Lord's Day, 9 July 2017
Psalms 100 A Psalm of Praise
The heaven is a place of joy and praise and our lives on earth should also be themed in joy and praise. To do so we can consider 2 elements:
A. The right relationship - the relationship between us and the Lord. Who are we? We are God's created on earth among many creatures, but God's focus has always be on man, who was made in God's own image.
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. (Psalm 100:3)
We live by God's Word, and to esteem the spiritual, not the physical things on earth. While we focus on Him, he provides abundantly. We rely on him for all our needs, spiritually and physically.
And Jesus answered him, saying, It is written, That man shall not live by bread alone, but by every word of God. (Luke 4:4)
When we have the right relationship with God on earth, we will have joy to praise the Lord for all his gooodness. We recognise His goodness towards us, we depend on Him for all things.
B. The Real Rejoice - we will be able to have fullness of life if we have God in our lives, and we will be able to have real rejoice wholeheartedly. Only such a life is worth living. Such a life is a life of service unto the Lord. Serve the Lord with gladness: come before his presence with singing. (Psalm 100:2)
The formula for a praiseful life on earth:
Make a joyful noise (v1) ~~ Serve the Lord with gladness (v2) ~~ Know ye the Lord is God (v3) ~~ Enter with thanksgiving, be thankful and bless His name (v4).
With a life of great joy, there is nothing we need to fear, for we have the Lord in our hearts.
