Proclamation:
“Come, let us bow down in worship, let us
kneel before The Lord our Maker; for He is our God and we are the people of His
pasture, the flock under His care…”
Psalm 95:6-7 (NIV)
Explanation:
The untitled psalms 94 to 100 are thought
to have been written by King David under the influence of The Holy Spirit of
God. They are consecutive parts of a
story in song celebrating the reign of The Messiah. Psalm 95 is a delightful hymn of praise. The intent of this psalm is for the believers
to give themselves wholly over to the worship of God. It is He who protects and provides for His
people that are the sheep in His pasture.
Application:
The Lord God is to be worshiped, praised,
and held in reverential awe. Whether we
lay prostrate before Him, or on bent knees, or just with bowed down head, we
ought to humble ourselves and bow down before Him in prayer and worship. He is our creator, our sustainer, our
protector, our provider, our healer, and our savior. All that we are, and all that we have, we owe
to Him. We should hear His voice and
listen to His words, and not harden our hearts as our ancestors did. (Psalm
95:8-10) Let us not be so intellectually
rigid or willfully obstinate that we are emotionally unresponsive to voice of
The Lord God.
