Bible Verse of the Day Monday June 19th 2023

Psalms 95:6-7 Come, let us bow down in worship, let us kneel before the Lord our Maker; for he is our God, and we are the people of his pasture, the flock under his care. Today, if only you would hear his voice,

Like many Psalms, the Children of Israel sang this one during worship. It was most likely used during the Feast of Tabernacles when the people built temporary housing made of brush and dwelt in them during this celebration of God leading and feeding them in the wilderness. They would sing this and other Psalms to remember and celebrate God's guiding hand as He led them through the wilderness and supplied all their needs. As followers and believers in Christ today, we don't celebrate the Feast of Tabernacles; however, it would behoove us to remember where we were when God called us out of the darkness and brought us into the light. 

 

As the Israelites sang this Psalm, it was to them a call to worship; it served as a method of the people getting their hearts right with God to worship appropriately. It helped inspire the people and allowed all to get their hearts right with God. Inspiration is essential to proper worship; sadly, much of the worship in this day in age fails because of a lack of recognition of God, who He is, and what he continues to do for us. Worship is not always centered around rejoicing; there are times when we worship as we are going through some deep dark valley. However, even then, we should always fill our hearts with a song of rejoicing. We do this because God has promised no matter how deep or dark the valley, we find ourselves traveling through, He will never leave or forsake us. Our lives may not always turn out as we imagined; however, God is always there, even on the darkest day. He will never leave or forsake us. We believe, through faith, there will always be a reason to rejoice in the Lord.

 

When we genuinely comprehend the grace God has bestowed upon us, his children, there is nothing else we can do but bow down or kneel before him in his splendor and magnificence. God treats us affectionately, like a loving shepherd who desires to care for all His children. Such grace leads us to bow and kneel in heartfelt worship. What a mighty God we serve still; each one of us is always on his mind. There is an old gospel song that reminds us of that; it is entitled: "When He Was on the Cross, I Was on His Mind." 

 

Worship is and has always been a voluntary action. Someone may lead us in worship; another may even encourage us to worship; however, worship is and always will be an individual action and choice. For us to engage in proper worship, there must be a movement inside our hearts and souls that compels us to love God enough to worship and praise Him with every beat of our hearts. If something hinders our worship, today is the day to come to Jesus and ask Him to empty our hearts of anything standing in the way of our worship of Him.