Scripture: Psalm 100: 1-5
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[a]; we are his people, the sheep of his pasture. 4 Enter his gates with thanksgiving and his courts with praise; give thanks to him and praise his name. 5 For the Lord is good and his love endures forever; his faithfulness continues through all generations.
Scripture Commentary:
In John 21: 15-17 Jesus tells Peter three times to go and feed his sheep. We are called his sheep in Psalm 100, and Christ is our Shepherd. The shepherd protects the sheep of his pasture. He stands guard to prevent harm to them. To enter into his protective pen, we must accept and acknowledge him as our Lord and Savior.
Enter his house with songs of praise and thanksgiving. Blessing his name is our way of submitting to God. We did not create ourselves; God created us. If you do not believe this, you are outside of God’s pasture looking in. You are the center of your world, not God. This position leads to self-gratification and greedy possessiveness. It is a path to darkness.
When we accept God as our Creator, we accept and know His love for us. In return, we easily love one another. John 3: 16 tells us, “For God so loved the world that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him shall not perish but have eternal life.” God is worthy of our worship. Enter His house with songs of praise, and with love, grace and thanksgiving.
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