Give Thanks

Give Thanks      For the child of God, thanksgiving is to be a continuous occurrence.  God commands His children “in everything give thanks” (1 Thessalonians 5:18).  Psalm 100 gives seven reasons for thanksgiving.  The first four are found in verse 3—”Know that the Lord, He is God; it…

Giving Thanks

       The placement of Psalm 100 in the book of Psalms is most appropriate.  A consistent thread running through Psalms 92-99 is the sovereignty of God.  “You, Lord, are on high forevermore…The Lord reigns, He is clothed with majesty…the Lord is the great God, and the great King above all gods…Say among…

The Antidote for Boredom

  Boredom is serious spiritual quicksand.  The rut of “going through the motions” is unbecoming worship of the great I AM.  Throughout human history, spiritual boredom has prompted worship innovations.  To solve the malady of boredom, humanity tends to try to increase its interest and…

Where do You Live?

       Jehovah’s extreme superiority to humanity is seen in Paul’s declaration that God “is able to do exceedingly abundantly above all that we ask or think” (Ephesians 3:20).  God’s thoughts are not our thoughts and our ways are not His ways (Isaiah 55:8); in…

Joyful Worship

      Humanity is a creature that lives in the parentheses within eternity called time.  Because of this, we talk in three tenses—past, present, and future.  In Psalm 96, each tense of time is acknowledged as containing a reason for joyful worship of Jehovah.   …

Jehovah’s Sovereignty and Today

       Psalm 95 aptly describes how the sovereignty of God ought to have a distinct and practical two-pronged impact upon your life today.  First, the greatness of the King above all gods ought to impact your heart so that it bursts forth with joyous…

Praising Jehovah’s Sovereignty

       For the righteous, few doctrines in Scripture burst forth with greater praiseworthiness and comfort than the doctrine of Jehovah’s sovereignty.  The beginning of Psalm 95 joyously focuses upon this wondrous truth.  The resounding call to worship is trumpeted with: “Oh come, let…