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Psalm 100 (ESV)

His Steadfast Love Endures Forever

A Psalm for giving thanks.

1 Make a joyful noise to the Lord, all the earth!
²     Serve the Lord with gladness!
Come into his presence with singing!

³ Know that the Lord, he is God!
It is he who made us, and we are his;
we are his people, and the sheep of his pasture.

⁴ Enter his gates with thanksgiving,
and his courts with praise!
Give thanks to him; bless his name!

⁵ For the Lord is good;
his steadfast love endures forever,
and his faithfulness to all generations.

 

REFLECTION:

1. The psalmist invited God’s people to approach the Lord with joy. We can serve God gladly because he is the creator, and we can worship him thankfully because he is good and faithful.
2. We appreciate the fact that our God is the sovereign God. And acknowledge that he has created us and that we are not self-made individuals. We belong to him, and we partake of what he graciously provides for us.
3. In response, we are called to enter into worship with thanksgiving in our hearts and live with liberating trust in God. We are to confess that God’s steadfast love and faithfulness will never fail. This opens the way for us to be joyful and glad.
4. How might it help you personally to “know that the LORD is God,” that you are made by him, and “the sheep of his pasture”?
5. God is inviting you to worship him with gladness. Offer a brief song or poem or prayer of worship or praise to God.

 

PRAYER:

Stay with God for a little longer.  Continue to converse with God and listen to what He wants to tell you.  Then write down any thought and/or prayer in your spiritual journal.

 

HYMN:

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