Post by James Blankenship on Apr 16, 2012 7:28:20 GMT -5
"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, & we are His. We are His people, the sheep of His pasture. Enter His gates with thanksgiving, & His courts with praise. Give thanks to Him, & praise His name. For the Lord is good, & His love endures forever; His faithfulness continues through all generations."
This is what I consider to be the ULTIMATE worship text in the entire OT, (& most of the NT as well!). Look at what it says!
1. Calling for the ENTIRE Earth to sing for joy! This doesn't just include, man, but the entire earth! Water, trees, even rocks,
can sing for joy at who the Lord is! In fact, there is a verse in Scripture, where it says that-it we do not worship the Lord,
even the rocks will cry out! Now I know that there is no greater joy than to worship our Lord-but I would really kind of like to
hear a rock worship Him! I think that most Believers probably know the song SHOUT TO THE LORD-well, that is what this
psalm is all about! ALL THE EARTH, shouting praise to the God who created everything!
2. Worship the Lord with gladness, & come before Him with Joyful songs. Is there any better way to worship of wonderful
Lord, than through song? I know that music plays a major part of the ministry at my church! When we worship the Lord through music, we are celebrating Him in a truly unique way! We know that David was a musician-& often lead the people in worship of God! Whether it is with something as simple as a tambourine, up to a full orchestra, there is no more powerful way to worship God than through music!
3. Know that the Lord is God. It is He who made us, & we are His. Consider the last sentence here-WE ARE HIS! For all those
who know the Lord & Savior Jesus Christ, what honor, what rank, what position, can even BEGIN to compare to being called
the possession of God? This is the Creator of the entire universe! We belong to HIM! Glory to God!
4. We are His people, the sheep of His pasture. Does this sound a little familiar? I hope it does, because this is the very picture of Jesus! He IS our Shepherd! Is there anyone else who deserves to be called our shepherd, more than Jesus? Who can protect us better than Him?
5. Enter His gates with thanksgiving, & His courts with praise. This is a twofold picture here-of what is was like when the people came to the temple with worship & praise back in the OT, & of a future, when this is as it will be in the book of Revelation! It is truly an all encompassing view of why we worship Him! FROM ETERNITY TO ETERNITY!
6. Give thanks to Him & praise His Name. Give thanks to Him-is there ever a SINGLE occasion, when we SHOULDN'T give thanks to Jesus? As believers, we are heaven-bound-We KNOW what awaits us-ETERNAL LIFE!!!!!! Praise His name-Are you familiar with the verse in the NT, where it says that EVERY knee shall bow & EVERY tongue shall confess that Jesus Christ is Lord-to the glory of the Father! The name of Jesus-there is no other name worthy of being worshiped! No actor/actress, musician, politician, NOBODY, but the name of JESUS! Where are your priorities? Whose name do YOU worship?
7. For the Lord is good, & His love endures forever; His faithfulness continues through all generations! Here is the greatest truth of all-the verse that proves that God never changes! He loves us, He has loved us, He will continue to love us FOREVER!!! Is there ANY love here on this little planet of ours, that can even BEGIN TO COMPARE to THIS kind of love? I defy ANYONE to tell me that there is! God's love is ETERNAL! No other kind of love is! Praise GOD!
"Dear Lord Jesus; who is there to worship but you! What other person, place or thing can even BEGIN to compare to who you are, what you mean to us, what you did for us, back on Calvary, all those years ago? There is only you, Lord Jesus-NOBODY ELSE! That you would even care about us is a mystery that we will never truly know the answer to until we come into Your holy presence! We praise you with the same joyful singing that the psalmist knew! There truly IS none more worthy of worship & praise than you, Lord Jesus! We glorify You for who you are to usJ those that know you, Lord Jesus!
Grant us the power of Your Holy Spirit, that we may spread the message of the fact that the Creator of the Entire universe,
loves us! We turn to You alone, Lord, Jesus-for there is NO ONE more worthy than you to put our lives into Your hands!
Guide us Lord, that we will truly be the kind of person that YOU want us to be, not what We want to be! We surrender
EVERYTHING THAT WE ARE TO YOU, LORD JESUS! Use us for your glory, Lord Jesus! Use us. Use us. We pray in the
Name of our Lord & Savior, Jesus Christ. Amen"
In Jesus Name!
