Worship the Lord with Gladness (Psalm 100, Part 1)

Psalm 100 gives us a glimpse of God’s great party, with glad singing and merriment, as well as thanks and praise. May we fill our hearts, homes and churches with the sweet-smelling aroma of gratitude to God. May we gladly worship our loving Lord.

Worship: The Lord is God (verses 1-3)

¹Shout for joy to the Lord, all the earth.
²Worship the Lord with gladness;

         come before him with joyful songs.
³Know that the Lord is God.

      It is he who made us, and we are his;

      we are his people, the sheep of his pasture.

The peoples of the whole world are invited to worship the Lord gladly, for He is their God, their Maker and their Shepherd. Joy must characterize our worship. He delights in our songs of gratitude. Worship and service go together. Loving service is the grateful response to the grace of God. Since we have the privilege to serve the Lord let’s serve Him cheerfully. An infinitely perfect, self-existent, and self-sufficient Being, God is our rightful owner because He made us. In His infinite mercy He also purchased us with the blood of His Son. We are the sheep of His pasture; God is our shepherd.

We worship You, Lord our God. We make a joyful noise to You together with all the earth! We want to serve You with gladness! We come into Your presence with singing! We know that You, Lord, are God! You made us, and we are Yours; we are the sheep of Your pasture.