WEBVTT 00:00:00.680 --> 00:00:04.620 If you have your Bible with you, you can open it up this morning to Psalm 95. 00:00:06.080 --> 00:00:10.179 And we've already heard the passage read earlier in the service. 00:00:11.279 --> 00:00:13.900 And so we're just going to jump right into it. 00:00:13.980 --> 00:00:15.120 Psalm 95. 00:00:17.379 --> 00:00:20.219 This is another psalm in which the author is unknown. 00:00:21.740 --> 00:00:28.260 And we generally assume that it's a song since the first words are an invitation to sing. 00:00:28.260 --> 00:00:33.179 There are two distinct parts to this psalm. 00:00:33.840 --> 00:00:36.900 And the divide happens kind of in verse 7. 00:00:38.960 --> 00:00:43.420 There's a couple different ways that we can look at the differences between these two parts. 00:00:44.359 --> 00:00:46.299 We could look at the kind of words. 00:00:47.420 --> 00:00:48.760 Verses 1 to 7. 00:00:49.920 --> 00:00:51.620 The feeling of it is celebration. 00:00:52.480 --> 00:00:53.880 The call is to worship. 00:00:54.880 --> 00:00:57.299 And the focus is the worthiness of God. 00:00:58.259 --> 00:01:03.859 The second part, verse 7 to 11, is a hard shift. 00:01:05.620 --> 00:01:08.280 Suddenly the focus is lamentation. 00:01:09.140 --> 00:01:10.319 The call is to repent. 00:01:10.560 --> 00:01:11.759 To soften our hearts. 00:01:12.599 --> 00:01:18.519 And the focus, the main subject, is the waywardness of the people. 00:01:19.000 --> 00:01:20.759 In this case, the Israelites. 00:01:20.760 --> 00:01:27.620 So the first part tells us where we should be. 00:01:29.340 --> 00:01:30.219 Worshiping the Lord. 00:01:30.340 --> 00:01:31.880 Come, let us worship the Lord. 00:01:32.680 --> 00:01:35.140 The second part tells us where we shouldn't be. 00:01:37.860 --> 00:01:39.240 Don't ignore God. 00:01:39.800 --> 00:01:40.719 Soften your heart. 00:01:40.719 --> 00:01:44.019 Or to put it another way. 00:01:44.739 --> 00:01:50.620 That second part convicts us where we are sometimes. 00:01:50.620 --> 00:01:53.939 The attitude that we have. 00:01:54.939 --> 00:01:58.140 And the first part tells us where we need to be instead. 00:01:58.540 --> 00:02:03.200 We need to move away from waywardness to worship. 00:02:03.640 --> 00:02:06.560 Away from unbelief to faith in the Lord. 00:02:07.420 --> 00:02:10.020 Away from ignoring Him to listening to Him. 00:02:10.020 --> 00:02:12.780 Away from a hard heart. 00:02:13.360 --> 00:02:17.939 And to a soft, joyful heart of worship towards Him. 00:02:19.080 --> 00:02:23.840 And so I think if I was to distill it down to one main point. 00:02:23.960 --> 00:02:26.260 What's the big idea in this psalm? 00:02:27.140 --> 00:02:29.180 The psalmist, I think, is urging us. 00:02:29.520 --> 00:02:32.000 He's saying, give your ear. 00:02:32.000 --> 00:02:34.139 Your listening ear. 00:02:35.000 --> 00:02:36.000 And your heart. 00:02:37.699 --> 00:02:38.819 And your voice. 00:02:40.500 --> 00:02:41.379 And your knee. 00:02:41.580 --> 00:02:42.379 Your bended knee. 00:02:42.800 --> 00:02:43.439 To the Lord. 00:02:44.180 --> 00:02:45.120 Who is worthy. 00:02:46.740 --> 00:02:48.599 So we're going to unpack that. 00:02:48.639 --> 00:02:50.259 And we're going to see that here in this psalm. 00:02:50.319 --> 00:02:51.539 And we're going to do it a little unusual. 00:02:51.699 --> 00:02:53.319 We're going to start with the second half. 00:02:53.580 --> 00:02:55.599 And then come back and look at the first half. 00:02:55.699 --> 00:02:58.520 So we're going to start in verse 7. 00:02:58.520 --> 00:03:02.920 And right at the beginning of that second part. 00:03:03.260 --> 00:03:07.700 Today, if only, you would hear His voice. 00:03:10.300 --> 00:03:11.640 These are words of lament. 00:03:12.520 --> 00:03:15.180 It's as if the psalmist is looking out at the people around him. 00:03:15.700 --> 00:03:16.939 And what does he see? 00:03:17.760 --> 00:03:21.200 He sees people who are not listening to God. 00:03:22.140 --> 00:03:24.379 He sees people who are ignoring God. 00:03:24.520 --> 00:03:25.520 They're minimizing. 00:03:26.280 --> 00:03:28.340 They're shutting out His words. 00:03:28.520 --> 00:03:31.460 We don't want to hear that stuff anymore. 00:03:31.580 --> 00:03:32.880 Don't tell us about the Lord. 00:03:33.380 --> 00:03:34.939 And what He wants from us. 00:03:36.860 --> 00:03:38.560 And then in verse 8. 00:03:38.680 --> 00:03:40.520 The author writes into the song. 00:03:40.640 --> 00:03:44.660 The very words that God's voice is saying. 00:03:47.020 --> 00:03:48.719 And it starts with this imperative. 00:03:48.920 --> 00:03:49.460 This command. 00:03:50.200 --> 00:03:52.660 Do not harden your hearts. 00:03:52.659 --> 00:03:57.919 So this is the problem with the people in the day of this song. 00:03:58.719 --> 00:04:02.539 They are hardening their hearts towards God. 00:04:02.539 --> 00:04:06.719 They are stubbornly set against Him. 00:04:08.079 --> 00:04:10.180 They're not letting His words in. 00:04:11.199 --> 00:04:13.519 Their hearts are hard with unbelief. 00:04:15.699 --> 00:04:16.259 Skepticism. 00:04:17.699 --> 00:04:19.639 A critical spirit towards God. 00:04:19.639 --> 00:04:23.319 Rather than faith. 00:04:24.000 --> 00:04:25.000 And trust. 00:04:25.000 --> 00:04:26.120 And humility. 00:04:28.000 --> 00:04:30.680 So God tells them what they're like. 00:04:30.800 --> 00:04:31.019 He says, 00:04:31.180 --> 00:04:33.899 Do not harden your hearts as you did at Meribah. 00:04:34.180 --> 00:04:36.800 As you did that day at Massa. 00:04:37.120 --> 00:04:38.079 In the wilderness. 00:04:39.199 --> 00:04:41.740 Where your ancestors tested me. 00:04:41.740 --> 00:04:42.300 They tried me. 00:04:42.860 --> 00:04:44.340 They tried me. 00:04:44.699 --> 00:04:46.420 Though they had seen what I did. 00:04:48.079 --> 00:04:49.500 For 40 years. 00:04:49.680 --> 00:04:50.439 I was angry. 00:04:50.780 --> 00:04:51.780 With that generation. 00:04:52.879 --> 00:04:53.220 I said. 00:04:53.660 --> 00:04:55.620 They are a people whose hearts go astray. 00:04:55.759 --> 00:04:56.939 And they have not known. 00:04:57.340 --> 00:04:58.379 My ways. 00:05:00.019 --> 00:05:01.759 So the problem with the people. 00:05:01.900 --> 00:05:03.280 In the days of this song. 00:05:03.480 --> 00:05:03.800 Is. 00:05:04.100 --> 00:05:06.199 That they are in their hearts. 00:05:06.400 --> 00:05:07.240 Going astray. 00:05:07.540 --> 00:05:08.160 From God. 00:05:09.360 --> 00:05:10.879 They're turning away from Him. 00:05:10.879 --> 00:05:12.300 Just like the Israelites did. 00:05:12.500 --> 00:05:13.219 Long ago. 00:05:13.319 --> 00:05:14.379 In the days of the Exodus. 00:05:14.600 --> 00:05:15.879 And the wilderness wanderings. 00:05:16.620 --> 00:05:16.899 And. 00:05:17.199 --> 00:05:18.920 To fully appreciate this. 00:05:18.959 --> 00:05:20.000 We kind of have to go back. 00:05:20.040 --> 00:05:21.259 And we have to look at those. 00:05:22.040 --> 00:05:22.439 Days. 00:05:22.540 --> 00:05:23.839 What happened at Meribah. 00:05:24.079 --> 00:05:24.879 And Massa. 00:05:24.959 --> 00:05:26.120 With the Israelites there. 00:05:26.300 --> 00:05:26.860 In the wilderness. 00:05:27.839 --> 00:05:29.019 So we're going to flip back. 00:05:29.139 --> 00:05:30.819 To Exodus chapter 17. 