Psalm 100:3-4 (CB)

Know that the LORD, he is God! It is he who made us, and we are his; we are his people, and the sheep of his pasture. Enter his gates with thanksgiving, and his courts with praise! Give thanks to him; bless his name!

David tells us to acknowledge that the Lord is God. How can we do that? We acknowledge him when we shout and sing our praises, worship him as our creator, accept his authority in EVERY detail of life, gratefully agree with the guidance he gives us, and express our thanks for his unfailing love. God created us; we did not create ourselves. Many people live as though they are the creator and center of their own little world. They choose their own lifestyles, determine their own boundaries, and decide their own values. This mind-set leads to pride, self-glorification, greed, and idolatry. But if everything were taken away, they would lose hope itself. When we realize that God created us and gives us all we have, we will want to give to others as God has given to us. Then, even if all is lost, we still have God and all he provides. God alone is worthy of being worshiped. What is your attitude toward worship? Do you willingly and joyfully come into God’s presence, or are you just going through the motions, reluctantly going to church?This psalm tells us to lay aside the cares of normal life and remember God’s goodness and dependability. This will change our attitudes and enable us to worship with thanksgiving and praise! If grateful worship with God’s assembled family is absent from your life; your life is empty of true sustained joy, and praise. Are you consistently worshipping the One True God, or worrying?