Monday 09/05/05 - Psalm 1 - 2

10 Therefore, you kings, be wise;
be warned, you rulers of the earth.
11 Serve the LORD with fear
and rejoice with trembling.
12 Kiss the Son, lest he be angry
and you be destroyed in your way,
for his wrath can flare up in a moment.
Blessed are all who take refuge in him.

Psalms 1-2 introduces the rest of the book of Psalm. Psalm 1 stated that you have two roads of life. You could either live a blessed life or a cursed life. It declare that we must delight and meditate on the Word of the Lord. God’s word will put us on the road of blessing.

Psalm 2 is simply stating that God is the true ruler. There might be chaos created by earthly rulers but in the end the justice and plan of God will prevail. God will show himself to be the king of kings. Basically, he is saying God is in total control and that anyone that tries to stand against God is a fool.

I want to examine this phrase, “Serve the Lord with fear and rejoice with trembling.” It is interesting to me that Scripture calls us to serve God with fear. I think sometimes we serve God too casually. We serve God as if we are doing Him a favor. We serve God and wait for him to pay us back. Don’t forget we serve a holy God. Remember it is really our privilege to serve. We were created to serve him in reverence. So whatever we do from giving rides to preaching we should have a reverent fear of God.

The Psalmist also tells us to “rejoice with trembling.” Rejoice with trembling? We should meditate on this for a while. Take time to think about it. What is he talking about? Can we do such a thing?

Yes, even in our time of celebration and worship to God there must be reverence. We can clap, dance, and be free but we worship the Almighty God. He is personal. He is our Father. He even calls us his friend but He is also the holy and all-powerful God. Worship the Lord with great joy and with great fear. Let us keep meditating on God’s word so it becomes the food for our soul. Amen!

Praise report: Praise the Lord! The Temple site started off well. We had about 20-25 people. There was definitely some nervousness and awkwardness but God was faithful. Personally, I felt His presence and His favor. I guess you have to ask others if they had the same experience. I know God was with us. Pray that many who came will come back. Pray that they will have a great heart for Temple campus. Pray that they will want be part of what God is going to do through GCC. Pray for me I really need it.

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