Free & Fit - Summer with the Psalms - Friday & Saturday Psalm 96 & 97

Summer with the Psalms

Friday & Saturday Psalm 96 & 97

Opening & Introduction

O worship the Lord in the beauty of holiness: let the whole earth stand in awe of him.

Psalm 96.9

“Worship the Lord in the splendor of holiness; Tremble [in submissive wonder] before Him, all the earth.”

‭‭Psalms‬ ‭96‬:‭9‬ ‭AMP‬‬

Psalm 96 & 97

https://bible.com/bible/1588/psa.96.1-13.AMP

https://bible.com/bible/1588/psa.97.1-12.AMP

Prayer & Reflection

For true religious affections, the object, God, is primary, and I am secondary. With false affections, the focus reverts to me. The one who seeks Christ alone will know the delight that only he can give.

“The heavens declare His righteousness, And all the peoples see His glory and brilliance.”

‭‭Psalms‬ ‭97‬:‭6‬ ‭AMP‬‬

One who goes looking for self-fulfillment will never find it. In other words, having a taste of divine things is what allows the heavenly destination to captivate your heart. Without that taste it is impossible to will God, and therefore it is impossible to actually walk the path to glory.

“Rejoice in the Lord, you righteous ones [those whose moral and spiritual integrity places them in right standing with God], And praise and give thanks at the remembrance of His holy name.”

‭‭Psalms‬ ‭97‬:‭12‬ ‭AMP‬‬

This taste is the taste of heaven and is the taste that calibrates our souls to glory and beauty. This taste creates a hunger for divine things. This taste is not given in its perfection, but is a seed of Grace in the soul.

Cultivating this taste should lead to a deeper and deeper hunger for God and his glory. The ways of God, the calling of the church, the Word of God and the ordinances of God should all be tasty aspects of life. Ultimately, our taste should be oriented by God and his life of love, and therefore the hunger of our flesh should begin to be killed off.

In this sense, our taste is similar to the compass whose needle seeks north. We can say that the needle has a taste for north. Around that taste all our other affections should fall into place—the west, east and south of our soul should be oriented by the true north of heaven—God and his life of love.

Closing Prayer

Sacrificial and Gracious Jesus, bring us out of the depths of our flesh, restore our consciousness and release us into divine communion and intimate fellowship with your Holy Spirit as we pray in agreement that you died, raised us with you into eternal life and prepared a mansion for us with God in heaven. In your name we pray. Amen.

“So it is good to wait quietly for salvation from the Lord.”

‭‭Lamentations‬ ‭3:26‬ ‭NLT‬‬

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