Sunday, June 28, 2009
Psalm 50:1-6
50:1 The Mighty One, God the Lord,
speaks and summons the earth
from the rising of the sun to its setting.
Out of Zion, the perfection of beauty,
God shines forth.
Our God comes; he does not keep silence;
before him is a devouring fire,
around him a mighty tempest.
He calls to the heavens above
and to the earth, that he may judge his people:
“Gather to me my faithful ones,
who made a covenant with me by sacrifice!”
The heavens declare his righteousness,
for God himself is judge! Selah (ESV)
by John H. Camenga
Israel was at the pinnacle of its power and prestige when Asaph, composed this psalm. He warned the covenant people against shallow worship rather than warning enemies about the fraud of idolatry. Even before the temple had been built this musician saw the dangers of “going through the motions” in worship. Genuine worship can be formal or informal, quiet or exuberant, traditional or contemporary. It can be spontaneous or follow a set liturgy. Every form can be from the heart. Every form is in danger of becoming routine. What am I doing to worship from the heart?
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Daily Bible Meditations are taken from The Helping Hand,a Sabbath School student quarterly for youth and adults. Copyright © 2010, Seventh Day Baptist Board of Christian Education, Inc.
Scripture quotations marked "ESV" are taken from The Holy Bible, English Standard Version. Copyright ©2001 by Crossway Bibles, a division of Good News Publishers. Used by permission. All rights reserved. Text provided by the Crossway Bibles Web Service.
