us this morning: Before we come to bless the Lord, to speak of him, to pray to Him, to sing His praises - Before we bring Him anything by way of worship, do we see Him? If it’s out of His fullness of glory that we worship we must first see Him if we are to worship Him rightly. I believe the Psalmist portrays God in three dimensions to us in just these seven verses.
He is far above.
He is forever.
He is full of glory.
Perhaps next Sunday when we gather for worship and the prelude begins just pick one. Pray for God to show you how far above all earthly powers He really is. When we read Scripture together to begin the service, pray that God would show you His eternal and never ending majesty which we will experience for all of time as His church.
When I lay out our worship set each week, I intentionally make our first song one that will help us see God Himself, who He is in all His glory, because that’s why we’re here. We need to see Him and know Him if we’re to worship Him rightly. When we sing that first song, pray to God that He would remind you of His fullness of glory, that He is lacking in nothing and that is why we praise Him.
Just this morning we sang these words in our first song,
“Jesus shall reign where'er the sun
does its successive journeys run,
his kingdom stretch from shore to shore,
till moons shall wax and wane no more.”
For three hundred years the church has been singing this song by Isaac Watts, and the first verse simply proclaims the glory of Christ. He is King who will reign over all and his kingdom will have no end.
As we gather together each Sunday, let us pray to see His glory!
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We’re taking a break from Exodus for a few weeks, but we’re at a point in the narrative where Israel too is about to be confronted with the glory of God at Mount Horeb and they have the appropriate response of sinful men.
16 So it came about on the third day, when it was morning, that there were thunder and lightning flashes and a thick cloud upon the mountain and a very loud trumpet sound, so that all the people who were in the camp trembled.
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The glory of holy God is a frightful thing to sinful men. Perhaps that is why so many are content to sing the praises of dead men. Why would we pray to see his glory when men throughout Scripture are literally trembling in His presence? What hope do we have of being welcomed in His presence?
Nothing in and of ourselves can give us that hope. We must keep looking to Him that we may find his mercy and grace.
The Grace of the LORD (vs. 8-13)
The Grace of the LORD (vs. 8-13)
The Psalm states:
8 The Lord is gracious and merciful; Slow to anger and great in lovingkindness. 9 The Lord is good to all, And His mercies are over all His works.
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A natural part of seeing the fullness of the glory of the Lord is recognizing, “We are not that!”
when Isaiah sees the Lord sitting on the throne high and lifted up as the angels call out, “Holy, Holy, Holy is the LORD of hosts, the whole earth is full of His glory.” What Is Isaiah’s response?
5 Then I said, “Woe is me, for I am ruined! Because I am a man of unclean lips, And I live among a people of unclean lips; For my eyes have seen the King, the Lord of hosts.”
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Isaiah is reasoning rightly. Sinful men in the presence of the God of all glory is bad news for me!
Does Isaiah experience the swift and holy justice of God against him? No.
An angel touches his lips with a burning coal saying, “Behold, this has touched your lips; and your iniquity is taken away and your sin is forgiven.”
In perhaps one of the most magnificent displays of God’s glory before mankind in Scripture, what is man’s fate? His sins are forgiven!
The first seven verses of Psalm 145 should inspire some awe in us. An awe that recognizes “We are not that!” We should join with Isaiah in recognizing before the glory of the LORD, “We are unclean!” We are not holy like God is. What is our fate before this glorious God?
The Psalmist gives us this comfort, “The LORD is gracious and merciful; Slow to anger and great in lovingkindness.”
The LORD in all his majesty looks upon the weak and the broken who deserve nothing and is gracious to them.
The LORD in all His power and might looks upon the sinner deserving of punishment and extends His mercy.
How many times was Israel upheld and comforted by the lovingkindness of God when they should have known His just anger?
If we look ahead in Exodus just a little bit there’s a moment where Moses is pleading with God not to leave them after they have worshipped the golden calf. Moses prays one of the boldest prayers.
18 Then Moses said, “I pray You, show me Your glory!”
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Notice how God describes Himself.
