“It is a good thing to give thanks unto the LORD, and to sing praises unto Thy name, O Most High: to shew forth Thy loving kindness in the morning, and Thy faithfulness every night, upon an instrument of ten strings, and upon the psaltery; upon the harp with a solemn sound.
For Thou, LORD, hast made me glad through Thy work: I will triumph in the works of Thy hands.
O LORD, how great are Thy works! Thy thoughts are very deep.” Psalm 92:1-5 (KJB)
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Glad In The LORD
“Hear my voice, O God, in my prayer: preserve my life from fear of the enemy. Hide me from the secret counsel of the wicked; from the insurrection of the workers of iniquity: who whet their tongue like a sword, and bend their bows to shoot their arrows, even bitter words: that they may shoot in secret at the perfect: suddenly do they shoot at him, and fear not.
They encourage themselves in an evil matter: they commune of laying snares privily; they say, ‘Who shall see them?’ They search out iniquities; they accomplish a diligent search: both the inward thought of every one of them, and the heart, is deep. But God shall shoot at them with an arrow; suddenly shall they be wounded.
So they shall make their own tongue to fall upon themselves: all that see them shall flee away. And all men shall fear, and shall declare the work of God; for they shall wisely consider of His doing.
The righteous shall be glad in the LORD, and shall trust in Him; and all the upright in heart shall glory.” Psalm 64:1-10 (KJB)
I Was Glad…
“I was glad when they said unto me, Let us go into the house of the LORD.” Psalm 122:1 (KJV)
To the Israelite the house of God was the Tabernacle in the wilderness during their journey to the Promised Land after deliverance out of Egypt; it was Shiloh up intil David was king; and after David became king the ark of the covenant was moved to Jerusalem, so that was the house of God.
The “House of God” is the place where God dwells. In all of God’s Word the plan of God is that He dwell in the hearts of His people. That was impossible with a holy God. Yet, God Himself made it possible. When Jesus Christ walked on earth He was and is the fulness of the Godhead bodily (Colossians 2:9). He was without sin in the midst of the sinful, the vile, the corrupt; He remained incorruptible.
Because of the death, burial and resurrection of Jesus Christ when we trust in Him He comes to live within us in the person of the Holy Spirit. Those who know Jesus, and are known of Him have only to go to His Word, and hear the Holy Spirit within themselves to worship God.
The follower of Christ still desires to go and meet in places of worship with God’s people. We call those places “Houses of worship”, even “House of God”; and that is not wrong. Rest assured that where ever you are as a believer; a follower of Jesus Christ He is there with you.
Like the Psalmist says, “I was glad when they said unto me, Let us go into the house of the LORD.” Let us always be glad to go into the place of worship. Like the writer of Hebrews has said,
“Not forsaking the assembling of ourselves together, as the manner of some is; but exhorting one another: and so much the more, as ye see the day approaching.” Hebrews 10:25
If you missed joining with brothers and sisters in Christ yesterday, or have for several weeks; be sure you commit yourself to renewing that bond next Sunday.
The Fire and Hammer 