00:05:34.159 --> 00:05:36.379 And here in Exodus chapter 17. 00:05:36.639 --> 00:05:38.779 The Israelites had just been saved. 00:05:38.779 --> 00:05:40.459 From that oppressive slavery. 00:05:40.459 --> 00:05:41.139 In Egypt. 00:05:42.479 --> 00:05:43.919 God set them free. 00:05:44.680 --> 00:05:45.620 He showed them. 00:05:45.739 --> 00:05:47.079 His awesome power. 00:05:48.000 --> 00:05:48.879 He poured plague. 00:05:48.919 --> 00:05:49.479 After plague. 00:05:49.539 --> 00:05:50.079 On the Egyptians. 00:05:50.079 --> 00:05:50.879 Until finally. 00:05:50.959 --> 00:05:51.879 The Pharaoh of Egypt. 00:05:52.079 --> 00:05:52.979 Let the whole. 00:05:53.060 --> 00:05:54.039 Israelite people. 00:05:54.620 --> 00:05:55.240 Walk out. 00:05:57.240 --> 00:05:58.379 And the Israelites. 00:05:58.759 --> 00:05:59.799 Journeyed through the wilderness. 00:06:00.959 --> 00:06:01.879 But then Pharaoh. 00:06:02.019 --> 00:06:02.879 Changed his mind. 00:06:03.419 --> 00:06:05.199 And he started pursuing them. 00:06:05.339 --> 00:06:06.699 With his chariot army. 00:06:07.079 --> 00:06:08.439 Hoping to get them back. 00:06:08.439 --> 00:06:10.540 And most of you know. 00:06:10.660 --> 00:06:11.639 The great deliverance. 00:06:11.719 --> 00:06:12.300 That God gave. 00:06:12.379 --> 00:06:13.879 When he opened a way. 00:06:14.100 --> 00:06:15.060 Through the Red Sea. 00:06:15.959 --> 00:06:16.719 Wall of water. 00:06:16.779 --> 00:06:17.259 On the right. 00:06:17.319 --> 00:06:17.800 And the left. 00:06:17.920 --> 00:06:19.019 The Israelites passed through. 00:06:19.079 --> 00:06:19.860 On dry ground. 00:06:20.339 --> 00:06:21.740 And then when the Egyptian army. 00:06:21.740 --> 00:06:22.339 Went in. 00:06:22.560 --> 00:06:23.560 God caused the sea. 00:06:23.560 --> 00:06:24.319 To close up. 00:06:24.459 --> 00:06:25.600 Over top of them. 00:06:25.720 --> 00:06:27.159 And they were all drowned. 00:06:27.659 --> 00:06:28.720 This is what the Israelites. 00:06:28.720 --> 00:06:30.139 Have just experienced. 00:06:30.139 --> 00:06:32.120 Here in Exodus chapter 17. 00:06:32.120 --> 00:06:33.720 It was like literally. 00:06:33.720 --> 00:06:34.899 Two weeks ago. 00:06:35.780 --> 00:06:36.860 But even though. 00:06:36.980 --> 00:06:38.220 They witnessed personally. 00:06:38.480 --> 00:06:39.000 First hand. 00:06:39.100 --> 00:06:40.420 God's miraculous power. 00:06:40.819 --> 00:06:41.980 His saving love. 00:06:42.939 --> 00:06:44.139 Within a few days. 00:06:44.699 --> 00:06:45.939 They were grumbling. 00:06:46.280 --> 00:06:47.019 And complaining. 00:06:47.019 --> 00:06:48.000 Against God. 00:06:49.439 --> 00:06:50.560 And against Moses. 00:06:51.019 --> 00:06:51.680 His prophet. 00:06:52.480 --> 00:06:53.959 And the things that they were saying. 00:06:53.959 --> 00:06:54.459 About God. 00:06:54.519 --> 00:06:55.060 Were awful. 00:06:56.540 --> 00:06:56.879 Oh. 00:06:56.980 --> 00:06:57.939 It would have been better. 00:06:57.939 --> 00:06:59.379 If God had just killed us. 00:06:59.600 --> 00:07:00.600 Back in Egypt. 00:07:00.600 --> 00:07:03.040 There we sat around. 00:07:03.200 --> 00:07:04.160 Pots of meat. 00:07:05.379 --> 00:07:07.040 Ate all the food we wanted. 00:07:08.520 --> 00:07:09.400 But you. 00:07:09.620 --> 00:07:09.980 Moses. 00:07:10.160 --> 00:07:10.900 Have brought us out. 00:07:11.000 --> 00:07:11.920 Into this desert. 00:07:12.379 --> 00:07:14.340 To starve this entire assembly. 00:07:14.480 --> 00:07:14.939 To death. 00:07:17.379 --> 00:07:18.820 Instead of simply praying. 00:07:19.379 --> 00:07:20.280 And asking God. 00:07:20.379 --> 00:07:21.660 For the things that they needed. 00:07:22.060 --> 00:07:22.879 They grumbled. 00:07:23.040 --> 00:07:23.740 They complained. 00:07:23.740 --> 00:07:25.620 They insulted God. 00:07:28.260 --> 00:07:30.240 Exodus 17 verse 3. 00:07:30.600 --> 00:07:35.500 Is another example of this. 00:07:36.340 --> 00:07:37.379 The people were thirsty. 00:07:37.379 --> 00:07:37.980 For water. 00:07:37.980 --> 00:07:38.600 At a particular. 00:07:39.140 --> 00:07:40.300 Point in their journey. 00:07:40.760 --> 00:07:41.760 Did they ask God. 00:07:41.879 --> 00:07:42.620 For water. 00:07:42.860 --> 00:07:43.120 No. 00:07:43.439 --> 00:07:44.500 Instead they grumbled. 00:07:44.620 --> 00:07:45.340 Against Moses. 00:07:45.920 --> 00:07:46.439 They said. 00:07:46.500 --> 00:07:47.580 Why did you bring us up. 00:07:47.620 --> 00:07:48.260 Out of Egypt. 00:07:48.700 --> 00:07:49.680 To make us. 00:07:49.720 --> 00:07:50.500 And our children. 00:07:50.840 --> 00:07:51.580 And our livestock. 00:07:51.580 --> 00:07:52.700 Die of thirst. 00:07:52.699 --> 00:07:52.759 First. 00:07:55.300 --> 00:07:56.319 The next verse. 00:07:56.319 --> 00:07:56.819 Tells us. 00:07:56.819 --> 00:07:57.819 That they were almost ready. 00:07:57.819 --> 00:07:58.759 To kill Moses. 00:08:00.139 --> 00:08:01.719 And yet God was merciful. 00:08:02.139 --> 00:08:03.019 He did another. 00:08:03.539 --> 00:08:03.979 Miracle. 00:08:04.980 --> 00:08:05.639 He opened. 00:08:06.639 --> 00:08:07.300 The rock. 00:08:07.539 --> 00:08:08.879 And water came flowing out. 00:08:08.980 --> 00:08:09.519 Enough to. 00:08:10.079 --> 00:08:11.439 Give the entire assembly. 00:08:12.439 --> 00:08:13.560 Water to drink. 00:08:13.560 --> 00:08:18.660 And that was on top of the manna. 00:08:18.720 --> 00:08:19.920 Which he was already sending. 00:08:20.040 --> 00:08:20.720 Every day. 00:08:20.819 --> 00:08:21.879 It was appearing on the ground. 00:08:22.199 --> 00:08:22.519 Bread. 00:08:22.740 --> 00:08:23.160 To eat. 00:08:23.259 --> 00:08:23.920 Out of nowhere. 00:08:25.459 --> 00:08:26.500 In verse 7. 00:08:27.139 --> 00:08:27.840 It says. 00:08:29.519 --> 00:08:31.340 That Moses called the place. 00:08:31.459 --> 00:08:32.019 Massa. 00:08:32.580 --> 00:08:33.379 And Meribah. 00:08:33.940 --> 00:08:35.960 Because the Israelites quarreled. 00:08:35.960 --> 00:08:38.400 And because they tested the Lord. 00:08:38.560 --> 00:08:38.860 Saying. 00:08:39.560 --> 00:08:40.900 Is the Lord among us. 00:08:41.320 --> 00:08:42.160 Or not. 00:08:45.700 --> 00:08:46.139 Massa. 00:08:46.220 --> 00:08:46.580 In Hebrew. 00:08:46.580 --> 00:08:47.320 Means testing. 00:08:47.500 --> 00:08:47.840 Meribah. 00:08:47.960 --> 00:08:48.960 Means quarreling. 00:08:50.340 --> 00:08:52.240 And this is just a little sample. 00:08:52.519 --> 00:08:53.300 Of the attitude. 00:08:53.300 --> 00:08:54.540 That the Israelites had. 00:08:56.000 --> 00:08:56.820 Towards God. 00:08:56.900 --> 00:08:57.320 And Moses. 00:08:57.560 --> 00:08:58.680 During the wilderness wanderings. 00:08:58.720 --> 00:08:59.840 You really do have to go back. 00:08:59.920 --> 00:09:01.280 And read through the whole story. 00:09:01.379 --> 00:09:01.820 Right from. 00:09:02.440 --> 00:09:03.000 You know. 00:09:03.100 --> 00:09:03.500 Exodus. 00:09:04.259 --> 00:09:04.720 Numbers. 00:09:05.060 --> 00:09:05.500 Deuteronomy. 00:09:05.960 --> 00:09:08.200 To get a sense of how this went. 00:09:08.320 --> 00:09:09.639 Their attitude was appalling. 00:09:10.400 --> 00:09:10.700 I mean. 00:09:10.740 --> 00:09:11.180 Think of this. 00:09:11.220 --> 00:09:13.139 How could you walk through the Red Sea. 00:09:13.840 --> 00:09:15.519 A wall of water on your right. 