Psalm 100
Make a joyful noise to the Lord, all the earth!
2
Serve the Lord with gladness!
Come into his
presence with singing!
3
Know that the Lord, he is God! It is he who made
us, and we are his; we are his people, and the
sheep of his pasture.
4
Enter his gates with thanksgiving,
and his courts
with praise! Give thanks to him; bless his name!
Take
a moment today to reflect on God, and who He is. What does it mean to be His
creation? Verse three says that God made us and we are his; we are his people,
and are the sheep of his pasture. We were made by Him, for Him.
I
like the picture of God as our shepherd- guiding us, caring for us, protecting
us. What are we to do for him? This chapter explains that. God created us to
bring Him glory. We do that by making a joyful noise to him (vs. 1), serving
him with gladness (vs. 2), coming into his presence in singing (vs. 2), giving
him thanksgiving and praise (vs. 4), and blessing his name (vs. 4).
This
sounds simple… we sing praises to him at church on Sunday, serve him through
teaching Sunday school, manning the nursery, or greeting others, and share with
others how thankful we are for God’s blessings in our lives. But what about the
rest of the week?
Do
you live in a state of praise to God? So much so that you make a ‘joyful noise’
to him, even on your own? (Note- it just has to be joyful, it doesn’t have to
be good J). Do you serve him with
gladness in each of the roles he has called you to- student, spouse,
parent, employee, sibling, friend, etc. In everything, do you give Him thanks,
even when things aren’t easy or prayer isn’t answered the way you wanted- because
you know He is well aware of what is best for you? These are our roles as His
creation. Live for Him, bringing Him glory.
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