19 And He said, “I Myself will make all My goodness pass before you, and will proclaim the name of the Lord before you; and I will be gracious to whom I will be gracious, and will show compassion on whom I will show compassion.”
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Soon after we see the first occurrence of this very verse we in the Psalms.
6 Then the Lord passed by in front of him and proclaimed, “The Lord, the Lord God, compassionate and gracious, slow to anger, and abounding in lovingkindness and truth; 7 who keeps lovingkindness for thousands, who forgives iniquity, transgression and sin; yet He will by no means leave the guilty unpunished, visiting the iniquity of fathers on the children and on the grandchildren to the third and fourth generations.”
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At a point in time when the glory of God was put on full display in the just punishment of the idolaters at the foot of the mountain, the glory of God is more fully revealed in the words of our Psalm to Moses: “compassionate and gracious, slow to anger, and abounding in lovingkindness.”
The two are not inconsistent with each other! There are those who will see the glory of God in His just punishment as generation after generation continue in unrepentant sin. And yet there are those who will see the fullness of the glory of God ultimately in Christ who came to extend mercy and grace that our sins would be forgiven.
As glorious as the presence of God was on the mountain, as glorious as the law of God was delivered to Moses, as glorious as the tabernacle and temple were
At no point in time was the fullness of the glory of God more evident than in the person and work of Jesus Christ.
As John states:
14 And the Word became flesh, and dwelt among us, and we saw His glory, glory as of the only begotten from the Father, full of grace and truth.
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As Jesus walked among us we saw His glory in His patience with the sin of man.
When he went to the cross we saw the glory of God when the Father poured out His holy wrath on His Son for the sins of the redeemed as skies grew dark and the earth shook.
We saw his glory when in His resurrected body he came to sinful, faithless disciples and declared peace because salvation had been accomplished. The penalty of sin had been paid for and death was defeated that those who believe would know the mercy and grace of God in salvation.
The reason we can pray to see the glory of God like Moses is because Christ has come in the fullness of glory and grace to atone for our sins. It’s in Christ that we are forgiven of our sins and can boldly approach the throne of grace and behold the glory of God.
Apart from the mercy, grace, and lovingkindness in Christ the glory of God is frightful thing.
Praise be to God for the finished work of Christ!
The only reasonable thing to do in seeing the glory of God in Christ is to give thanks in praise and adoration.
10 All Your works shall give thanks to You, O Lord, And Your godly ones shall bless You. 11 They shall speak of the glory of Your kingdom And talk of Your power; 12 To make known to the sons of men Your mighty acts And the glory of the majesty of Your kingdom. 13 Your kingdom is an everlasting kingdom, And Your dominion endures throughout all generations.
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In the merciful work of Christ we have every reason to bless the Lord.
To the nations we proclaim the good news of the kingdom of Christ as Jesus did.
We proclaim a kingdom which cannot be shaken. A kingdom unlike that of even Israel.
As the writer of Hebrews states
18 For you have not come to a mountain that can be touched and to a blazing fire, and to darkness and gloom and whirlwind, 19 and to the blast of a trumpet and the sound of words which sound was such that those who heard begged that no further word be spoken to them.
We do not live in a kingdom of fear!
22 But you have come to Mount Zion and to the city of the living God, the heavenly Jerusalem, and to myriads of angels, 23 to the general assembly and church of the firstborn who are enrolled in heaven, and to God, the Judge of all, and to the spirits of the righteous made perfect, 24 and to Jesus, the mediator of a new covenant, and to the sprinkled blood, which speaks better than the blood of Abel.
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The church of Christ is the everlasting kingdom which is established in His mercy and grace.
28 Therefore, since we receive a kingdom which cannot be shaken, let us show gratitude, by which we may offer to God an acceptable service with reverence and awe; 29 for our God is a consuming fire.
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The writer of Hebrews comes to the same conclusion as the Psalmist. Because we are recipients of the mercy and grace of Christ - because we are members of the church, the kingdom of Christ which cannot be shaken, the only appropriate response is gratitude - an offering of an acceptable service with hearts of reverence and awe. The response is Worship! Worship in the gathering and worship in our every day lives on Tuesday.
