Our media-saturated society indulges in celebrity “worship”. We are encouraged to “worship” highly photoshopped photos in print as well as actors and personalities on television and on the theater’s big screen. We hear sound bites of finely tuned speeches and think we have a hero on our hands. Movie/television stars, media sensations, sports celebrities or political operatives all stand ready to receive adulation from an adoring public. HOWEVER, most of these people can only be worshipped from afar. They live behind locked gates and travel with personal security. Their safety demands that they keep a distance between themselves and their worshippers.
Psalm 145 is an amazing song of worship, but THIS kind of worship isn’t relegated to the glossy pages of a magazine or bigger-than-life images on a screen. God doesn’t require that His worshippers keep their distance…He always bids us to come closer.
(Voice) 5 Your majesty and glorious splendor have captivated me; I will meditate on Your wonders, sing songs of Your worth. 6 We confess—there is nothing greater than You, God, nothing mightier than Your awesome works. I will tell of Your greatness as long as I have breath.
- What does it mean to be “captivated”? What do you think David referred to when he spoke of being captivated by “Your majesty and glorious splendor?”
- Sing a song of God’s worth. A song just between you and God. You are the choir—He is the audience. Regardless of your vocal ability, He always gives His children a hearty round of applause!
- Confess means “to agree with.” Can you “confess” along with David?
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"He always bids us to come closer". I love that!
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