00:09:16.240 --> 00:09:17.160 And your left. 00:09:19.580 --> 00:09:20.980 And then within days. 00:09:22.019 --> 00:09:23.960 Doubt whether God really cares. 00:09:23.960 --> 00:09:24.800 About you. 00:09:24.879 --> 00:09:25.519 And loves you. 00:09:30.340 --> 00:09:31.280 Back in Egypt. 00:09:31.440 --> 00:09:32.480 They suffered terribly. 00:09:33.180 --> 00:09:34.980 They were beat mercilessly. 00:09:34.980 --> 00:09:38.519 They were treated like garbage. 00:09:39.580 --> 00:09:40.560 The Egyptians. 00:09:41.080 --> 00:09:42.240 Killed their babies. 00:09:43.420 --> 00:09:45.100 They worked them like dogs. 00:09:46.039 --> 00:09:47.180 And after watching God. 00:09:47.259 --> 00:09:47.899 Pour plague. 00:09:48.000 --> 00:09:48.779 After plague. 00:09:48.840 --> 00:09:49.639 On Egypt. 00:09:51.759 --> 00:09:52.899 Leading them out. 00:09:54.000 --> 00:09:55.100 Setting them free. 00:09:57.240 --> 00:09:58.080 Here they are. 00:09:58.220 --> 00:09:59.100 So ungrateful. 00:09:59.100 --> 00:10:01.399 They accuse God. 00:10:01.399 --> 00:10:01.420 They accuse God. 00:10:02.920 --> 00:10:04.720 Of bringing them out into the wilderness. 00:10:05.159 --> 00:10:06.279 Just to kill them. 00:10:07.740 --> 00:10:09.399 As if he was some kind of. 00:10:10.440 --> 00:10:10.879 Sick. 00:10:11.080 --> 00:10:11.960 Malicious tyrant. 00:10:12.060 --> 00:10:12.920 Who just gets kicks. 00:10:13.040 --> 00:10:14.440 Out of making people suffer. 00:10:14.440 --> 00:10:20.320 God gave them commands. 00:10:20.320 --> 00:10:21.320 At Mount Sinai. 00:10:23.180 --> 00:10:24.360 Some of you know the story. 00:10:24.440 --> 00:10:25.320 Of the Ten Commandments. 00:10:25.460 --> 00:10:26.780 God spoke out of the fire. 00:10:26.860 --> 00:10:27.340 On the mountain. 00:10:27.460 --> 00:10:28.220 To the whole nation. 00:10:28.320 --> 00:10:29.340 His ten words. 00:10:30.980 --> 00:10:32.400 And what did the Israelites do? 00:10:32.500 --> 00:10:33.420 They disobeyed them. 00:10:34.720 --> 00:10:35.640 He told them. 00:10:35.760 --> 00:10:37.380 You shall have no other gods. 00:10:37.460 --> 00:10:38.100 Before me. 00:10:38.100 --> 00:10:40.340 You shall not make for yourself. 00:10:40.460 --> 00:10:41.920 Any graven images. 00:10:42.879 --> 00:10:44.460 Of things above. 00:10:44.960 --> 00:10:45.440 Things. 00:10:46.060 --> 00:10:46.800 Down on earth. 00:10:47.279 --> 00:10:48.300 You shall not bow down. 00:10:48.379 --> 00:10:49.279 To those kinds of things. 00:10:49.360 --> 00:10:50.080 And worship them. 00:10:50.680 --> 00:10:51.540 And what did they do? 00:10:52.840 --> 00:10:53.960 Within days. 00:10:54.500 --> 00:10:56.019 They built a golden calf. 00:10:56.100 --> 00:10:57.300 And they started bowing down. 00:10:57.500 --> 00:10:58.360 And worshiping it. 00:10:58.440 --> 00:10:59.240 While Moses was. 00:10:59.540 --> 00:11:00.320 Up on the mountain. 00:11:00.480 --> 00:11:01.200 Meeting with God. 00:11:03.100 --> 00:11:04.860 And God was so patient. 00:11:05.820 --> 00:11:07.779 He was so merciful to them. 00:11:08.100 --> 00:11:09.420 At the end of all that. 00:11:09.540 --> 00:11:10.420 He brought them up. 00:11:10.460 --> 00:11:11.180 Out of the desert. 00:11:11.300 --> 00:11:12.920 To the edge of the promised land. 00:11:14.460 --> 00:11:14.920 He said. 00:11:15.000 --> 00:11:15.879 It's time to go in. 00:11:16.120 --> 00:11:16.399 Go. 00:11:16.620 --> 00:11:17.360 I'll be with you. 00:11:17.460 --> 00:11:18.420 I'll give you success. 00:11:18.740 --> 00:11:19.779 I will help you. 00:11:20.580 --> 00:11:21.720 And they refused. 00:11:21.840 --> 00:11:22.399 To go in. 00:11:22.940 --> 00:11:23.920 The whole lot of them. 00:11:24.040 --> 00:11:25.120 Except Joshua and Caleb. 00:11:25.259 --> 00:11:25.580 Grumbled. 00:11:25.740 --> 00:11:26.379 And complained. 00:11:26.580 --> 00:11:27.159 And wailed. 00:11:28.460 --> 00:11:30.519 If only we had died in Egypt. 00:11:31.680 --> 00:11:32.820 Or in this wilderness. 00:11:34.320 --> 00:11:36.080 Why is the Lord bringing us. 00:11:36.180 --> 00:11:37.060 To this land. 00:11:37.059 --> 00:11:38.739 Only to let us fall by the sword. 00:11:40.079 --> 00:11:41.500 Our wives and our children. 00:11:41.500 --> 00:11:42.679 Will be taken as plunder. 00:11:43.639 --> 00:11:44.559 Wouldn't it be better. 00:11:44.679 --> 00:11:46.019 For us to go back to Egypt. 00:11:46.500 --> 00:11:46.819 Yeah. 00:11:47.119 --> 00:11:48.219 Let's choose a leader. 00:11:48.579 --> 00:11:49.439 And go back. 00:11:50.579 --> 00:11:52.239 They had no faith in God. 00:11:53.719 --> 00:11:55.139 They had no appreciation. 00:11:55.139 --> 00:11:56.019 Of his kindness. 00:11:58.639 --> 00:11:59.459 His goodness. 00:11:59.460 --> 00:12:02.800 And so God finally said. 00:12:02.879 --> 00:12:03.900 Enough is enough. 00:12:03.900 --> 00:12:05.320 With that generation. 00:12:05.320 --> 00:12:05.900 And he. 00:12:06.620 --> 00:12:08.379 Sent them to wander in the wilderness. 00:12:08.379 --> 00:12:09.500 For 40 years. 00:12:10.519 --> 00:12:12.480 Until everyone in that generation. 00:12:13.019 --> 00:12:14.480 Except Joshua and Caleb. 00:12:14.620 --> 00:12:14.940 Died. 00:12:15.960 --> 00:12:17.360 They would not be allowed. 00:12:17.360 --> 00:12:18.940 To enter the promised land. 00:12:19.620 --> 00:12:21.540 And find the rest. 00:12:21.980 --> 00:12:24.019 From their journey. 00:12:24.019 --> 00:12:24.759 Through the wilderness. 00:12:24.759 --> 00:12:25.340 So now. 00:12:26.340 --> 00:12:27.899 Here in Psalm 95. 00:12:27.899 --> 00:12:32.659 God is saying. 00:12:32.899 --> 00:12:33.399 To the people. 00:12:33.519 --> 00:12:34.620 Of a future generation. 00:12:35.720 --> 00:12:37.620 Do not harden your hearts. 00:12:37.919 --> 00:12:39.299 As you did at Meribah. 00:12:39.399 --> 00:12:40.439 As you did that day. 00:12:40.539 --> 00:12:41.179 At Massa. 00:12:41.360 --> 00:12:42.319 In the wilderness. 00:12:42.819 --> 00:12:43.919 Where your ancestors. 00:12:44.279 --> 00:12:44.980 Tested me. 00:12:45.919 --> 00:12:47.059 They tried me. 00:12:47.600 --> 00:12:48.419 Though they had seen. 00:12:48.519 --> 00:12:49.039 What I did. 00:12:49.799 --> 00:12:50.779 For 40 years. 00:12:50.779 --> 00:12:51.379 I was angry. 00:12:51.379 --> 00:12:52.379 With that generation. 00:12:53.019 --> 00:12:53.699 I said. 00:12:53.919 --> 00:12:54.840 They are a people. 00:12:54.840 --> 00:12:55.539 Whose hearts. 00:12:55.539 --> 00:12:56.559 Go astray. 00:12:56.919 --> 00:12:58.519 And they have not known. 00:12:58.959 --> 00:12:59.699 My ways. 00:13:00.899 --> 00:13:02.419 So I declared on oath. 00:13:02.459 --> 00:13:03.120 In my anger. 00:13:03.919 --> 00:13:04.799 They shall never. 00:13:05.219 --> 00:13:06.360 Enter my rest. 00:13:08.959 --> 00:13:10.139 God is calling out. 00:13:10.179 --> 00:13:10.659 To the people. 00:13:10.759 --> 00:13:12.120 Of this Psalms day. 00:13:12.980 --> 00:13:13.879 Don't be. 00:13:14.219 --> 00:13:15.219 Like they were. 00:13:15.539 --> 00:13:16.099 Back then. 00:13:17.240 --> 00:13:18.719 Don't harden your heart. 00:13:19.319 --> 00:13:20.039 Towards me. 00:13:20.579 --> 00:13:21.559 Don't test me. 00:13:21.639 --> 00:13:22.379 Don't try me. 00:13:22.439 --> 00:13:23.120 Like they did. 00:13:23.779 --> 00:13:24.740 And there is a warning. 