It’s only through the mercy and grace of Christ that sinners can be welcomed into the glory of the kingdom of God, and it’s because of that mercy and grace that we can worship as a redeemed people.
Perhaps there are some here this morning with the fear of Israel at the thought of the glory of God. You may look at yourself and realize, “I’m not like that!” We should all recognize that we fall short of the glory of God, but that’s not reason to despair. We must turn our eyes from the glory of God on the mountain to the glory of Christ full of grace and truth. We recognize that we fail before the perfect and holy law of God and look to Christ to fulfill the law, to forgive us our sins, and cleanse us from all unrighteousness. Until we look to the glory of God in the mercy and grace of Christ our worship will forever be hindered by fear. Our witness and proclamation of the kingdom will be hindered if we remain at the mountain trembling like Israel. We are not a people who flee from the glory of God for our well-being. As the church we’re a people who cling to the glory of God in Christ knowing He is our forgiveness, He is our redemption, He is our salvation. Don’t run from Him. Run to Him. That’s how we are saved. That’s how we worship rightly.
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As David continues we look to the road ahead.
We recognize God is glorious.
He’s approachable because He is gracious and merciful.
Have we merely been spared because he is gracious and merciful? Do we move on without Him now that Christ has saved us? No
He continues to sustain and satisfy us in His glory.
The Satisfaction of the LORD (vs. 14-21)
The Satisfaction of the LORD (vs. 14-21)
14 The Lord sustains all who fall And raises up all who are bowed down. 15 The eyes of all look to You, And You give them their food in due time. 16 You open Your hand And satisfy the desire of every living thing.
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Let’s look at this from a worldly perspective for a moment. The next time you turn on your television or you check social media, see how long it takes for someone to offer you something to sustain you or satisfy you. It’s constant isn’t it? It’s not just digital either. When you drive down the road, there are billboards everywhere offering sustenance and satisfaction. Companies spend millions and millions of dollars in advertising to let us know how this or that need can be met at a great price. Millions of dollars spent to let us know how this or that desire can be satisfied. The only reason advertising like that works is because people are always searching for a little more - A little more to sustain them, a little more to satisfy them. Some of those things are very reasonable. I appreciate it when good businesses advertise services that I need, but I wonder, “How much of advertising is trying to satisfy deeper needs we can’t satisfy.” How many people are looking for that next mountain top experience to satisfy their felt needs? How many people are searching for glory to sustain them in things that simply aren’t glorious?
When the Psalmist begins to address our sustenance and our satisfaction, notice he is not advertising like the world. Ascend this mountain and be sustained. If you seek this glory here then you’ll be satisfied. No, he immediately addresses the fallen and the bowed down, these are the ones who will be sustained. The fallen and the bowed down have no glory in and of themselves. It’s the glory of God which will sustain them.
Even the most basic of needs, the food on our plates is provided of the LORD.
Ok, perhaps the LORD is able to provide for my basic needs. He’s provided us salvation in Christ, he ensures we’ll have food on the table, but can He really satisfy every desire?
16 You open Your hand And satisfy the desire of every living thing. 17 The Lord is righteous in all His ways And kind in all His deeds. 18 The Lord is near to all who call upon Him, To all who call upon Him in truth. 19 He will fulfill the desire of those who fear Him; He will also hear their cry and will save them. 20 The Lord keeps all who love Him, But all the wicked He will destroy.
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God does satisfy us! He’s ambitious to fulfill the desires of those who fear Him, but not just with anything. He’s near us to us because His ambition is to satisfy us with Himself.
Notice how far we’ve come. We start with the King performing great works, highly to be praised, and full of unsearchable greatness. Now he is near! Satisfying the the lowly and bowed low who have seen His glory and called upon Him in fear.
See how other worldly that is?
