Call to Worship God, to Gather Together
Psalm 149:1,4
Praise the Lord! Sing to the Lord a new song, his praise in the
assembly of the godly!... For the Lord takes pleasure in his people; he adorns the humble with salvation.
For worship is, essentially, the reverse of sin. Sin began (and begins) when we succumb to the temptation, “you shall be as gods.” We make ourselves the center of the universe and dethrone God. By contrast, worship is giving God his true worth; it is acknowledging him to be the Lord of all things, and the Lord of everything in our lives. He is, indeed, the most high God!
~ Sinclair B. Ferguson
Prayer for the Day
(based loosely on Psalm 23)
Lord Jesus, I rejoice that You are my shepherd and that I lack nothing.
I thank You for a place to lie down at night, and for the proverbial green pastures of food that You daily provide for me in so many ways.
Thank You for providing for my need of water, both physically and spiritually.
Thank You for restoring my soul.
Help me to appreciate Your goodness and mercy and stay within it all the days of my life.
Thanks again –
Your sometimes-straying-but-so-appreciative sheep.
Amen.