Year 5, Day 164: Psalm 1-3

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Discipleship Focus: Up, Father, King

• Up: Up is the word we use for what we worship.  If we are following God’s will, God will occupy the Up position.  Our life, our identity, our mission, our family on mission is all derived from Up.  This is why God needs to be in our Up position.
• Father: This is the pinnacle of the Covenant Triangle.  God is the Father.  He is the creator.  He is love.  Our relationship with the Father is rooted in His love for us.  We get our identity through Him.  When the Father is in our life, obedience becomes clear.
• King: This is the pinnacle of the Kingdom Triangle.  When we look towards God’s position in the universe, we acknowledge that He is an omnipotent king.  Authority comes from Him.  Power comes through His authority.  He is looking for representatives for His kingdom.

Up.  Father.  King.  Three different sides to the same coin.  We worship God.  He created us.  He loves us.  He died for our sake.  He saved us.  He will bring us into eternal life.  He is where it all starts and ends.

Psalm 3 reminds us of God the protector.  He is King.  He can save us.  He has dominion over even our enemies.  He can lead us into shelter when we are in need of it.  The King is powerful enough to lead us through the darkest times in our life.

Psalm 1 reminds us of the love of the Father.  His ways are blessed.  His law leads us rightly.  Life with Him is like a tree planted alongside a stream.  In Him we find refreshment that never ends.  In Him we find the source of life that doesn’t run out.  That’s what a relationship with the Father who loves us.

Psalm 2, then reminds us about why we worship Him.  When we don’t have God as the center of our worship, we plot in vain.  He laughs at our human agendas.  The truth is that there is wisdom only in His ways and His agenda.  That’s where the sweet spot of life is.  That’s why we worship Him.

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