2022 0212 Psalm

Psalm 100:1–5 NIV

Shout for joy to the Lord, all the earth. Worship the Lord with gladness; come before him with joyful songs. Know that the Lord is God. It is he who made us, and we are his; we are his people, the sheep of his pasture. Enter his gates with thanksgiving and his courts with praise; give thanks to him and praise his name. For the Lord is good and his love endures forever; his faithfulness continues through all generations.

Shout for Joy

Shout for joy to the Lord, all the earth.

first response - shout for joy

an universal call to worship

all the earth - shout for joy

cast off the pain and the disappointments of this life

there will always be negatives waiting to pounce

yet we are called to shout for joy

make it our first response

Worship the Lord

Worship the Lord with gladness; come before him with joyful songs.

the Lord, who he is demands worship

a whole being approach

let every fibre of who we are respond to the God of all

God is a great God - gladness is our state

gladness is a general sense of well - being, of being pleased and joyful

there is great security and contentment

our approach toward God is simple

come with joyful songs

no beating of the breast, no wailing about how sinful we are

joyful songs for praise fills the throne room

Know that the Lord is God. It is he who made us, and we are his; we are his people, the sheep of his pasture.

two points made here

know that Lord is God

not a feeling nor a random thought

the Lord is God

how do we respond

we recognise his role of creating us

we are his people - amazing and this comes

Enter his gates with thanksgiving and his courts with praise; give thanks to him and praise his name.

repeat of the opening line

shout for joy

we are his people so we are entitled to enter his gates and courts

primary purpose i to praise him

For the Lord is good and his love endures forever; his faithfulness continues through all generations.

this is our God

his love is good and lasts forever

we know Jesus

he is faithful in every generation and in every situation.