00:13:24.740 --> 00:13:25.919 Baked into all of this. 00:13:25.960 --> 00:13:26.620 As much as we. 00:13:27.500 --> 00:13:28.240 Don't like. 00:13:28.360 --> 00:13:29.360 Those kinds of things. 00:13:30.019 --> 00:13:30.899 God is saying. 00:13:31.159 --> 00:13:31.820 You know. 00:13:31.919 --> 00:13:33.180 How I responded to them. 00:13:33.320 --> 00:13:34.299 When they were persistent. 00:13:34.519 --> 00:13:35.659 In their stubborn. 00:13:36.899 --> 00:13:37.340 Disobedient. 00:13:37.840 --> 00:13:38.279 Unbelief. 00:13:39.659 --> 00:13:41.019 I was angry with them. 00:13:42.120 --> 00:13:43.159 I punished them. 00:13:43.240 --> 00:13:44.139 For 40 years. 00:13:44.360 --> 00:13:44.940 In the desert. 00:13:45.060 --> 00:13:45.799 I saw to it. 00:13:45.820 --> 00:13:46.620 That they never got. 00:13:47.180 --> 00:13:48.340 That rest. 00:13:48.960 --> 00:13:50.100 That they longed for. 00:13:50.180 --> 00:13:50.879 A place to settle. 00:13:50.980 --> 00:13:51.659 And call home. 00:13:51.740 --> 00:13:52.419 In the good land. 00:13:52.419 --> 00:13:53.299 That I had for them. 00:13:53.299 --> 00:13:54.319 So. 00:13:54.319 --> 00:13:55.879 Don't be like them. 00:13:57.519 --> 00:13:58.759 Do not be hard. 00:13:58.839 --> 00:13:59.399 In your heart. 00:14:00.159 --> 00:14:00.919 Against me. 00:14:01.059 --> 00:14:01.500 To me. 00:14:01.719 --> 00:14:02.839 Do not test me. 00:14:02.939 --> 00:14:03.379 Like they did. 00:14:03.419 --> 00:14:04.919 Don't try my patience. 00:14:05.899 --> 00:14:06.879 Like they did. 00:14:07.859 --> 00:14:08.879 Or you will see. 00:14:08.979 --> 00:14:09.979 My anger aroused. 00:14:11.779 --> 00:14:12.719 That's the warning. 00:14:12.859 --> 00:14:13.959 That God is giving here. 00:14:15.879 --> 00:14:17.159 And so this is what we hear. 00:14:17.240 --> 00:14:18.259 The psalmist saying. 00:14:18.359 --> 00:14:19.159 In this part. 00:14:19.339 --> 00:14:20.099 Of the psalm. 00:14:20.100 --> 00:14:22.680 Give your ear. 00:14:23.600 --> 00:14:25.080 Your listening ear. 00:14:26.180 --> 00:14:27.220 And your heart. 00:14:27.779 --> 00:14:28.399 To the Lord. 00:14:29.600 --> 00:14:30.860 Listen to his voice. 00:14:30.920 --> 00:14:31.940 With a soft heart. 00:14:33.279 --> 00:14:35.220 And these words are not just for the Israelites. 00:14:35.500 --> 00:14:36.779 But for all of us. 00:14:38.460 --> 00:14:39.440 Let me ask you. 00:14:40.779 --> 00:14:41.800 Are you listening. 00:14:42.279 --> 00:14:43.259 To God's voice. 00:14:43.259 --> 00:14:47.080 I'm not talking about. 00:14:48.679 --> 00:14:50.080 Your own inner impressions. 00:14:50.080 --> 00:14:51.439 Of what God might be. 00:14:51.779 --> 00:14:52.539 Saying to you. 00:14:54.220 --> 00:14:55.159 I mean the things. 00:14:55.240 --> 00:14:56.120 That we know for sure. 00:14:57.120 --> 00:14:58.100 That God has said. 00:14:58.179 --> 00:14:58.919 To all of us. 00:15:00.000 --> 00:15:01.100 Are you listening. 00:15:01.759 --> 00:15:02.840 To his voice. 00:15:03.439 --> 00:15:04.379 His words. 00:15:04.879 --> 00:15:05.879 As you read. 00:15:06.600 --> 00:15:07.340 This book. 00:15:08.279 --> 00:15:09.279 Are you reading it. 00:15:09.279 --> 00:15:09.919 To hear. 00:15:10.439 --> 00:15:11.439 His voice. 00:15:11.440 --> 00:15:11.560 His voice. 00:15:13.500 --> 00:15:14.800 And with what you're hearing. 00:15:15.020 --> 00:15:16.620 Are you really listening to him. 00:15:19.400 --> 00:15:20.860 Is your heart soft. 00:15:21.440 --> 00:15:22.940 Towards what God is saying. 00:15:23.540 --> 00:15:24.600 In these pages. 00:15:26.620 --> 00:15:27.560 Are you willing. 00:15:27.700 --> 00:15:28.440 To be corrected. 00:15:29.520 --> 00:15:30.640 Even rebuked. 00:15:30.760 --> 00:15:31.380 By the Lord. 00:15:31.940 --> 00:15:32.960 In these pages. 00:15:34.780 --> 00:15:35.540 Are you willing. 00:15:35.640 --> 00:15:36.200 To change. 00:15:38.200 --> 00:15:38.900 Are you willing. 00:15:38.900 --> 00:15:39.520 To ask. 00:15:39.519 --> 00:15:40.500 God. 00:15:40.659 --> 00:15:41.360 For help. 00:15:41.419 --> 00:15:42.279 To do some of those. 00:15:42.340 --> 00:15:42.799 Hard things. 00:15:42.860 --> 00:15:43.519 That you know. 00:15:43.960 --> 00:15:45.079 He has called us. 00:15:45.139 --> 00:15:45.779 To do in here. 00:15:48.840 --> 00:15:49.720 I invite you. 00:15:49.799 --> 00:15:50.799 To examine yourself. 00:15:51.799 --> 00:15:52.740 What's your attitude. 00:15:52.939 --> 00:15:53.659 Towards God. 00:15:53.960 --> 00:15:54.600 These days. 00:16:00.100 --> 00:16:01.379 How do you see him. 00:16:01.379 --> 00:16:08.439 Is your attitude. 00:16:08.439 --> 00:16:09.820 Like the Israelites. 00:16:12.639 --> 00:16:13.799 Are you critical. 00:16:14.639 --> 00:16:15.399 Towards him. 00:16:17.759 --> 00:16:18.939 Critical of his ways. 00:16:19.240 --> 00:16:20.460 Critical of his intentions. 00:16:23.259 --> 00:16:24.439 Do you have unbelief. 00:16:26.159 --> 00:16:26.659 Doubt. 00:16:26.659 --> 00:16:30.500 Do you suspect. 00:16:30.500 --> 00:16:31.879 That he doesn't really love you. 00:16:32.299 --> 00:16:33.500 Or care about you. 00:16:35.839 --> 00:16:36.459 Even though. 00:16:36.539 --> 00:16:37.360 Time and time again. 00:16:37.480 --> 00:16:38.620 He has shown that he does. 00:16:40.659 --> 00:16:41.559 Is your heart. 00:16:41.899 --> 00:16:42.279 Soft. 00:16:43.759 --> 00:16:44.620 And devoted. 00:16:44.799 --> 00:16:45.259 To the Lord. 00:16:45.500 --> 00:16:46.100 To Jesus. 00:16:49.100 --> 00:16:50.439 Or is it going astray. 00:16:50.440 --> 00:16:53.480 Is it mostly. 00:16:53.480 --> 00:16:54.440 Preoccupied. 00:16:54.440 --> 00:16:54.740 With. 00:16:54.740 --> 00:16:55.880 Other things. 00:16:56.980 --> 00:16:57.840 Stuff of earth. 00:17:03.260 --> 00:17:03.780 Today. 00:17:04.160 --> 00:17:05.180 If only. 00:17:05.580 --> 00:17:06.160 You would hear. 00:17:06.279 --> 00:17:06.840 His voice. 00:17:07.559 --> 00:17:08.500 Do not harden. 00:17:08.620 --> 00:17:09.140 Your hearts. 00:17:10.779 --> 00:17:11.860 Like the Israelites. 00:17:12.080 --> 00:17:12.279 Did. 00:17:13.080 --> 00:17:14.080 If we fast forward. 00:17:14.160 --> 00:17:14.960 To the New Testament. 00:17:15.140 --> 00:17:15.680 To the days. 00:17:15.860 --> 00:17:16.700 After Jesus. 00:17:17.160 --> 00:17:17.940 Had already come. 00:17:17.940 --> 00:17:18.299 And gone. 00:17:19.539 --> 00:17:20.820 The author of Hebrews. 00:17:22.259 --> 00:17:23.279 Has much to say. 00:17:23.360 --> 00:17:23.799 About this. 00:17:23.960 --> 00:17:24.640 Very passage. 00:17:25.180 --> 00:17:26.259 And I'm not going to spend. 00:17:26.360 --> 00:17:27.279 Too much time here. 00:17:27.680 --> 00:17:28.380 But in Hebrews. 00:17:28.539 --> 00:17:29.320 Chapter 3. 00:17:30.519 --> 00:17:31.660 The author of Hebrews. 00:17:31.660 --> 00:17:32.380 Actually uses. 00:17:32.380 --> 00:17:33.120 Psalm 95. 00:17:33.460 --> 00:17:34.480 The second part. 00:17:35.440 --> 00:17:35.840 To. 00:17:36.840 --> 00:17:37.299 Exhort. 00:17:37.440 --> 00:17:37.840 To warn. 00:17:37.840 --> 00:17:38.660 To encourage. 00:17:39.000 --> 00:17:40.160 The people that he's writing. 00:17:40.259 --> 00:17:40.799 The letter to. 00:17:42.180 --> 00:17:42.980 I'll just read. 00:17:43.039 --> 00:17:43.779 A snippet of it. 00:17:44.299 --> 00:17:44.980 In verse 7. 