James
This is what I consider to be the ULTIMATE worship text in the entire OT, (& most of the NT as well!). Look at what it says!
1. Calling for the ENTIRE Earth to sing for joy! This doesn't just include, man, but the entire earth! Water, trees, even rocks,
can sing for joy at who the Lord is! In fact, there is a verse in Scripture, where it says that-it we do not worship the Lord,
even the rocks will cry out! Now I know that there is no greater joy than to worship our Lord-but I would really kind of like to
hear a rock worship Him! I think that most Believers probably know the song SHOUT TO THE LORD-well, that is what this
psalm is all about! ALL THE EARTH, shouting praise to the God who created everything!
2. Worship the Lord with gladness, & come before Him with Joyful songs. Is there any better way to worship of wonderful
Lord, than through song? I know that music plays a major part of the ministry at my church! When we worship the Lord through music, we are celebrating Him in a truly unique way! We know that David was a musician-& often lead the people in worship of God! Whether it is with something as simple as a tambourine, up to a full orchestra, there is no more powerful way to worship God than through music!
3. Know that the Lord is God. It is He who made us, & we are His. Consider the last sentence here-WE ARE HIS! For all those
who know the Lord & Savior Jesus Christ, what honor, what rank, what position, can even BEGIN to compare to being called
the possession of God? This is the Creator of the entire universe! We belong to HIM! Glory to God!
4. We are His people, the sheep of His pasture. Does this sound a little familiar? I hope it does, because this is the very picture of Jesus! He IS our Shepherd! Is there anyone else who deserves to be called our shepherd, more than Jesus? Who can protect us better than Him?
5. Enter His gates with thanksgiving, & His courts with praise. This is a twofold picture here-of what is was like when the people came to the temple with worship & praise back in the OT, & of a future, when this is as it will be in the book of Revelation! It is truly an all encompassing view of why we worship Him! FROM ETERNITY TO ETERNITY!
6. Give thanks to Him & praise His Name. Give thanks to Him-is there ever a SINGLE occasion, when we SHOULDN'T give thanks to Jesus? As believers, we are heaven-bound-We KNOW what awaits us-ETERNAL LIFE!!!!!! Praise His name-Are you familiar with the verse in the NT, where it says that EVERY knee shall bow & EVERY tongue shall confess that Jesus Christ is Lord-to the glory of the Father! The name of Jesus-there is no other name worthy of being worshiped! No actor/actress, musician, politician, NOBODY, but the name of JESUS! Where are your priorities? Whose name do YOU worship?
7. For the Lord is good, & His love endures forever; His faithfulness continues through all generations! Here is the greatest truth of all-the verse that proves that God never changes! He loves us, He has loved us, He will continue to love us FOREVER!!! Is there ANY love here on this little planet of ours, that can even BEGIN TO COMPARE to THIS kind of love? I defy ANYONE to tell me that there is! God's love is ETERNAL! No other kind of love is! Praise GOD!
"Dear Lord Jesus; who is there to worship but you! What other person, place or thing can even BEGIN to compare to who you are, what you mean to us, what you did for us, back on Calvary, all those years ago? There is only you, Lord Jesus-NOBODY ELSE! That you would even care about us is a mystery that we will never truly know the answer to until we come into Your holy presence! We praise you with the same joyful singing that the psalmist knew! There truly IS none more worthy of worship & praise than you, Lord Jesus! We glorify You for who you are to usJ those that know you, Lord Jesus!
Grant us the power of Your Holy Spirit, that we may spread the message of the fact that the Creator of the Entire universe,
loves us! We turn to You alone, Lord, Jesus-for there is NO ONE more worthy than you to put our lives into Your hands!
Guide us Lord, that we will truly be the kind of person that YOU want us to be, not what We want to be! We surrender
EVERYTHING THAT WE ARE TO YOU, LORD JESUS! Use us for your glory, Lord Jesus! Use us. Use us. We pray in the
Name of our Lord & Savior, Jesus Christ. Amen"
In Jesus Name!
James