Any time there’s something good in the world, the advertising says come and get it! Just give us your money, just give us your time, and it’s yours. It’s going to be so satisfying you just have to earn it! God does not sit on a mountain in all his glory saying ascend to my glory that you may be satisfied. He comes to us! He reveals Himself in all His glory in mercy and grace supremely in the person of Christ.
Remember how Jesus turned the conventional wisdom upside down in the sermon on the mount?
3 “Blessed are the poor in spirit, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven. 4 “Blessed are those who mourn, for they shall be comforted. 5 “Blessed are the gentle, for they shall inherit the earth. 6 “Blessed are those who hunger and thirst for righteousness, for they shall be satisfied.
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The glories of the kingdom of heaven belong to the poor in spirit?
Those who mourn are those who will find comfort?!
Aren’t the kings and princes in all their glory the ones who will inherit the earth? No, it’s the gentle.
And who are those who will be satisfied? Those who are hunger and thirst for righteousness!
17 The Lord is righteous in all His ways And kind in all His deeds.
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When Christ comes he completely casts aside the world’s glories and he points to Himself: A humble servant going to a cross calling people to repentance and faith. Less than glorious isn’t it?
Yet if we look to Him in his death, respond to him in repentance and a lowliness of heart which calls upon Him in the truth of the gospel, “Forgive me!” How does he respond? … “Your sins are forgiven!” “My peace I give to you.” “I give you my Spirit.”
He gives us the presence of the glory of God in the Spirit that we would be fruitful, that we would be comforted, that we would be satisfied in Him!
11 You will make known to me the path of life; In Your presence is fullness of joy; In Your right hand there are pleasures forever.
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Seeking pleasure and satisfaction is not a worldly or sinful behavior. Seeking pleasure and satisfaction is a human behavior. It’s when we find that pleasure and satisfaction in worldly things, lesser glories, false gods that they become sinful. As image bearers of God we are made to be satisfied in God!
Have you ever thought about our satisfaction being a facet of our worship?
Suppose for a moment you go to a friends house for dinner. They want you to try a new dish you’ve never had before. They make a wonderful meal for you, you’ve eaten dinner together, and they ask you, “So what did you think?” If you were to respond, “Well I ate the whole thing.” That doesn’t really answer the question does it? Saying, I’ve seen it, or I’ve tasted it. Even I’ve tasted all of it. Doesn’t exactly speak praise or glory to your host’s cooking. At that point you’re just being polite. They want to know, “Were you satisfied?” When we speak of our satisfaction with something, we speak its praises, we glorify it. How much more for our praise and worship of God?
The psalmist invites the congregation to worship with the words, “Taste and see that the Lord is good.” We’ve seen the glory of God. We’ve tasted His mercy and grace in Christ and we’re intended to conclude, “He is good” “He is satisfying to us!”
How does the Psalmist conclude having pointed us to God the fullness of our satisfaction?
21 My mouth will speak the praise of the Lord, And all flesh will bless His holy name forever and ever.
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It’s out of our satisfaction in His glory, His mercy, His grace and His steadfast love that we sing the praises of the LORD. It’s a glory that cannot be contained to any one people nor any time. That means today 2000 years time from the resurrection of Christ God is still glorious and still satisfying. That means today, for us who are gentiles, we too can taste and see the glory of God. We need not ascend to a degree of our own glory. We need not show ourselves worthy before Him. All he asks of us is that we call on Him in faith and repentance. For those who do not know Him it’s a call to salvation. Only in Christ can we be saved of our sin. Run to Him! Set your faith in Christ who has died for sin and risen from the dead.
For us who know Christ as Savior and Lord, the Psalmist calls us to be satisfied, to taste and see that the Lord is good, and when we’re satisfied in Him, let’s praise the name of the LORD.
A simple prayer for us to pray as we go this week:
“Father, show me your glory in Christ, that I would satisfied, and worship you rightly.”
Everything we do to glorify God and worship flows from our view of His glory.
As we gather next week for worship:
Pray that we would see that glory.
Pray for our hearts to be satisfied in Him.
Pray that our satisfaction in the glory of Christ would inspire our worship.
Let’s Pray together.