00:17:45.440 --> 00:17:46.860 So as the Holy Spirit. 00:17:47.000 --> 00:17:47.299 Says. 00:17:47.299 --> 00:17:47.859 Today. 00:17:48.159 --> 00:17:49.379 If you hear his voice. 00:17:49.899 --> 00:17:51.200 Do not harden your hearts. 00:17:51.200 --> 00:17:51.740 As you did. 00:17:51.779 --> 00:17:52.419 In the rebellion. 00:17:52.899 --> 00:17:54.180 During the time of testing. 00:17:54.299 --> 00:17:54.759 In the wilderness. 00:17:54.960 --> 00:17:55.819 He quotes the whole. 00:17:56.240 --> 00:17:56.680 Section. 00:17:56.859 --> 00:17:57.740 From Psalm 95. 00:17:58.480 --> 00:17:59.139 And then. 00:17:59.919 --> 00:18:01.359 This is what he has to say. 00:18:01.419 --> 00:18:02.180 At the end of it. 00:18:04.899 --> 00:18:05.960 Based on that. 00:18:06.859 --> 00:18:07.879 See to it. 00:18:08.240 --> 00:18:09.299 Brothers and sisters. 00:18:10.039 --> 00:18:11.000 That none of you. 00:18:11.079 --> 00:18:11.899 Has a sinful. 00:18:12.299 --> 00:18:13.099 Unbelieving heart. 00:18:13.259 --> 00:18:14.019 That turns away. 00:18:14.139 --> 00:18:15.019 From the living God. 00:18:15.019 --> 00:18:17.619 But encourage. 00:18:17.619 --> 00:18:18.379 One another. 00:18:19.420 --> 00:18:19.900 Daily. 00:18:20.700 --> 00:18:21.779 As long as it is called. 00:18:21.779 --> 00:18:22.180 Today. 00:18:22.339 --> 00:18:23.480 So that none of you. 00:18:23.900 --> 00:18:24.960 May be hardened. 00:18:25.200 --> 00:18:26.379 By sin's deceitfulness. 00:18:27.599 --> 00:18:28.960 We have come to share. 00:18:29.180 --> 00:18:29.819 In Christ. 00:18:30.359 --> 00:18:31.420 If indeed. 00:18:31.980 --> 00:18:32.619 We hold. 00:18:32.619 --> 00:18:34.119 Our original conviction. 00:18:34.680 --> 00:18:35.180 Firmly. 00:18:35.839 --> 00:18:36.960 To the very end. 00:18:36.960 --> 00:18:37.039 God. 00:18:38.840 --> 00:18:39.420 And the author. 00:18:39.539 --> 00:18:39.840 Hebrews. 00:18:39.940 --> 00:18:40.299 Goes on. 00:18:40.360 --> 00:18:40.880 He has way more. 00:18:40.940 --> 00:18:41.740 To say about that. 00:18:41.840 --> 00:18:41.980 But. 00:18:42.279 --> 00:18:42.840 The point. 00:18:43.319 --> 00:18:43.620 Here. 00:18:44.220 --> 00:18:44.640 Is that. 00:18:44.940 --> 00:18:45.240 We know. 00:18:45.360 --> 00:18:46.019 Beyond the shadow. 00:18:46.079 --> 00:18:46.380 Of a doubt. 00:18:46.460 --> 00:18:47.180 That these words. 00:18:47.259 --> 00:18:48.059 In Psalm 95. 00:18:48.539 --> 00:18:49.620 Spoken to Israel. 00:18:50.000 --> 00:18:50.700 They're for us. 00:18:50.779 --> 00:18:51.140 Today. 00:18:51.740 --> 00:18:52.279 As well. 00:18:53.079 --> 00:18:53.340 God. 00:18:53.400 --> 00:18:54.180 Is the same thing. 00:18:54.259 --> 00:18:54.960 To say to us. 00:18:55.039 --> 00:18:55.319 Today. 00:18:55.620 --> 00:18:56.660 Examine your heart. 00:18:56.860 --> 00:18:57.279 Carefully. 00:19:00.059 --> 00:19:01.019 Don't let it be. 00:19:01.079 --> 00:19:01.640 A sinful. 00:19:02.140 --> 00:19:02.920 Unbelieving heart. 00:19:03.039 --> 00:19:04.200 That turns away. 00:19:04.200 --> 00:19:06.500 From the living God. 00:19:08.519 --> 00:19:09.559 Verse 14. 00:19:09.799 --> 00:19:10.920 We've come to share. 00:19:11.059 --> 00:19:11.680 In Christ. 00:19:12.000 --> 00:19:12.660 If indeed. 00:19:12.779 --> 00:19:13.519 We hold. 00:19:13.519 --> 00:19:14.900 Our original conviction. 00:19:14.900 --> 00:19:15.559 About him. 00:19:15.860 --> 00:19:16.460 Firmly. 00:19:16.460 --> 00:19:17.400 To the very end. 00:19:18.740 --> 00:19:19.680 Don't let there be. 00:19:19.759 --> 00:19:20.259 A sinful. 00:19:20.460 --> 00:19:21.259 Unbelieving heart. 00:19:21.259 --> 00:19:21.480 In you. 00:19:21.539 --> 00:19:22.340 That turns away. 00:19:22.340 --> 00:19:23.100 From Jesus. 00:19:23.960 --> 00:19:24.660 The Christ. 00:19:25.759 --> 00:19:26.840 And that conviction. 00:19:26.840 --> 00:19:28.120 That you have come to. 00:19:28.720 --> 00:19:29.519 Your faith. 00:19:29.660 --> 00:19:30.080 In him. 00:19:31.700 --> 00:19:32.799 Maybe you're here. 00:19:33.360 --> 00:19:34.180 And you realize. 00:19:35.200 --> 00:19:36.259 My heart. 00:19:36.400 --> 00:19:37.000 Is hard. 00:19:38.380 --> 00:19:39.240 I am. 00:19:39.600 --> 00:19:40.019 Very. 00:19:40.279 --> 00:19:40.740 Much. 00:19:40.860 --> 00:19:41.220 Wrestling. 00:19:41.340 --> 00:19:41.860 With doubt. 00:19:43.500 --> 00:19:44.779 And if that's you. 00:19:44.840 --> 00:19:45.880 I want to encourage you. 00:19:47.400 --> 00:19:47.960 Repent. 00:19:50.519 --> 00:19:51.660 Turn to God. 00:19:51.799 --> 00:19:52.559 Humble yourself. 00:19:52.559 --> 00:19:53.319 Before him. 00:19:54.779 --> 00:19:55.940 Before Jesus. 00:19:56.700 --> 00:19:57.819 Turn back to him. 00:19:58.299 --> 00:19:59.400 If you hear his voice. 00:19:59.400 --> 00:20:00.160 Calling you. 00:20:00.420 --> 00:20:00.900 Today. 00:20:02.279 --> 00:20:03.380 Turn to him. 00:20:04.200 --> 00:20:05.400 Call out to him. 00:20:06.600 --> 00:20:07.460 Soften to him. 00:20:07.640 --> 00:20:08.460 Listen to him. 00:20:11.740 --> 00:20:12.880 And the author of Hebrews. 00:20:13.000 --> 00:20:13.400 Goes on. 00:20:13.460 --> 00:20:13.759 He says. 00:20:13.840 --> 00:20:15.000 If you see someone else. 00:20:15.240 --> 00:20:16.279 In our midst. 00:20:18.360 --> 00:20:19.420 Who has a sinful. 00:20:19.819 --> 00:20:20.900 And unbelieving heart. 00:20:21.160 --> 00:20:22.740 That turns away from the living God. 00:20:22.799 --> 00:20:23.580 What should you do? 00:20:24.759 --> 00:20:25.420 He says. 00:20:25.779 --> 00:20:26.240 Encourage. 00:20:26.440 --> 00:20:27.080 One another. 00:20:27.079 --> 00:20:30.240 So that none of you. 00:20:30.240 --> 00:20:31.099 May be hardened. 00:20:31.659 --> 00:20:32.500 By sins. 00:20:33.039 --> 00:20:33.679 Deceitfulness. 00:20:36.220 --> 00:20:37.439 Every one of us. 00:20:38.480 --> 00:20:39.480 Is vulnerable. 00:20:40.279 --> 00:20:41.079 To temptation. 00:20:42.539 --> 00:20:43.939 To go down the path. 00:20:44.319 --> 00:20:45.019 Towards sin. 00:20:45.240 --> 00:20:46.299 We all hear that. 00:20:46.460 --> 00:20:47.139 That sin. 00:20:47.619 --> 00:20:48.099 Voice. 00:20:48.339 --> 00:20:48.740 Whispering. 00:20:49.179 --> 00:20:49.779 In here. 00:20:50.240 --> 00:20:50.960 Calling us. 00:20:51.079 --> 00:20:51.679 To do this. 00:20:51.799 --> 00:20:52.299 To do that. 00:20:52.379 --> 00:20:53.199 To go over here. 00:20:53.200 --> 00:20:53.319 Here. 00:20:55.519 --> 00:20:57.039 But what sin whispers. 00:20:58.000 --> 00:20:58.880 Is deceitful. 00:20:59.980 --> 00:21:00.819 It lies. 00:21:01.120 --> 00:21:01.580 To us. 00:21:02.000 --> 00:21:03.460 And if we embrace those lies. 00:21:03.600 --> 00:21:04.100 We can. 00:21:04.259 --> 00:21:05.059 Become hard. 00:21:05.600 --> 00:21:06.200 In here. 00:21:07.600 --> 00:21:08.640 But the encouragement. 00:21:08.640 --> 00:21:09.400 Of a brother. 00:21:10.080 --> 00:21:10.799 Or a sister. 00:21:11.360 --> 00:21:12.019 In the Lord. 00:21:12.600 --> 00:21:12.940 Can. 00:21:13.519 --> 00:21:13.840 Break. 00:21:14.240 --> 00:21:14.580 Through. 00:21:14.740 --> 00:21:15.279 That hardness. 