-August 31, 2020-
Good morning, happy Monday,
-Worship And Obey The Lord-
“Oh come, let us worship and bow down; Let us kneel before he Lord our Maker. 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.”
(Psalm 95:6-7).
Today is a call to worship and obedience. With so many believers at home during this pandemic and unable to gather together to publicly worship and service the Lord, our personal relationship with the Lord is more so important than ever. As individuals, couples, and families, we must worship and obey the Lord.
This pandemic will pass and once again we will reopen our churches safely and fully. Until then the family altar is more important than ever. We are blessed to have sermons on Sunday mornings, and devotions on Monday and Wednesday evenings. These on line studies of God’s Word are such a blessing to us.
The psalmist describes the Lord as our Maker and our God, and by inference, our Shepherd. Each of these titles are significant and show His greatnesses and glory.
Maker – The Lord is our Maker, our Creator. He fashioned us in His own image. When God created all things, He saw that it was good, but when He created man, He saw that it was very good. Man is the only creature that God can fellowship with. The term Maker is found 21 times in the Bible. Proverbs 22:2 says, “The rich and the poor have this in common, the Lord is the Maker of them all.”
God – The Lord is also our God, who not only created us but saved us through His Son, Jesus Christ. He is all powerful, yet He gives us a free will to bow to Him and obey Him. He will never force us to accept Him as Lord and Savior. One day however every knee will be compelled to bow to Him and every tongue will confess that He is Lord.
Shepherd – Though the term Shepherd is not in our text directly, it is by inference when we are called the sheep of His pasture. In the OT, the Lord was Israel’s Shepherd. In the NT, Jesus is our Good Shepherd, Great Shepherd, and Chief Shepherd. We are His sheep. Sheep must obey and follow their shepherd who cares for them, feeds them, and protects them. David said in Psalm 23:1, “The Lord is my shepherd; I shall not want.”
With the Lord as our Maker, our God, and our Shepherd, let us worship Him and bow down to Him, acknowledge His authority over us and His love for us. When we submit to Him and obey Him we are so blessed, happy, and content. If we try to make it on on our own, seeking our own will, we will fail miserably.
In Disney’s story of Pinocchio, he was a wooden puppet made by Geppetto. He wanted to be a real boy and broke the bonds with his maker/father and got into so much trouble. We are so much like him. We want to cut the strings and do things on our own and in our our own strength and wisdom; it does not work at all.
God’s paths are better to walk on and His pastures are better to graze in than anything that the world can offer. He has the best life for us both now and for all eternity. We cannot say to our Maker, why have you made me this way? or to God, why must I do it Your way? or to our Shepherd, I want a greener pasture of my own choosing. He has the best for us.
Have a blessed day on God’s path and in His pasture. Stay safe and healthy.
Dean
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