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Every Sunday, a beautiful thing happens all around the world:
Millions and millions of people gather in churches to worship and praise the Lord.
Whether in structures great or small, magnificent or simple, extravagant or beautifully plain, out in the open or in secret, people from all walks of life gather in God’s holy name.
On the other hand, millions and millions of people do not follow this pattern.
Millions worship false gods or no god at all.
Their eyes are blinded to the truth.
They cannot or do not see that the Lord is their Creator and God (2 Co. 4:4)
Psalm 100 is the last in a series of psalms that emphasize the Lord as King (93–100).
It describes God’s people going into His house to worship Him, and it spells out what their attitude should be as they go.
It also calls out to all the people of the earth, urging them to recognize that the Lord is God and inviting them to receive Him.
In a very practical sense, this psalm teaches us the actual purpose of the church:
to joyfully express praise and thanksgiving to God,
to present ourselves for God’s service,
and to urge all people of the earth to come into a relationship with God through His Son.
I. Acknowledge and Praise the Lord
Praise Him alone.
(100:1–2)
Psalm 100 begins with a summons to all the lands to make a joyful noise(ruah), shout loudly and exuberantly, to the Lord.
German commentator Franz Delitzsch (1813–1890) described this call as “a blowing of the trumpets” for the earth’s population to come together to worship the Lord.
It is an exhortation to the Gentile nations (all ye lands) to turn from their false gods and to acknowledge that the Lord, the God of Israel, is the only true and living God.
All the people of all the lands should praise the Lord and Him alone.
A. Serve Him with a Glad Heart
(v.
2a).
A vital part of worship is presenting ourselves to the Lord for His service.
The New Testament instructs us to offer ourselves as living sacrifices to Him.
A. Serve Him with a Glad Heart
“Worship leads to service, and true service is worship.”
We should not serve the Lord out of duty or obligation but out of the gladness of our hearts.
Because of God’s great love and mercies, we should serve Him willingly and with joy.
We should also remember what a tremendous privilege it is to be the servants of such a great King!
B. Approach Him with Joyful Songs
(v.
2b).
We should come before the Lord’s presence (paneh, literally, before His face) with songs of joy on our lips.
This command is directed to our demeanor or attitude when we come to God’s house for worship.
We are to approach Him reverently, yes, but also with joyful hearts and joyful songs.
The Lord’s presence was centered in the temple in the Old Testament.
Now, both the church and our bodies are designated as the house of God.
Since our bodies are the temple of God’s Holy Spirit, we should worship the Lord as we walk throughout each day.
That verse continues with verse 20...
B. Approach Him with Joyful Songs
But we should also acknowledge the Lord by gathering with His people for worship every week.
Just as the psalmist extended the call to worship here, so churches across the world extend the call to come and worship the Lord with them.
Sadly, many professing believers do not answer this call.
Many simply disobey God’s command to assemble with other believers.
B. Approach Him with Joyful Songs
Others go to church, but they do so grudgingly or half-heartedly, out of duty or obligation.
Our attitude about going to church should be one of anticipation and joy.
Never should we say, “I have to go to church today.”
To the contrary, serving the Lord and going to His house is a high privilege and ought to be among the greatest joys in our lives.
As the Psalmist said,
We should serve the Lord cheerfully and worship Him wholeheartedly.
Anything less is unworthy of God and His great love for us.
II.
Receive the Lord
Confess (know) that He is the only true God.
(100:3)
The psalmist invited all the people of the earth to receive the Lord.
The Lord (Yahweh, Jehovah) is the name by which God revealed Himself to His people.
It is the name by which He swore when He made His covenant with us.
His name guarantees that He will keep His promises at all costs.
To know (yada) means to know personally, intimately, and by experience.
Essentially, the psalmist was inviting all people to come into a personal relationship with God, to experience God and see for themselves that He keeps His covenant (promises).
He is the only true and living God.
A. He is our Creator
We are His
(v.
3a).
The psalmist appealed to the people of the earth, first, on the basis of creation.
God is our Creator.
He made us; therefore, we are His.
He formed our bodies and our souls.
A. He is our Creator
He crafted our spirits and blew His breath—the only source of life—into us.
We live, breathe, and exist because of Him (Ac.
17:28).
A. He is our Creator
We are not self-made; we are made by God, who personally and individually created us for fellowship with Him, to enjoy the fullness of the glory of His presence forever and ever.
Accordingly, He is our rightful owner.
B. He is our Shepherd
He guides and cares for us as His sheep
(v.
3b).
Second, the psalmist appealed to the people of the earth on the basis of God’s guidance and care for them.
He is our Shepherd, and we are His sheep (Ps.
95:7).
B. He is our Shepherd
His pasture is the earth, which He so wisely created to provide for us and to meet all of our needs.
The Lord is a shepherd who deeply loves and cares for His sheep.
He loves us so much that He was willing to sacrifice His one and only Son to lay down His life for us (Jn.
10:11, 15).
B. He is our Shepherd
Through His creation, His Word, and the circumstances of our lives, He seeks to guide us into a relationship with Him.
Many people do not know that the Lord is God.
Like sheep, they have gone astray and are wandering far from Him (Is.
53:6).
B. He is our Shepherd
It is our responsibility as believers to invite them to come into a relationship with God.
We know that the Lord is God.
We know that He created us for a relationship with Him.
We know that He gave His Son for us, and that by repenting and believing Him, we can be one of His sheep.
Christ has commissioned us to point the world to Him, showing people that He is the only way into the Lord’s fold.
God wants every individual to know Him and to come into a relationship with Him.
Thus, we are responsible to take the gospel into all the earth.
III.
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