00:21:16.559 --> 00:21:17.620 And enable us. 00:21:17.740 --> 00:21:18.319 To see. 00:21:18.700 --> 00:21:19.700 What we've fallen into. 00:21:19.700 --> 00:21:19.819 Do. 00:21:19.980 --> 00:21:20.819 So if it's not. 00:21:20.940 --> 00:21:21.519 Your heart. 00:21:21.640 --> 00:21:22.200 That's hard. 00:21:22.360 --> 00:21:23.240 Or gone astray. 00:21:23.559 --> 00:21:24.279 Is there somebody. 00:21:24.279 --> 00:21:25.100 That you know. 00:21:26.819 --> 00:21:27.680 A believer. 00:21:28.400 --> 00:21:29.640 Who needs a loving. 00:21:30.440 --> 00:21:31.000 Gracious. 00:21:31.240 --> 00:21:31.720 Gentle. 00:21:32.180 --> 00:21:33.019 Yet firm. 00:21:33.539 --> 00:21:34.779 Word of encouragement. 00:21:36.700 --> 00:21:37.980 This is the kind of stuff. 00:21:38.100 --> 00:21:38.880 That we as Christians. 00:21:39.240 --> 00:21:39.900 Are called. 00:21:40.460 --> 00:21:40.900 To do. 00:21:41.120 --> 00:21:41.460 Today. 00:21:42.319 --> 00:21:42.900 By God. 00:21:42.980 --> 00:21:43.559 For each other. 00:21:44.500 --> 00:21:45.240 So that's the. 00:21:45.559 --> 00:21:46.740 The second part. 00:21:46.960 --> 00:21:47.700 Of this psalm. 00:21:47.700 --> 00:21:51.200 His main point. 00:21:51.360 --> 00:21:51.920 Give your. 00:21:52.259 --> 00:21:52.620 Ear. 00:21:52.799 --> 00:21:52.940 Your. 00:21:53.340 --> 00:21:54.180 Listening ear. 00:21:54.460 --> 00:21:55.140 To the Lord. 00:21:55.900 --> 00:21:56.840 And your heart. 00:21:57.500 --> 00:21:58.120 To the Lord. 00:21:58.480 --> 00:21:59.180 And it's both. 00:21:59.299 --> 00:21:59.700 Together. 00:22:01.200 --> 00:22:02.039 Both together. 00:22:04.120 --> 00:22:05.380 Let's come to the first part. 00:22:05.420 --> 00:22:06.120 Of this psalm now. 00:22:06.759 --> 00:22:07.420 Psalm 95. 00:22:07.740 --> 00:22:07.980 Verse. 00:22:08.420 --> 00:22:08.840 One. 00:22:09.880 --> 00:22:11.360 We've seen where we shouldn't be. 00:22:11.759 --> 00:22:13.480 We've seen where Israel was. 00:22:14.200 --> 00:22:14.700 But now. 00:22:14.920 --> 00:22:16.620 What are they being called to? 00:22:16.619 --> 00:22:18.739 Where should they be? 00:22:22.279 --> 00:22:22.799 Come. 00:22:23.119 --> 00:22:24.399 Let us sing for joy. 00:22:24.519 --> 00:22:25.059 To the Lord. 00:22:25.919 --> 00:22:27.219 Let us shout aloud. 00:22:27.219 --> 00:22:27.899 To the rock. 00:22:27.959 --> 00:22:28.779 Of our salvation. 00:22:29.879 --> 00:22:31.299 Let us come before him. 00:22:31.359 --> 00:22:32.119 With thanksgiving. 00:22:32.859 --> 00:22:34.299 And extol him. 00:22:34.439 --> 00:22:35.099 With music. 00:22:35.439 --> 00:22:36.019 And song. 00:22:37.519 --> 00:22:38.959 This is where we should be. 00:22:40.079 --> 00:22:41.519 The psalmist invites us. 00:22:41.579 --> 00:22:42.319 He calls us. 00:22:42.519 --> 00:22:43.319 To worship. 00:22:43.659 --> 00:22:44.219 The Lord. 00:22:44.220 --> 00:22:46.579 He tells us to sing. 00:22:47.700 --> 00:22:48.220 Joyfully. 00:22:48.539 --> 00:22:48.900 To him. 00:22:49.860 --> 00:22:51.140 To give thanks. 00:22:52.279 --> 00:22:53.720 To extol him. 00:22:54.079 --> 00:22:55.079 With music. 00:22:55.880 --> 00:22:56.680 And song. 00:22:57.779 --> 00:22:58.500 To extol. 00:22:58.579 --> 00:23:00.000 I had to look that up in the dictionary. 00:23:00.500 --> 00:23:01.380 Just to make sure. 00:23:01.519 --> 00:23:01.960 It means. 00:23:02.400 --> 00:23:03.539 To raise up. 00:23:03.660 --> 00:23:04.539 To lift high. 00:23:06.120 --> 00:23:06.640 Metaphorically. 00:23:06.839 --> 00:23:07.200 Speaking. 00:23:07.339 --> 00:23:08.180 In this context. 00:23:08.180 --> 00:23:10.420 It means to praise God highly. 00:23:11.420 --> 00:23:11.900 Enthusiastically. 00:23:13.820 --> 00:23:16.080 And we're to do that with music. 00:23:17.860 --> 00:23:18.799 With song. 00:23:22.140 --> 00:23:24.380 Which means that the substance of the music. 00:23:24.519 --> 00:23:25.759 And the songs that we sing. 00:23:27.700 --> 00:23:29.820 Should lift God high. 00:23:30.140 --> 00:23:32.100 Should declare how wonderful. 00:23:32.299 --> 00:23:33.640 How glorious he is. 00:23:34.299 --> 00:23:35.820 Should give him that high praise. 00:23:35.819 --> 00:23:37.200 And then. 00:23:37.480 --> 00:23:38.539 Verses three to five. 00:23:38.799 --> 00:23:40.019 Are the reasons why. 00:23:40.139 --> 00:23:41.559 We should praise God like this. 00:23:41.639 --> 00:23:43.099 With song and music. 00:23:43.299 --> 00:23:44.579 And shouts of thanksgiving. 00:23:45.919 --> 00:23:46.679 He says. 00:23:47.500 --> 00:23:48.720 I'll just read it again. 00:23:48.960 --> 00:23:50.019 Let us come before him. 00:23:50.099 --> 00:23:51.059 With the thanksgiving. 00:23:51.220 --> 00:23:52.019 And extol him. 00:23:52.159 --> 00:23:53.240 With music and song. 00:23:53.619 --> 00:23:54.359 For the Lord. 00:23:54.500 --> 00:23:55.939 Is the great God. 00:23:56.899 --> 00:23:58.200 The great king. 00:23:58.980 --> 00:24:00.240 Above all gods. 00:24:01.439 --> 00:24:02.700 So we should worship God. 00:24:02.759 --> 00:24:03.359 In this way. 00:24:03.460 --> 00:24:03.839 Music. 00:24:04.019 --> 00:24:04.299 Song. 00:24:04.299 --> 00:24:04.919 Thanksgiving. 00:24:06.639 --> 00:24:08.079 Because look at who he is. 00:24:09.460 --> 00:24:10.960 He's the great God. 00:24:12.039 --> 00:24:13.159 The great king. 00:24:13.200 --> 00:24:14.079 Above all gods. 00:24:14.259 --> 00:24:15.000 The Lord is. 00:24:15.240 --> 00:24:16.180 The supreme. 00:24:16.799 --> 00:24:17.359 Power. 00:24:18.460 --> 00:24:19.879 The greatest being. 00:24:20.419 --> 00:24:21.000 He rules. 00:24:21.099 --> 00:24:22.359 As king over all. 00:24:22.460 --> 00:24:23.099 And especially. 00:24:23.279 --> 00:24:24.039 Over all the. 00:24:24.460 --> 00:24:24.940 Gods. 00:24:25.299 --> 00:24:26.180 Of the nations. 00:24:26.379 --> 00:24:26.940 And religions. 00:24:27.539 --> 00:24:28.399 Of our world. 00:24:29.339 --> 00:24:30.039 None of them. 00:24:30.220 --> 00:24:31.099 Can compare to him. 00:24:32.259 --> 00:24:33.680 Let's just have one quick example. 00:24:33.680 --> 00:24:36.080 Think back to how. 00:24:36.080 --> 00:24:37.560 The gods of Egypt. 00:24:38.019 --> 00:24:39.640 Fared against the Lord. 00:24:41.420 --> 00:24:42.220 When the Israelites. 00:24:42.360 --> 00:24:43.140 Were slaves there. 00:24:44.039 --> 00:24:45.180 God sent plague. 00:24:45.240 --> 00:24:46.039 After plague. 00:24:46.240 --> 00:24:47.200 On the Egyptians. 00:24:47.640 --> 00:24:49.180 And utterly decimated. 00:24:49.180 --> 00:24:49.880 Their land. 00:24:51.799 --> 00:24:53.140 Showing that their religion. 00:24:53.519 --> 00:24:54.299 Was worthless. 00:24:54.299 --> 00:24:57.099 One of my favorite plagues. 00:24:57.099 --> 00:24:58.339 That God sent on Egypt. 00:24:58.339 --> 00:24:59.519 Was three days. 00:24:59.519 --> 00:25:01.519 Of pitch black darkness. 00:25:02.159 --> 00:25:03.319 Over the whole. 00:25:03.720 --> 00:25:04.480 Land of Egypt. 00:25:04.680 --> 00:25:05.279 Except. 00:25:05.940 --> 00:25:07.159 The region of Goshen. 00:25:07.559 --> 00:25:07.879 Where the. 00:25:08.059 --> 00:25:08.859 His people lived. 00:25:09.079 --> 00:25:09.740 There it was day. 00:25:09.859 --> 00:25:10.279 Just like. 00:25:11.079 --> 00:25:11.980 It usually is. 00:25:12.039 --> 00:25:12.700 During the daytime. 00:25:13.599 --> 00:25:13.919 And. 00:25:14.139 --> 00:25:15.139 And why do I like that? 00:25:15.200 --> 00:25:16.579 Because the most powerful. 