As God worshippers, God calls each of us to worship Him and only Him. As we go about this worship, the Bible clearly lines out certain forms of worship, not only as suggestions, but as commands.
Part 4 – Shout for Joy!
Now to the opposite response to Be Still Before Him — making a lot of noise!
Psalm 95:1 “Let us shout aloud to the Rock of our salvation!”
Psalm 100:1 “Shout for joy to the Lord, all the earth.”
Over and over the Psalms picture all of creation making a lot of noise in praise of God; and, it’s a worship celebration that’s going on all the time!
Like others, I too have a stretch and hard time shouting as an act of worship. That’s not to say that shouting as an act of worship is not an act of worship, it’s just something I have to work on doing. But, have there ever been times when you couldn’t keep something wonderful inside? It’s just something that keeps welling up and up inside of you until you can’t contain it any longer (nor should you contain it) and you can only shout for joy!
Incredible joy can make you feel that way; and, honest worship should sometimes, too.
I sometimes wonder how the early church must have sounded. I just think, how could they not have a hundred times the excitement and joy than we have, having just lived with Jesus Christ? The early church followed Jesus at risk to their safety, reputation, posessions and even their lives. In the midst of so much opposition, God was truly their joy.
A God like that calls for a lot of noise!
“Let us shout aloud to the Rock of our salvation!” — Psalm 95:1
“Shout for joy to the Lord, all the earth.” — Psalm 100:1
« Read Part 3: Be Still Before Him
to be continued with Part 5 …
portions of this article taken from “The Way I Was Made” by Chris Tomlin
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