[This is one in a series of mid-week Reflections published by Horley Baptist Church during June 2020]
This is the 100th article to be added into our online library of reflections, meditations and mid-week messages. As the book of Psalms is one of the books most frequently referred to by our writers this seemed like a suitable occasion to revisit Psalm 100.
Psalm 100, A psalm. For giving grateful praise.
We are not told the author of this psalm but we are told that it is a psalm for giving grateful praise. Who amongst us can claim that we have no grounds for grateful praise?
[1] Shout for joy to the Lord, all the earth.
We are not alone in this, all the people on earth, and those in the space station, are invited to join in. All creation can praise the Lord – let’s not be left out.
[2] Worship the Lord with gladness; come before him with joyful songs.
Worship should be a joyful experience. Birds sing, whales sing, we too can sing with a positive spirit, extolling God’s greatness.
[3] Know that the Lord is God. It is he who made us, and we are His; we are his people, the sheep of his pasture.
An appropriate note of solemnity – remember, this is not a mutual admiration society. Approaching God requires deference and reverence but there is also the reassurance that He cares for us.
[4] Enter his gates with thanksgiving and his courts with praise; give thanks to him and praise his name.
Although the psalmist did not anticipate world-wide restrictions on collective worship, he would have applauded the technology that allows us to worship together at a distance.
[5] For the Lord is good and his love endures for ever; his faithfulness continues through all generations.
Our forefathers demonstrated the consistency and reliability of God’s goodness, love and faithfulness. So should we.
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