Psalm 95
"Come, let us sing for joy to the rock of our salvation. Let us come before him with thanksgiving and extol him with music and song."
Consider that an invitation!
Why should we worship God?
Well I will ask why not?
I was watching a video on you tube the other day of Tony Hawks (the comedian not the skateboard guy!) Somebody asked him what he does when he is feeling less than happy.
He replied "I ask myself, who am I thinking about now?".
Tony went on that when he finds himself there he is thinking about himself.
He makes a concious effort to think of others.
Sometimes shifting your attention to God makes you feel better about yourself. It certainly beats wallowing in self pity!
God, after all, is the great God, king above all gods.
In his hands God holds the earth and sea, the mountain peaks belong to him as their maker.
One thing we tend not to do in church is bow down in worship, though sometimes we do kneel before God.
God is our God and we are his people, the flock under his care.
The Psalm takes a slightly darker turn here - with advice that if you hear God's voice, don't ignore it
The people of Israel did that at Meribah and at Massah in the wilderness.
Despite the fact that they had seen and heard God, they ignored him and angered him.
So much that God kept them out of the promised land for 40 years.
With an oath "they shall not enter my rest"
"Come, let us sing for joy to the rock of our salvation. Let us come before him with thanksgiving and extol him with music and song."
Consider that an invitation!
Why should we worship God?
Well I will ask why not?
I was watching a video on you tube the other day of Tony Hawks (the comedian not the skateboard guy!) Somebody asked him what he does when he is feeling less than happy.
He replied "I ask myself, who am I thinking about now?".
Tony went on that when he finds himself there he is thinking about himself.
He makes a concious effort to think of others.
Sometimes shifting your attention to God makes you feel better about yourself. It certainly beats wallowing in self pity!
God, after all, is the great God, king above all gods.
In his hands God holds the earth and sea, the mountain peaks belong to him as their maker.
One thing we tend not to do in church is bow down in worship, though sometimes we do kneel before God.
God is our God and we are his people, the flock under his care.
The Psalm takes a slightly darker turn here - with advice that if you hear God's voice, don't ignore it
The people of Israel did that at Meribah and at Massah in the wilderness.
Despite the fact that they had seen and heard God, they ignored him and angered him.
So much that God kept them out of the promised land for 40 years.
With an oath "they shall not enter my rest"
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