From: "Beverly French" <frenchb@vcss.k12.ca.us>
To: "Heritage" <gheritage@juno.com>
Subject: Let Us Worship The LORD
Date: Sunday, March 04, 2001 2:05 PM

"Praise the LORD!
 Praise, O servants of the LORD.
 Praise the name of the LORD.
 Blessed be the name of the LORD
 From this time forth and forever.
 From the rising of the sun to its setting
 The name of the LORD is to be praised."  Psalm 113:1-3

Let us come together with one heart and worship Christ our Lord.
Worshipping with heart and mind focused on Him only.  Letting the Holy
Spirit lead us into a time of worship that is wholly pleasing to our Savior
and God.  As we focus on Christ let's set aside the cares of the world and
our own needs and desires during this time.  For Scripture does enjoin us to

Praise God in song:
"Sing praises to the LORD, who dwells in Zion;
 Declare among the peoples His deeds."  Psalm 9:11

"O come, let us sing for joy to the LORD;
 Let us shout joyfully to the rock of our salvation.
 Let us come before His presence with thanksgiving;
 Let us shout joyfully to Him with psalms."  Psalm 95:1-2

"Serve the LORD with gladness;
 Come before Him with joyful singing.
 Know that the LORD Himself is God..."  Psalm100:2:3a

Praise GOD with musical instruments:
"Praise Him with the trumpet sound;
 Praise Him with the harp and lyre.
 Praise Him with timbrel and dancing;
 Praise Him with stringed instruments and pipe.
 Praise Him with loud cymbals..."   Psalm 150:3-5

Praise Him universally:
"Let the peoples praise Thee, O God;
 Let all the peoples praise Thee.   Psalm 67:3

Praise Him at all times:
"Through Him then let us continually offer up a sacrifice of praise to God,
that is, the fruit of lips that give thanks to His name."  Hebrews 13:15

We have great reason to praise Him:
"...You are a chosen race, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, a people for
God's own possession, that you may proclaim the excellencies of Him who has
called you out of darkness into His marvelous light."  1 Peter 2:9

Did you notice in this verse the four-fold reason to praise our Lord?!
You are:  a chosen race; a royal priesthood; a holy nation; a people for
God's own possession!
Knowing all this how can me not sing with joy and thanksgiving to our Lord
who is our very life?

As the Apostle Paul tells us in Ephesians 5:19, "Speak out to one another in
psalms and hymns and spiritual songs, offering praise with voices [and
instruments] and making melody with all your heart to the Lord."  Amplified

So I say with King David,
"Bless the LORD, O my soul,
 And all that is within in me, bless His Holy Name."   Amen!