April 25

Psalm 95

I long to hear God's voice and the only way to do that is to sit in His presence and worship Him.  When we worship, we are expressing our reverence and adoration to a deity. That's probably why we are warned to be careful what/who we worship. This Psalm so poetically paints a picture of true, unashamed love being poured out to God.  I envision total surrender, bowing, kneeling before the Lord our Maker in total awe of Who He is, positioning ourselves to receive blessings as only He can give.  We open up our hearts and our minds when we worship and put ourselves in a position to hear God speak. Here, the Psalmist encourages us that when our spirits are worshiping God, and we hear His voice, we are not to harden our hearts. Just as He alone is worthy of our praise, (and only because we are sons and daughters made in the image of God), are we worthy of receiving His blessings. When we praise and give God glory we are taking the focus off of ourselves and our own abilities to accomplish anything in this life and putting it totally on the One who is our Rock, the great King above all gods.  Today, I would like to encourage us all to sing a new song to the Lord, praise His name, proclaim His salvation, declare His glory and majesty, ascribe to Him, worship in the splendor of His holiness and let the heavens rejoice in our song. Choose your favorite worship song, turn up the volume and pour your hearts out to our Lord.  I pray that as we begin our day this way, God has His way in our hearts and our minds.



Randi