"Shout with joy to the LORD, all the earth! 2Worship the LORD with gladness. Come before Him, singing with joy. 3Acknowledge that the LORD is God! He made us, and we are His. We are His people, the sheep of His pasture. 4Enter His gates with thanksgiving; go into His courts with praise. Give thanks to Him and praise His name. 5For the LORD is good. His unfailing love continues forever, and His faithfulness continues to each generation" Psalm 100 NLT
The Psalmist encourages us to give a shout of joy to the Lord. Why is this? Because it allows us to vent our feeling towards Him. Can you remember Mel Gibson in Braveheart shouting 'FREEDOM' in the movie. He was declaring what he wanted to happen, their freedom. This part of the movie affected many people and it stirred them up; and this is what will happen to you as you do it. When we shout, as I've mentioned, we vent our feelings and release all of the pent up feeling of stress, frustration and despair, It is good for the soul.
And when we praise God and worship Him from the heart, we almost burst with the energy and power of the Holy Spirit. We know that joy is good for the soul. We also know that it provides strength for our spirit. Jesus loves us to do this because, He loves to see His children - His warriors exercising their victory. It also totally diminishes the devil and he runs away because of this sound.
When the Psalmist writes 'Come before him, singing with joy', he is predicting what the writer of Hebrews wrote in Chapter 4:16 'So let us come boldly to the throne of our gracious God. There we will receive His mercy, and we will find grace to help us when we need it most. We certainly receive freedom at His throne of grace!
We are His sheep and this means that we are protected, directed and provided with all He has for us. If we stray, He comes and finds us. If we have fell into a deep hole, He rescues us with His crook. If we are being attacked, He will use His rod to drive the enemy away. And we follow Him because, we have found no one like Him. There is none that can give us the love, peace and joy that He wants to offer us on a daily basis.
Just think, we may have just sinned but, as we repent and tell Him we are sorry, we can hold our heads up high and enter His courts with praise. As we bestow on Him our gratitude, our thanks and our worship and praise, He takes our hands in His and smiles, the finest smile you have ever seen.
His love is, unfailing; it is faithful and it is eternal. Can we shout Amen to the King of kings. Amen!
If you don't know Jesus or, have fallen away, why not say this prayer right now:
Lord Jesus, I have sinned
I ask you to forgive me and be my Lord and Saviour. Please come into my heart, fill me with Your Spirit and give me a brand new start today.
In Jesus' Name. Amen'
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