As you read and reflect on Psalm 95 how do you view the tone and passion of the psalmist’s writing? Is the writing a monotone account that relays no passion to the reader? This psalmist was enveloped with an infectious desire to worship God with those around him. Let us sing, let us shout and let us come are the corporate calls to worship given in Psalm 95. Is your faith in God motivating, inspiring and calling others to worship God? Do you marvel at God’s creation from the heights of the mountains to the depths of the see and everything in between? Does your awe, wonder and amazement of God inspire others? “Come, let us worship and bow down, let us kneel before the Lord our Maker. For He is our God, and we are the people of His pasture and the sheep of His pasture and the sheep of His hand.” Psalm 95:6,7 We are wading through a life that is filled with disappointment, heartache and failure but if we can mutually encourage one another to press on and fix our gaze on God alone we will find our burdens lightened.
Corporately sing, shout and come together before God: Psalm 95
Out of thankfulness the burden is removed: Psalm 9
How often do you place the burden of maintaining your faith in God upon your own shoulders? What role do we play in our salvation? Is there anything that God needs from us to accomplish one iota throughout all creation? When we lose the awe and wonder of God we lose the uniqueness of our own existence. I love how Psalm 9 does not demanding anything of God or elevating man’s position but proclaims an overwhelming thankfulness to God for the help and aide he grants to the oppressed and weary. Look back on your life and remember the moments that God aided you in your distress. How did you feel? Continue Reading…
Overwhelming iniquity of mankind and a scapegoat: Leviticus 15 and 16
I have found it enjoyable yet difficult to read through Leviticus. I am overwhelmed by the burden the law places upon the Israelites. In Leviticus 15 you find out what circumstances cause a person to be unclean and it seems like everyone is unclean frequently. In chapter 16 verse God tells the people that the law is for their good because they will not defile His tabernacle. I know I struggle accepting rules even when they are for my own good. How did the Israelites react to this command? Continue Reading…
Sin’s burden and weight expressed in the law: Leviticus 5 and 6
We are inherently sinful! When I look at the law expressed in chapters 5 and 6 of Leviticus I see everyone living in sin. People sinned and it did not matter if they knew it or not sin was still sin. When I think about how difficult it has been for me to stay consistent in my Bible reading I can’t fathom how impossible it would be to keep up with the sacrifices. Continue Reading…
