Come

O. T. #1308  "Come"
Oct. 18, 2018
Psalm 95
Blessed be the LORD, who daily loadeth us with benefits, even the God of our salvation.
Psalm 68:19
Bless the LORD, O my soul: and all that is within me, bless His holy name. Psalm 103:1
O give thanks unto the LORD, for His is good; for His mercy endureth for ever. Psalm 107:1
O sing unto the LORD a new song...Psalm 96:1a

LET IT GLOW

This psalm may have been composed by David for the Feast of the Tabernacles. During that observance, the Israelites lived in booths, humbly remembering God's provisions for their ancestors in the wilderness. Also, it can be in reference to the exalting of Christ the Messiah.

The psalmist tells us to come and sing unto the Lord and give thanks unto Him. the idea is not that we are in want, but that we give to Him.
Why are we to do so?

1.  He is a great God, a great King above all gods, and sovereign Lord of all.(verse 3)
      Adam Clarke notes,

The Supreme Being has three names here: El, Jehovah, and Elohim, and we should apply none of these to false gods. The first implies His strength; the second, His being and essence; the third, His covenant relation to mankind.

2. He has great power, which is above all counterfeit deities.
3. He has great possessions-Creator of all and owner of all.
4. He has dominion over us as well as all creatures and preserves us.
[Resource: Matthew Henry's Commentary]

Also, Christ is our Good Shepherd and we are His sheep. He is the One who created, redeemed, and made us the people of His pasture. (verse 7)
Will we allow Him to lead us as shepherds lead their sheep to green pastures and cool waters of love and peace?
In verse 1, God is our Rock of our salvation. As the water came from the rock in the wilderness and supplied them with physical refreshment, so Jesus, our Rock, gives us spiritual refreshment.

LET IT GROW

Did you notice a word that is repeated three times? It is the word come, which is used in verses 1, 2, and 6. In the Hebrew language, different words are used for our word come in this chapter.

In verse 1, we are to come and sing unto the Lord with a joyful noise. This come means to walk; come away.
As Christians we are to leave our world and go to a place that is set apart into God.

In verse 2, we are to come before His presence with thanksgiving. Come means to meet; anticipate; hasten.

Thankfulness lifts you up above your circumstances. Because God is from whom all blessings flow, thankfulness is the best way to draw near to Him. (Sarah Young)

Do we thank God for His blessings, naming them one by one, as we worship Him?

In verse 6, we are to come worship and bow down, kneeling before the Lord our Maker. Come in this verse means abide; enter; give.

When we bow down, we are humbling our self before a Holy God. We are portraying our position as the created one before the Creator.

Verses 10 and 11 changes the speaker to being God, who was grieved 40 years because His people had to wander in the wilderness and die there due to a hardened heart, without faith in Him. So when we hear His voice, let us not harden our heart. We His people are to hear, not harden when He cries out.

LET IT GO

Bless the Lord, oh my soul;
worship His holy name;
sing like never before;
I worship Your holy name-King Jesus.