By Pastor Naomi Mitchell
For Carter County Times
Psalm 100:4 “Enter into his gates with thanksgiving and into his courts with praise, be thankful unto him and bless his name.”
The gates and courts were those of the temple, which the feet of the saints stand with pleasure. The gates of Wisdom, where his followers watch and wait. The gates into his house, the church, to be entered into with thankfulness, for the Gospel, and Gospel opportunities and ordinances. The Jewish people did enter the gates on their way to the temple and entered His courts with praise on their lips. This goes much further than that to the believers now. We should never go to church grouchy and find fault with everyone and everything. Have a joyful heart ready to worship Him who saved us. Show your thanks by the sacrifice of praise flowing from your lips, coming from a thankful heart.
Psalm 100:5 “For the Lord is good, his mercy is everlasting and his truth endureth to all generations.”
This is the last verse, and it tells us how good our God is. God is the source and perfect example of goodness, mercy, truth. The word “mercy” is inevitably associated with redemption in Christ. His mercy saves sinners. The phrase “His truth endureth to all generations” pictures the generations being born and dying, one following another, while the faithfulness of God remains constant. His Truth shall never stop. Jesus provided salvation to all generations in His one sacrifice of Himself upon the cross. He is good. He will always be good. There is none good except the Lord.
When do you need Psalm 100? You can use Psalm 100 when you want to thank God for His mercy. When you want to magnify God for being so kind to you. When you want to rejoice before the Holy One of Israel. When you want to praise the name of the Lord.
Prayer points from Psalm 100. Lord God, I pray that I will always find a reason to praise your Holy name in the name of Jesus. The scripture says your mercy endures forever, and I ask that your mercy will always speak over my life in the name of Jesus. Lord God, I ask that you will give me the grace to serve you to the end in the name of Jesus. Lord God, I refuse to walk away from your fold; I ask that you will grant me the grace not to become a lost sheep in the name of Jesus.
Psalm 100:2 Serve the Lord with gladness… Giving thanks to the Lord for His wondrous deeds and bountiful mercies is the glorious message contained within this well-loved passage of scripture, which should be taken to heart and manifested in our lives of all who believe.
Amen! So be it!
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