Sunday, November 23, 2014

Month of Thanksgiving - Day 23

詩篇 100:1-5
1 普天下當向耶和華歡呼! 2 你們當樂意事奉耶和華, 當來向他歌唱! 3 你們當曉得耶和華是神! 我們是他造的, 也是屬他的; 我們是他的民, 也是他草場的羊。 4 當稱謝進入他的門; 當讚美進入他的院。 當感謝他, 稱頌他的名! 5 因為耶和華本為善。 他的慈愛存到永遠; 他的信實直到萬代。

Psalm 100:1-5
1 Make a joyful shout to the Lord, all you lands! 2 Serve the Lord with gladness; Come before His presence with singing. 3 Know that the Lord, He is God; It is He who has made us, and not we ourselves; We are His people and the sheep of His pasture. 4 Enter into His gates with thanksgiving, and into His courts with praise. Be thankful to Him, and bless His name. 5 For the Lord is good; His mercy is everlasting, and His truth endures to all generations.


Have you ever been to a restaurant during its happy hour? I have, with a happy face! I wish it is also our “happy hour” to go to the church to worship and to serve the Lord on Sunday. Today’s passage reminds us not only to make a joyful shout to the Lord during the worship, but also to serve the Lord with gladness.

Why are we to come to God with such holy hilarity? For He is our God. He is our Creator. He is our Shepherd-King. And He is good all the time!

On this Lord’s Day, let’s all enter into His gates with thanksgiving, and into His courts with praise! Be thankful to Him, and bless His name!