Celebratory Hymn
Read: Psalm 100
This
Psalm of praise celebrates God’s Kingship and calls His people to worship
Him. It is full of thankful adoration
and has been a favourite of God’s people for generations. Do you see the commands in verse 1? MAKE a joyful noise, SERVE the Lord with
gladness, COME into His presence with singing.
All three of those words are verbs or action words. These are things in which we are called to
do. We are exhorted to praise the Lord
and to acknowledge Him to be the Sovereign God.
Why are we to do this? Verse 5
concludes the matter for us – it is because He is good, because His love
endures forever, because He is faithful to all generations. God’s goodness and faithfulness should
motivate us to freely express our love and allegiance to Him. Some people struggle with expressing praise
to God, it may feel foreign, weird or they may just be shy. Others struggle with the opposite and may
need to learn the beauty of being still before the Lord. Wherever you are at, let the Lord guide and
direct your worship times and celebrate what He has done for you.
Overview:
Verses 1-2: An exhortation to praise God
Verse 3-5: The reasons on which our praise is
founded
PRAYER AND MEDITATION
1.
What
kind of worshipper are you? Do you find
it easy to praise the Lord or is it a struggle for you? Ask the Lord to show you what type of worship
He requires of you.
2. Pray
that as a church, we would grow in giving God authentic worship out of a heart
of thankfulness, based on the character of God and not for our own personal
gratification.
3.
Verse
five mentions God’s steadfast love and faithfulness, thank Him for these
attributes. Ask the Lord to grow in you
the ability to receive His love and experience it.
