Bible Verse of the Day Thursday September 28th, 2023

Psalms 2:11 Serve the Lord with fear and celebrate his rule with trembling.

The gospel is not about the ones that preach. It does not correlate to the messenger's exceptional qualifications, abilities, or articulateness. It doesn't matter how many followers a person may draw; gaining attention to witty speeches does not win the lost souls to Christ Jesus. The unique message of Jesus kept Paul from self-endorsement. He was not interested in his accomplishments but in what Jesus attained through his missionary journeys. He never manipulated people for his good works. He did not try to gather a "fan club" on his behalf.

The fundamental and foundational issue in every ministry is Christ Jesus. The message should not surround us but be in line with Him. He is "the Lord." The Christian news is not bland moralism. The function of any ministry should focus on something other than gaining followers; it should be centered around helping people understand who Jesus is and what his ministry is in the world. "Jesus" is what he is known by in the world, and "Lord" is His divine title. Serve the Lord with reverence, with a sense of His majesty and glory, as we live our lives to serve Him and follow his directive to spread the gospel's good news to the ends of the earth (Acts 1:8).

This Psalm is one of the psalms sometimes known as a remembrance Psalm. Remembering how the people of God sometimes fell away from His teachings and remembering how God responded at that time. Through recognizing these things, faith in God continues from generation to generation. We must not take for granted his holiness and might. But the incredible reality of God's grace is this: God, who thundered at Mount Sinai and spoke into existence the universe with its marvelous expanse, loves us and longs for us to draw near and find refuge in him. We can rejoice in reverent awe and praise God with holy fear. We can rest assured because our trust is not in what is human, what is temporary, and what is vulnerable, our faith and trust in Jesus, the Lord of Lords and The King of all Kings.

We should never take his holiness and might for granted. But the astonishing reality of God's grace is this: God, who spoke with great power at Mount Sinai and spoke the universe into existence with its awe-inspiring vastness, loves you and I and longs for us to draw near Him and rest in his love, grace, and mercy. We can delight in reverent awe and praise Him with holy fear. We can rest secure because our trust is not in something temporary or defenseless but in the creator of all in heaven and all on earth. The substance of our message is Christ Jesus, the Lord. He is the world's Light; without Him, Christianity is mere religion.