00:25:17.460 --> 00:25:18.059 God. 00:25:18.259 --> 00:25:19.000 Of Egypt. 00:25:19.339 --> 00:25:19.839 Was Ra. 00:25:20.839 --> 00:25:22.279 The God of the sun. 00:25:22.279 --> 00:25:26.220 It's as if. 00:25:26.339 --> 00:25:27.279 The Lord was saying. 00:25:27.920 --> 00:25:28.319 No. 00:25:29.319 --> 00:25:30.379 The sun listens. 00:25:30.619 --> 00:25:30.980 To me. 00:25:32.059 --> 00:25:33.299 I command the sun. 00:25:33.399 --> 00:25:33.839 To shine. 00:25:34.000 --> 00:25:34.339 Here. 00:25:34.480 --> 00:25:35.019 Or there. 00:25:35.160 --> 00:25:35.740 Or not. 00:25:35.740 --> 00:25:36.420 God. 00:25:38.019 --> 00:25:39.039 God is supreme. 00:25:39.920 --> 00:25:41.059 He reigns as king. 00:25:41.180 --> 00:25:42.200 Above all the. 00:25:42.960 --> 00:25:44.019 So called gods. 00:25:44.599 --> 00:25:45.480 Of the nations. 00:25:45.940 --> 00:25:46.640 And religions. 00:25:47.259 --> 00:25:49.279 And the Bible is full of examples like this. 00:25:49.500 --> 00:25:51.460 I could come up with a whole bunch more. 00:25:51.559 --> 00:25:52.440 But you get the point. 00:25:52.539 --> 00:25:54.019 He is worthy of our worship. 00:25:54.019 --> 00:25:54.480 Because. 00:25:55.599 --> 00:25:57.200 He is the great God. 00:25:57.299 --> 00:25:59.000 He is the king above all gods. 00:25:59.140 --> 00:26:00.500 He is the almighty. 00:26:02.240 --> 00:26:04.160 So he is worthy of our songs. 00:26:04.160 --> 00:26:07.060 Our exalting music. 00:26:08.660 --> 00:26:09.680 And there's more. 00:26:09.840 --> 00:26:10.720 Verse 4. 00:26:11.240 --> 00:26:12.320 In his hand. 00:26:12.440 --> 00:26:13.440 Are the depths. 00:26:13.600 --> 00:26:14.220 Of the earth. 00:26:14.440 --> 00:26:15.600 And the mountain peaks. 00:26:15.700 --> 00:26:16.519 Belong to him. 00:26:17.680 --> 00:26:19.180 The sea is his. 00:26:19.940 --> 00:26:20.800 For he made it. 00:26:21.620 --> 00:26:22.800 And his hands formed. 00:26:22.920 --> 00:26:23.640 The dry land. 00:26:26.040 --> 00:26:27.880 So God is worthy of our worship. 00:26:28.600 --> 00:26:29.120 Also. 00:26:30.080 --> 00:26:30.820 Another reason. 00:26:31.320 --> 00:26:32.840 Because he made the earth. 00:26:32.839 --> 00:26:32.919 Earth. 00:26:34.399 --> 00:26:35.319 In its various. 00:26:36.220 --> 00:26:36.699 Parts. 00:26:37.059 --> 00:26:38.179 He is worthy of our worship. 00:26:38.319 --> 00:26:39.599 Because these things on earth. 00:26:39.720 --> 00:26:40.319 That to us. 00:26:40.500 --> 00:26:41.220 Compared to us. 00:26:41.299 --> 00:26:42.019 They are great. 00:26:42.439 --> 00:26:43.220 They are deep. 00:26:43.359 --> 00:26:43.939 They are high. 00:26:45.099 --> 00:26:45.779 Compared to him. 00:26:45.839 --> 00:26:46.319 They are nothing. 00:26:47.079 --> 00:26:47.899 He made that. 00:26:47.980 --> 00:26:49.319 That is just the work of his hands. 00:26:51.059 --> 00:26:51.939 And I love this. 00:26:52.019 --> 00:26:52.559 In verse 4. 00:26:52.679 --> 00:26:52.859 I mean. 00:26:52.859 --> 00:26:53.179 Have you. 00:26:53.339 --> 00:26:54.879 How many of you have ever been to the ocean? 00:26:56.519 --> 00:26:56.919 Okay. 00:26:56.959 --> 00:26:57.919 If you haven't been to the ocean. 00:26:58.019 --> 00:26:59.579 Imagine you're there at the ocean. 00:27:01.319 --> 00:27:02.319 How much water. 00:27:02.319 --> 00:27:03.419 Can you scoop up. 00:27:03.759 --> 00:27:04.679 Into your two hands. 00:27:08.479 --> 00:27:09.679 In God's hands. 00:27:09.779 --> 00:27:10.179 It says. 00:27:10.179 --> 00:27:11.359 Are the depths. 00:27:12.359 --> 00:27:13.359 Of the earth. 00:27:15.019 --> 00:27:15.839 It's poetic. 00:27:16.379 --> 00:27:17.139 But the point is. 00:27:17.199 --> 00:27:17.740 God could hold. 00:27:17.740 --> 00:27:18.980 All of the water. 00:27:18.980 --> 00:27:20.440 Of the deepest oceans. 00:27:21.099 --> 00:27:22.200 In his hands. 00:27:22.859 --> 00:27:23.980 If he wanted to. 00:27:25.200 --> 00:27:26.440 That's how great he is. 00:27:26.480 --> 00:27:27.599 In comparison to this. 00:27:27.700 --> 00:27:28.140 Earth. 00:27:28.259 --> 00:27:28.960 That he has made. 00:27:29.019 --> 00:27:29.980 Or what about the mountains? 00:27:31.500 --> 00:27:32.640 I love driving. 00:27:32.900 --> 00:27:33.599 Out west. 00:27:33.680 --> 00:27:34.839 And going through the Rockies. 00:27:36.299 --> 00:27:37.259 Those Rockies. 00:27:37.359 --> 00:27:38.440 They're so majestic. 00:27:40.180 --> 00:27:40.620 Massive. 00:27:41.859 --> 00:27:43.140 You could climb all day. 00:27:43.220 --> 00:27:44.460 And still not get to the top. 00:27:44.500 --> 00:27:45.500 Of the tallest peaks. 00:27:47.740 --> 00:27:49.140 Those massive mountains. 00:27:49.660 --> 00:27:50.420 Are gods. 00:27:51.779 --> 00:27:52.839 The mountain peaks. 00:27:53.160 --> 00:27:53.859 Belong to him. 00:27:54.079 --> 00:27:54.539 They're his. 00:27:55.819 --> 00:27:56.819 They're part of the. 00:27:57.319 --> 00:27:58.160 Dry land. 00:27:58.640 --> 00:28:00.059 That God formed long ago. 00:28:02.559 --> 00:28:03.759 So this massive. 00:28:03.920 --> 00:28:04.660 Beautiful earth. 00:28:04.720 --> 00:28:05.599 With its depths. 00:28:06.120 --> 00:28:07.000 With its heights. 00:28:07.839 --> 00:28:08.539 Is nothing. 00:28:08.900 --> 00:28:09.720 Compared to the God. 00:28:09.779 --> 00:28:10.339 Who made it. 00:28:11.960 --> 00:28:12.480 Everest. 00:28:13.099 --> 00:28:13.819 Is like a little. 00:28:14.240 --> 00:28:15.559 Bump in the sand. 00:28:16.200 --> 00:28:16.700 That he. 00:28:16.700 --> 00:28:17.600 Patted down. 00:28:17.600 --> 00:28:18.080 And formed. 00:28:18.080 --> 00:28:18.519 With his. 00:28:18.980 --> 00:28:20.120 Hands in his sandbox. 00:28:20.680 --> 00:28:21.220 The oceans. 00:28:21.340 --> 00:28:22.539 Are like a scoop of water. 00:28:22.980 --> 00:28:23.259 That he. 00:28:23.680 --> 00:28:24.140 Dumped down. 00:28:24.259 --> 00:28:25.039 Into their places. 00:28:25.880 --> 00:28:26.519 The continents. 00:28:27.080 --> 00:28:27.380 They're like. 00:28:27.740 --> 00:28:28.460 Those little mounds. 00:28:28.559 --> 00:28:29.039 That he shaped. 00:28:29.120 --> 00:28:29.779 With his hands. 00:28:29.920 --> 00:28:30.600 On the beach. 00:28:31.519 --> 00:28:32.220 The seas. 00:28:32.960 --> 00:28:33.680 The little puddles. 00:28:33.840 --> 00:28:34.259 That he's. 00:28:34.880 --> 00:28:35.340 Poured in. 00:28:35.400 --> 00:28:36.039 Beside them. 00:28:37.740 --> 00:28:38.559 This earth. 00:28:38.620 --> 00:28:39.400 And all its beauty. 00:28:39.779 --> 00:28:40.279 It still. 00:28:40.519 --> 00:28:41.140 Puts awe. 00:28:41.340 --> 00:28:41.980 In the hearts. 00:28:42.240 --> 00:28:43.100 Of all people. 00:28:43.620 --> 00:28:44.480 Believer or not. 00:28:44.480 --> 00:28:44.880 God. 00:28:47.279 --> 00:28:48.279 God is worthy. 00:28:48.279 --> 00:28:48.860 Of our worship. 00:28:48.860 --> 00:28:49.839 Because he made it. 00:28:51.880 --> 00:28:52.779 Compared to it. 00:28:53.079 --> 00:28:53.420 He is. 00:28:53.860 --> 00:28:54.420 Far greater. 00:28:54.980 --> 00:28:55.900 And all of it. 00:28:56.500 --> 00:28:57.319 Belongs to him. 00:28:57.519 --> 00:28:57.980 It's his. 00:28:59.360 --> 00:28:59.700 And so. 00:28:59.860 --> 00:29:00.380 Again. 00:29:00.500 --> 00:29:00.940 The psalmist. 