![]() ![]() Will you confess any sin and wrong motives and seek forgiveness from the Father? Preparation for worship demands that we approach God with clean hands and a pure heart, depending on Him alone as our God. Why not proclaim that out loud right now? Will you realize that God alone is the Absolute Ruler and Owner of all things? What are you going to do today to prepare for worship? He is Yahweh Almighty, the Covenant Keeping Creator God who desires to have a relationship with us. We must open the gates and recognize Who, God is: the Creator-King who is also the King of Glory, the Great Victorious Warrior. We must realize that He alone is the Creator King. The psalm speaks to us today to prepare for worship. As LORD Almighty, is the Covenant keeping God who is the most powerful and most mighty, worthy of all glory, all honor and all praise. The Creator-God is the King of Glory He is the LORD Almighty. ![]() The repetition is for the emphasis given to the preparation. In this context, it is a sign of rejoicing. They are not to “lift up their heads to an idol”, but to who? The King of Glory. This might have been an antiphonal song between the people and the leaders. Once we realize that God is in ultimate control, once we are prepared to meet Him, then the call comes to open the gates to receive Him. God is responsible for my reputation we can trust our safety and our reputations to Him for His honor and glory. The same is true for us today: coming to God rightly has its rewards: the unmerited favor of God, that is, His blessing as well as His protection, His vindication. The true sons of Jacob are those who approaches God without sinful actions, who comes with pure motives, and considers only Yahweh as his only God. Such trust is not without reward: “They will receive blessing from the LORD and vindication from God their Savior.” God bestows His gracious loving-kindness on them and becomes their protector. Realizing that He alone is Lord and Master of it all helps prepare us for this. We cannot approach God with alternative motives for our own selfish gain or pleasure. We cannot approach Holy God with unconfessed sin in our hearts and lives. Part of the preparation for worship is right actions and pure motives. Those that come to God come trusting in Him alone as God, placing faith alone in Him. Those of a pure heart come to God with pure motives. Who may come before Him to worship? “The one who has clean hands and a pure heart, who does not trust in an idol or swear by a false god.” By clean hands, the psalmist in not talking about whether or not someone has washed their hands with soap and water, but one who has been forgiven, and one whose actions are right. Because of who He is, not just anyone may approach Him. We are not just approaching another important person, but God, Himself– Ruler, Creator and King. Knowing that God is the All-Powerful Creator is essential in recognizing just who is to be worshiped. Once David has established that Yahweh is the great Creator-King, he has set the stage for the question, “Who may go and worship Him?” and the answers for the question. ![]() He created it all and made all the rules. Part of the preparation for worship is the recognition that God is the Creator and Owner of all. In verses 1-2, the psalmist declares that Yahweh created everything, and thus He owns it, directs its, controls it. īiblical scholars are uncertain as to the occasion for which the psalm was written, but its celebration as God as the Great King is central to the theme. Never the less, it still serves as a reminder for us today about preparing for worship. Psalm 24 could have been used as a song to prepare for worship, perhaps when the ark is brought to Jerusalem. Let’s look again at David’s psalm:ġ The earth is the LORD’s, and everything in it,ģ Who may ascend the mountain of the LORD?Ĥ The one who has clean hands and a pure heart,ĥ They will receive blessing from the LORDĦ Such is the generation of those who seek him, While doing some study in again in Psalm 24 recently, the Lord underscored some truths and helped me understand even more how necessary preparation for worship really is. ![]()
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