Wednesday, 7 September 2005

Thoughts on Psalm 96

Psalm 96

The ultimate driver of everything should be bringing glory to God. I other words, worship
This is what we are designed for. This is our purpose
Missions is not the ultimate. Worship is.
Missions exist because worship does not. This is probably/should be the case of all ministries.

There are four points that stand out for me:

• The Lord is worthy to be praised
He created the heavens
He established the earth
He is glorious
He is strong

• The Lord wants to be known by all
How will the nations, this includes our own nation, know if no one tells them
Each day we are called to proclaim the “good news”. We can do this by:
• Literary proclaiming the good news (the Gospel)
• Tell everyone about the amazing things He has done
This means your kids
This means your workmates
This means your class mates etc
• Publish, I would say GO, to the nations.

• The Lord is coming to judge the earth. He will judge fairly, real fairness/righteousness.
This is a time of trembling
This is a time of rejoicing
Even the trees, the fish, the crops, the land will rejoice on this day

• The Lord ultimately wants the whole earth to “sing to the Lord”

The challenge for us as Christians, particularly in a fast paced, jam packed world, is…

Is bringing glory/worship to God our core, our base, our first calling?
What are we doing to ensure when God knocks, we are ready?

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