For He Is our God
Psalms 95:1-7 NKJ
1 Oh come, let us sing to the Lord!
Let us shout joyfully to the Rock of our salvation.
2 Let us come before His presence with thanksgiving;
Let us shout joyfully to Him with psalms.
3 For the Lord is the great God,
And the great King above all gods.
4 In His hand are the deep places of the earth;
The heights of the hills are His also.
5 The sea is His, for He made it;
And His hands formed the dry land.
6 Oh come, let us worship and bow down;
Let us kneel before the Lord our Maker.
7 For He is our God,
And we are the people of His pasture,
And the sheep of His hand.
Today, if you will hear His voice:
Happy Easter or Happy Resurrection Day! I thought I would share a short devotional of praise with the first seven verses of this very worshipful psalm.
We don’t know who the author of this psalm is, but we can all appreciate his heart for God. He encourages singing and shouting joyfully to the Rock of our salvation. You may not be much for shouting, but we can all express our heart to Him.
And the author gives some advice as to how to approach the Lord’s presence. With thanksgiving and joyfully shouting psalms. I once heard about a man complaining about some exuberant behavior in a service. He claimed that you never saw the Lord shouting and making a lot of noise. The response to this man was great. Yeah, but everyone the Lord touched did. I wouldn’t drill down into that too much theologically, but the Jewish culture was quite expressive. The point is that our God is to be thanked and praised.
For our Lord is the greatest and He is the great King above all the gods. He is the One who made the earth and the sea and all we can observe in this beautiful world. If you have ever stood on a mountain overlook or the beach on a multicolored sunrise, the greatness and majesty of God can not be missed. He made it all and did a marvelous job!
Come, let us worship and bow down. If shouting is not quite your thing, then this act of worship should be. We worship and bow down before the Lord our Maker. Yes, He made the earth and sea, but even more important, He is our Maker. Without Him, there is no life or breath. For He is our God and we are the people of His pasture and the sheep of His hand. He is our God, and we are His.
So on the day we celebrate the resurrection of our Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ, let us not forget to worship the One who made us and loved us and sent His Son so that we might have life.
Prayer
We praise You Father! Thank You for making us and saving us and bringing us into Your family. For You are my God and I am Yours.