Psalm 100:1-5
“Make a joyful noise unto the Lord, all you lands. Serve the Lord with gladness: come before His presence with singing. Know that the Lord, He is God; It is He who has made us and not we ourselves; We are His people and the sheep of His pasture. Enter into His gates with thanksgiving, and into His courts with praise. Be thankful to Him and bless His name. For the Lord is good; His mercy is everlasting, and His truth endures to all generations.”
1) What sound does your voice make?
What sounds do we make as Christians
Psalm 100:1 'make a joyful noise'
Noise = triumph
- Joyful and triumphant sounds should be the sound of the believer
What do people associate the sound of your life with?
What are your attitudes, conversations, spiritual life, actions, goals and intentions? Are your prayers God-focused?
- Negative sounds that you make will attract life predators.
- Positive sounds will attract good, blessings and prosperity.
-Your friend’s sounds will become your sounds (are they full of faith and hope? Do they aspire to reach more?)
2) What sound does your service make?
Psalm 100:2 'serve the Lord with gladness'
2 Corinthians 9:7 “So let each one give as he purposes in his heart, not grudgingly or of necessity; for God loves a cheerful giver.”
It’s our privilege to serve. There is no better investment than to serve Jesus.
Our whole life should be in service to God.
Ephesians 6:5-8 tells us that all our service is unto the Lord.
- Your service is in your church, in your home, in your workplace and to others.
- Your service is not determined by your circumstances but by your heart conviction.
3) What sound do we come into His presence with?
Psalm 100:2-3 'come before His presence with singing'
Do we come into His presence with fear, out of obligation, only bringing our needs, on our terms?
David says come with singing.
How we approach God depends on our relationships and perception of God - who we think He is and what we think He’s like. It’s not enough to just know about God.
- We need to know He is God and know how He sees us.
When you know His love and grace and kindness, it’s not hard to come into His presence with singing.
4) What sound do we approach His place with?
The ‘place’ is where God put you – work, home, school…
We should be the same at church as we are at home, at work, and in our circle of influence.
In Genesis 28:10-22 we read that life is tough for Jacob - he’s in a low place. Then Jacob encounters God.
- When God got Jacob’s attention, Jacobs perspective changed.
Genesis 28:16 “Surely the Lord is in this place, and I wasn’t even aware of it!’ But he was also afraid and said ‘What an awesome place this is! It is none other than the house of God, the very gateway to Heaven.’”
- The sound we make will lead us to our destiny.
- Our sound is not dependent upon our circumstance, it’s a spiritual thing.
