The Lord is awe-inspiring, fearsome, fascinating, intriguing, and majestic in his radiant splendor: breathtaking! Here is what I saw of him today and what came to my heart and mind in Psalm 147:1,
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"Praise the Lord.
How good it is to sing praises to our God,
how pleasant and fitting to praise him!"
Here is a wonderful observation: the psalmist tells us that it is good, pleasant and fitting to praise our Lord. I suspect most of us who have embraced the Lord in faith can identify with this sentiment and have likely experienced this very thing on many occasions.
The appropriate and sincere worship of our God is an activity which moves us to the appointed purpose of life our Creator designed us for. When God created mankind, he did so that he would have fellowship with members of his creation designed after his own image. In his love we were made with an intellect, the ability to emote and a free will to choose to love our Creator in return.
As God's redeemed children, we are not free to worship God in just any way we may think of. Our God requires us to worship him in spirit and in truth, as we read of what Jesus told the woman at the well in John 4:24. We are also to worship him acceptably with reverence and awe, Hebrews 12:28. Given these guidelines, worshipping our Lord, praising him is good, pleasant and fitting.
Those who have responded to God's offer of salvation and who take the time to gaze upon our God find One who is worthy of our praise, of our worship and adoration. The love he has expressed to us in sending his Son to take our punishment on himself draws us to him. His faithfulness in following through on all of his promises and in the way he takes care of us brings to our hearts the thrill of knowing someone who is transcendent and yet has our very best as his intentions toward us. The certainty of his judgment brings an awe and respect for the Judge who will bring about justice for all sin and wrongdoing.
All of these things find their satisfaction in the good, pleasant and fitting praise of our Lord.
How good it is to sing praises to our God,
how pleasant and fitting to praise him!"
Here is a wonderful observation: the psalmist tells us that it is good, pleasant and fitting to praise our Lord. I suspect most of us who have embraced the Lord in faith can identify with this sentiment and have likely experienced this very thing on many occasions.
The appropriate and sincere worship of our God is an activity which moves us to the appointed purpose of life our Creator designed us for. When God created mankind, he did so that he would have fellowship with members of his creation designed after his own image. In his love we were made with an intellect, the ability to emote and a free will to choose to love our Creator in return.
As God's redeemed children, we are not free to worship God in just any way we may think of. Our God requires us to worship him in spirit and in truth, as we read of what Jesus told the woman at the well in John 4:24. We are also to worship him acceptably with reverence and awe, Hebrews 12:28. Given these guidelines, worshipping our Lord, praising him is good, pleasant and fitting.
Those who have responded to God's offer of salvation and who take the time to gaze upon our God find One who is worthy of our praise, of our worship and adoration. The love he has expressed to us in sending his Son to take our punishment on himself draws us to him. His faithfulness in following through on all of his promises and in the way he takes care of us brings to our hearts the thrill of knowing someone who is transcendent and yet has our very best as his intentions toward us. The certainty of his judgment brings an awe and respect for the Judge who will bring about justice for all sin and wrongdoing.
All of these things find their satisfaction in the good, pleasant and fitting praise of our Lord.
Anything of the Lord capture your heart from Scripture today? Share what moved you about him from your Bible reading today. I'd love to hear from you!
If you have someone you would like to receive these ruminations, send me their email address. I'm happy to add them to the list. If you are receiving this and would like to be removed from the list, just reply and let me know.
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