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Discipleship Focus: Up
- 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.
Psalm 28
and Psalm 29 are both largely worship psalms.
They shout out the praises of God.
They give us reasons to consider God’s greatness. These psalms help us understand the Up
dimension. It is God who deserves our
worship. It is God’s greatness that
demands we worship Him and Him alone.
Why
should we worship God according to Psalm 28?
The Lord hears our pleas for mercy.
He is our strength. He is our
shield. In Him we can place our
trust. He is the saving refuge of His
people. He blesses His people. He shepherds His people. If these aren’t reasons to remember to praise
God today, I’m not sure we could come up with a better list.
However,
there is even more reason to give our worship to God according to Psalm
29. He is the voice over creation, and
His voice is powerful. He is the
embodiment of majesty. Nothing in
creation escapes His voice. No place in creation escapes His voice. The voice of the Lord brings forth life. The voice of the Lord can bring about
death. There is no power in this world
greater than God. That is why we should
worship Him. That is why He is our Up.
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