Psalm 95

Come, let us sing for joy to the Lord;
let us shout aloud to the Rock of our salvation.
Let us come before him with thanksgiving
and extol him with music and song.
For the Lord is the great God,
the great King above all gods.
In his hand are the depths of the earth,
and the mountain peaks belong to him.
The sea is his, for he made it,
and his hands formed the dry land.
Come, let us bow down in worship,
let us kneel before the Lord our Maker;
for he is our God
and we are the people of his pasture,
the flock under his care.
Today, if you hear his voice,
do not harden your hearts as you did at Meribah,a
as you did that day at Massahb in the desert,
where your fathers tested and tried me,
though they had seen what I did.
For forty years I was angry with that generation;
I said, “They are a people whose hearts go astray,
and they have not known my ways.”
So I declared on oath in my anger,
“They shall never enter my rest."

Psalm 95


Why do you sing songs of worship? Why do you wake up and join other believers in corporate worship gatherings each week? Think about how you would answer those two questions. After you give me your answer, read Psalm 95. It's just 11 verses...shouldn't take you long.

This powerful Psalm hits at the core of our worship gatherings. So much of this Psalm centers on the provision the Sovereign Lord gave to the Israelites in their wanderings. So much of this Psalm reminds us of His refreshing provision in our lives daily. We don't have to stretch ourselves thin to think about, "waters of Meribah" in our own lives (read Exodus 17). We have genuine worship and adoration in our souls simply by our true understanding of His nature. This Psalm gives us a few of His wonderful and indescribable attributes. Look at them with me:

1. Rock of our Salvation v.1
2. King above all gods v.3
3. Hand holds the foundation of the earth v.4
4. Formation of dry land was His work v.5
5. Our Maker! v.6
6. Our Shepherd v.7
7. His justice over sin v.8-11

These are just some of many! We gather to worship God...for who God is. Come, let us worship Him together today. Let us worship Him for the glory of HIs nature and for the grace He has given us to change ours. Once we had a fallen and sinful nature...but thru the gift of Jesus; the rock of our salvation, we given the sweet gift of gazing in His pasture. Don't worship in just selfish routine or necessity. Worship Him for what you know of Him. Don't know much, you may think? Open His Word and read. Make His attributes a divine priority to study and adore. I'll see you Sunday, friends.

Soli Deo Gloria!

Dave