Worship for Today: The Lord gives us a heart of love.

The Lord is awe-inspiring, fearsome, fascinating, intriguing, majestic, and full of splendor: breathtaking! Here is what I saw of him in Psalm 20:1-5a,
 

"May the Lord answer you when you are in distress; may the name of the God of Jacob protect you. May he send you help from the sanctuary and grant you support from Zion. May he remember all your sacrifices and accept your burnt offerings. May he give you the desire of your heart and make all your plans succeed. We will shout for joy when you are victorious and will lift up our banners in the name of our God."

 

David expresses a wonderful sentiment for the Lord's people in this psalm. He wishes them the Lord's success when confronted with distress and in need of protection. It is his desire the Lord remember their worship of sacrifices and offerings. It is David's hope that the Lord provide the desires of the hearts of God's people and success for their plans. And then, as a cheerleader, he says, "We will shout for joy when you are victorious and will lift up our banners in the name of our God."

 

How wonderful it is that the Lord has raised up people like David who care for our success, our victories in life. While the world seems to be filled with people who have little room for the welfare, success and happiness of others due to being consumed for their own, the Lord raises up folks like David.

 

Certainly it can be said of David, "God is love. Whoever lives in love lives in God, and God in him. In this way, love is made complete among us so that we will have confidence on the day of judgment, because in this world we are like him." 1 John 4:16b-17. David certainly expressed his care and concern for others in this psalm. But greater than David is the One who fashioned David the way he was. Our Lord transforms us from within such that we have love, care and concern for one another. If we but look around us we find that the Lord has placed people just like this in our lives. 

 

This says a lot to me about the heart of our Lord...

 

Anything of the Lord capture your heart from Scripture today? Share your thoughts of worship with us from your Bible reading today. We'd love to hear from you!

Trevor Fisk
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