We’re His People
"Shout for joy to the Lord, all the earth. Worship the Lord with gladness; come before Him with joyful songs. Know that the Lord is God. It is He who made us, and we are His; we are His people, the sheep of His pasture. Enter His gates with thanksgiving and His courts with praise; give thanks to Him and praise His name. For the Lord is good and His love endures forever; His faithfulness continues through all generations." (Psalm 100, NIV)
From this Psalm dwell on this one sentence for a moment: "Know that the Lord is God. It is He who made us, and we are His; we are His people, the sheep of His pasture."
Ask yourself: "Do I believe that He is the Lord God?" "Do I believe that it is He who made me?" "Do I believe that I am His?" "Do I believe that I am one of His people?" "Do I believe that I am a sheep of His pasture?"
If your answer to any of those questions is "No," then let me ask you a few questions: Who or what is the Lord of your life? Who or what is your God? Who made you? Who do you belong to? Where do you receive your nourishment?
If your answer to any of those questions is "Yes," then let me ask you one question: If He is the Lord God, if He is the One who made you, if you are His, if you are one of His people, and if you are one of the sheep in His pasture, does your life reflect that belief?
If we truly believe that He is the Lord God, the He made us, that we are His, that we are His people, and that we are the sheep in His pasture, our lives must be different. The rest of the Psalm reflects this belief. The Psalmist says because we "Know that the Lord is God. It is He who made us, and we are His; we are His people, the sheep of His pasture," we shout for joy, we worship the Lord with gladness, we come before Him with joyful song, we enter His gates with thanksgiving and His courts with praise, we give thanks to Him, and praise His name, because we know that the Lord is good and His love endures forever, and that His faithfulness continues through all generations. Because we know that we live like we know that.
Does that description fit your life? Is it full of joy and thanksgiving and praise to the One who made us and gives us nourishment from His pasture?
One more question: What if began to live like we believe these words?
Let's try it. This week live like you, "Know that the Lord is God. It is He who made us, and we are His; we are His people, the sheep of His pasture. The Lord is good and His love endures forever, and that His faithfulness continues through all generations."
If we are His people, let's live like we are His people.
Tom Norvell
"Shout for joy to the Lord, all the earth. Worship the Lord with gladness; come before Him with joyful songs. Know that the Lord is God. It is He who made us, and we are His; we are His people, the sheep of His pasture. Enter His gates with thanksgiving and His courts with praise; give thanks to Him and praise His name. For the Lord is good and His love endures forever; His faithfulness continues through all generations." (Psalm 100, NIV)
From this Psalm dwell on this one sentence for a moment: "Know that the Lord is God. It is He who made us, and we are His; we are His people, the sheep of His pasture."
Ask yourself: "Do I believe that He is the Lord God?" "Do I believe that it is He who made me?" "Do I believe that I am His?" "Do I believe that I am one of His people?" "Do I believe that I am a sheep of His pasture?"
If your answer to any of those questions is "No," then let me ask you a few questions: Who or what is the Lord of your life? Who or what is your God? Who made you? Who do you belong to? Where do you receive your nourishment?
If your answer to any of those questions is "Yes," then let me ask you one question: If He is the Lord God, if He is the One who made you, if you are His, if you are one of His people, and if you are one of the sheep in His pasture, does your life reflect that belief?
If we truly believe that He is the Lord God, the He made us, that we are His, that we are His people, and that we are the sheep in His pasture, our lives must be different. The rest of the Psalm reflects this belief. The Psalmist says because we "Know that the Lord is God. It is He who made us, and we are His; we are His people, the sheep of His pasture," we shout for joy, we worship the Lord with gladness, we come before Him with joyful song, we enter His gates with thanksgiving and His courts with praise, we give thanks to Him, and praise His name, because we know that the Lord is good and His love endures forever, and that His faithfulness continues through all generations. Because we know that we live like we know that.
Does that description fit your life? Is it full of joy and thanksgiving and praise to the One who made us and gives us nourishment from His pasture?
One more question: What if began to live like we believe these words?
Let's try it. This week live like you, "Know that the Lord is God. It is He who made us, and we are His; we are His people, the sheep of His pasture. The Lord is good and His love endures forever, and that His faithfulness continues through all generations."
If we are His people, let's live like we are His people.
Tom Norvell
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