SCRIPTURE: Psalm (NIV) 100:1 Shout for joy to the LORD all the earth.
2 Worship the LORD with gladness; come before him with joyful songs.
3. Know that the LORD is God. It is he who made us, and we are his; we are his people, the sheep of his pasture.
OBSERVATION: Joy and gladness, shouts and songs are proper expressions in God’s presence. In the above verse, I am told that gladness is to be a part of my worship.
As a child, I learned many up-beat joyful songs that we sang in honor of what God had done. The following generations have written new songs, and future generations will still be writing new songs. Music lends itself to worship. The Holy Spirit puts a smile on our face and a song in our heart!
APPLICATION: My circumstances may not be the source of my shouts and songs, of my joy and gladness. But I know who created me. I am His. I am a sheep in His pasture. I have many reasons for joy. True joy in my heart will find some outward expression.
PRAYER: Lord, when circumstances would make me hopeless, unhappy, and gloomy Your presence, Oh God, causes me to shout and sing and worship with joy and gladness! Amen
Pastor Leon
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