[The following is a manuscript of my brief devotional delivered on Sunday morning, the 12th of November, 2017. This Sunday we welcomed the Good News Trio of High Point, NC, who shared with us their ministry of beautiful music. Look for the video on our Vimeo channel: http://vimeo.com/pilgrimreformedchurch.]
Before we bring The Good News Trio back up, I’d like to read a beautiful song from our Holy Bible that is most fitting for today’s service, and for the upcoming holiday. The author’s name has long since been lost to us, but it’s message still rings out loud and clear. Listen and follow along to the words of the unknown psalmist in Psalm 100, from the New King James Version of our Holy Bible…
1 Make a joyful shout to the Lord, all you lands!
2 Serve the Lord with gladness;
Come before His presence with singing.
3 Know that the Lord, He is God;
It is He who has made us, and not we ourselves;
We are His people and the sheep of His pasture.
4 Enter into His gates with thanksgiving,
And into His courts with praise.
Be thankful to Him, and bless His name.
5 For the Lord is good;
His mercy is everlasting,
And His truth endures to all generations.
--Psalm 100 (NKJV)
Isn’t that beautiful, and so true? It speaks so well of why we should praise and give all glory to God and Jesus. For our Lord is God! He made us – we didn’t make ourselves, even if we could! We are His people, His sheep, living in His pasture by His good graces. So let us make a joy-filled shout unto the Lord! Let us come before His presence with singing. Let us serve Him with gladness.
This psalm also reminds us of the day we set aside called Thanksgiving, when we do stop from the busyness of our lives long enough to give God thanks for His many blessings, for all that He has done for us. So let’s enter in through His gates with thanksgiving and into His courts with praise. For the Lord is good, His mercy is everlasting, and His truth endures forever.
Shout! Sing praises! Give thanks! All in the name of Jesus, our Lord and Savior. Amen.
This psalm also reminds us of the day we set aside called Thanksgiving, when we do stop from the busyness of our lives long enough to give God thanks for His many blessings, for all that He has done for us. So let’s enter in through His gates with thanksgiving and into His courts with praise. For the Lord is good, His mercy is everlasting, and His truth endures forever.
Shout! Sing praises! Give thanks! All in the name of Jesus, our Lord and Savior. Amen.
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