00:29:01.019 --> 00:29:01.900 Calls us to worship. 00:29:02.019 --> 00:29:02.559 In verse six. 00:29:02.620 --> 00:29:02.940 He says. 00:29:02.940 --> 00:29:03.380 Come. 00:29:03.920 --> 00:29:04.660 Let us. 00:29:05.099 --> 00:29:05.960 Bow down. 00:29:06.259 --> 00:29:06.880 In worship. 00:29:07.579 --> 00:29:08.279 Let us. 00:29:08.519 --> 00:29:08.900 Kneel. 00:29:09.019 --> 00:29:10.000 Before the Lord. 00:29:10.960 --> 00:29:11.839 Our maker. 00:29:11.839 --> 00:29:14.119 So not just the singing. 00:29:14.279 --> 00:29:14.939 And the music. 00:29:15.259 --> 00:29:16.179 Is he worthy of. 00:29:16.259 --> 00:29:17.019 But full out. 00:29:17.419 --> 00:29:17.799 Worship. 00:29:17.959 --> 00:29:18.740 He's so great. 00:29:18.859 --> 00:29:19.579 So worthy. 00:29:19.679 --> 00:29:20.379 That it's good. 00:29:20.480 --> 00:29:21.039 It's right. 00:29:21.139 --> 00:29:21.599 For us. 00:29:21.919 --> 00:29:22.939 To bow down. 00:29:23.220 --> 00:29:24.119 On our faces. 00:29:24.240 --> 00:29:24.819 On the ground. 00:29:25.179 --> 00:29:25.799 Before him. 00:29:25.939 --> 00:29:26.359 To kneel. 00:29:26.459 --> 00:29:27.039 Before him. 00:29:29.879 --> 00:29:31.039 And he just goes on. 00:29:31.099 --> 00:29:31.879 There's more reasons. 00:29:32.000 --> 00:29:33.000 We don't have time for that. 00:29:33.039 --> 00:29:33.720 In verse seven. 00:29:34.639 --> 00:29:35.439 How he is our. 00:29:35.599 --> 00:29:36.839 Good and caring shepherd. 00:29:37.740 --> 00:29:38.579 Just at the end. 00:29:38.579 --> 00:29:39.240 Of this verse. 00:29:39.240 --> 00:29:40.819 Let us kneel. 00:29:40.819 --> 00:29:41.599 Before the Lord. 00:29:41.779 --> 00:29:42.339 Our maker. 00:29:43.200 --> 00:29:44.220 Just think about that. 00:29:45.039 --> 00:29:46.779 Not only did he make the mountains. 00:29:47.120 --> 00:29:48.380 And do they belong to him. 00:29:48.839 --> 00:29:49.519 But you. 00:29:50.480 --> 00:29:51.740 He made you. 00:29:53.759 --> 00:29:55.359 You belong to him. 00:29:58.660 --> 00:29:59.960 So what's the psalmist. 00:30:00.079 --> 00:30:01.220 Telling us through all this. 00:30:04.500 --> 00:30:05.640 Give your ear. 00:30:06.359 --> 00:30:07.420 Your listening ear. 00:30:07.420 --> 00:30:09.180 And your heart. 00:30:10.180 --> 00:30:11.440 And your voice. 00:30:11.580 --> 00:30:12.700 Your singing voice. 00:30:13.660 --> 00:30:15.180 Your praising voice. 00:30:15.420 --> 00:30:16.019 And your knee. 00:30:17.080 --> 00:30:18.320 Your bended knee. 00:30:19.220 --> 00:30:20.120 Your reverence. 00:30:20.960 --> 00:30:21.940 To the Lord. 00:30:23.160 --> 00:30:24.779 Because he is worthy. 00:30:25.820 --> 00:30:26.300 Of it. 00:30:29.580 --> 00:30:30.920 Let's talk about singing. 00:30:31.660 --> 00:30:33.380 In the last minute or two here. 00:30:33.380 --> 00:30:35.980 Because God is worthy. 00:30:35.980 --> 00:30:36.600 Of our worship. 00:30:36.700 --> 00:30:37.500 He wants us. 00:30:37.640 --> 00:30:38.200 To sing. 00:30:38.580 --> 00:30:39.020 To him. 00:30:40.300 --> 00:30:41.740 Not ritualistically. 00:30:43.520 --> 00:30:44.840 But from our hearts. 00:30:46.300 --> 00:30:48.200 Says sing for joy. 00:30:48.480 --> 00:30:49.120 To the Lord. 00:30:49.300 --> 00:30:50.180 Joy is not something. 00:30:50.280 --> 00:30:50.960 You just fake. 00:30:51.080 --> 00:30:52.600 It comes from down in here. 00:30:52.780 --> 00:30:53.620 In the heart. 00:30:55.540 --> 00:30:55.980 Songs. 00:30:56.540 --> 00:30:57.240 Are special. 00:30:58.900 --> 00:30:59.380 Music. 00:31:00.420 --> 00:31:01.620 Has a way of conveying. 00:31:01.820 --> 00:31:02.380 More than just. 00:31:02.800 --> 00:31:03.240 Words. 00:31:03.380 --> 00:31:04.380 And thoughts. 00:31:04.500 --> 00:31:04.960 And ideas. 00:31:04.960 --> 00:31:06.000 It also. 00:31:06.000 --> 00:31:06.020 Conveys. 00:31:06.020 --> 00:31:07.000 Conveys. 00:31:07.200 --> 00:31:07.840 Feelings. 00:31:08.780 --> 00:31:10.000 And emotions. 00:31:11.460 --> 00:31:13.880 God wants us to use songs. 00:31:15.040 --> 00:31:16.840 Because he wants us. 00:31:17.100 --> 00:31:18.280 To express. 00:31:18.640 --> 00:31:19.980 How we feel. 00:31:20.660 --> 00:31:22.160 About his glory. 00:31:23.000 --> 00:31:23.700 His goodness. 00:31:24.860 --> 00:31:25.620 His love. 00:31:27.000 --> 00:31:27.760 His gifts. 00:31:29.560 --> 00:31:30.580 Songs from. 00:31:30.920 --> 00:31:31.760 Our hearts. 00:31:31.759 --> 00:31:33.019 To his. 00:31:35.519 --> 00:31:37.299 And this isn't just an Old Testament. 00:31:37.500 --> 00:31:38.460 Temple worship thing. 00:31:38.779 --> 00:31:39.779 We might be tempted to. 00:31:39.879 --> 00:31:40.339 Oh well. 00:31:40.400 --> 00:31:41.379 That's the Old Testament. 00:31:42.019 --> 00:31:43.460 There we got to sing to the Lord. 00:31:43.559 --> 00:31:44.879 But we're in the New Testament. 00:31:46.460 --> 00:31:47.619 We have a new covenant. 00:31:48.140 --> 00:31:48.299 Well. 00:31:48.680 --> 00:31:49.119 Singing. 00:31:49.379 --> 00:31:50.539 Is a new covenant. 00:31:50.539 --> 00:31:51.819 Church of Jesus Christ. 00:31:51.819 --> 00:31:52.539 Thing as well. 00:31:53.319 --> 00:31:54.859 We could go to a few passages. 00:31:55.079 --> 00:31:56.579 But here's one real real quick. 00:31:56.579 --> 00:31:57.839 Let the word of Christ. 00:31:58.500 --> 00:31:59.839 Richly dwell within you. 00:31:59.960 --> 00:32:01.339 Colossians 3.16. 00:32:03.639 --> 00:32:05.119 With all wisdom teaching. 00:32:05.240 --> 00:32:06.319 And admonishing one another. 00:32:06.579 --> 00:32:08.000 And with psalms and hymns. 00:32:08.059 --> 00:32:09.240 And spiritual songs. 00:32:09.699 --> 00:32:10.299 Singing. 00:32:10.579 --> 00:32:11.899 With thankfulness. 00:32:12.579 --> 00:32:13.379 In your hearts. 00:32:13.879 --> 00:32:14.439 To God. 00:32:14.440 --> 00:32:18.500 We are to be a singing people. 00:32:19.700 --> 00:32:20.500 A gathered. 00:32:21.039 --> 00:32:22.279 Worshiping people. 00:32:22.799 --> 00:32:24.500 Who sing songs of all kinds. 00:32:24.640 --> 00:32:25.019 Psalms. 00:32:25.120 --> 00:32:25.360 Hymns. 00:32:25.500 --> 00:32:26.299 Spiritual songs. 00:32:26.539 --> 00:32:27.600 From our hearts. 00:32:27.799 --> 00:32:28.580 To the Lord. 00:32:29.220 --> 00:32:29.820 To Jesus. 00:32:30.620 --> 00:32:31.940 Not because it's tradition. 00:32:32.440 --> 00:32:33.720 Not because it's just fun. 00:32:34.180 --> 00:32:35.240 Or it feels good. 00:32:35.240 --> 00:32:37.779 But because he is worthy. 00:32:38.380 --> 00:32:39.500 Of our worship. 00:32:40.460 --> 00:32:41.519 Of our songs. 00:32:41.519 --> 00:32:43.160 So that's why we gather. 00:32:43.359 --> 00:32:44.400 Like this every Sunday. 00:32:45.240 --> 00:32:46.180 This is what it's all about. 00:32:46.440 --> 00:32:47.960 This is one of the main purposes. 00:32:48.420 --> 00:32:49.359 Of our gathering. 00:32:49.539 --> 00:32:50.619 It's to worship the Lord. 00:32:52.480 --> 00:32:53.819 So this is what the psalmist. 00:32:53.980 --> 00:32:54.759 Is saying to us. 00:32:55.180 --> 00:32:55.660 Again. 00:32:56.879 --> 00:32:57.859 Give your ear. 00:32:58.279 --> 00:32:59.379 Your listening ear. 00:32:59.980 --> 00:33:00.740 And your heart. 00:33:01.379 --> 00:33:02.019 To the Lord. 00:33:02.879 --> 00:33:03.920 And along with that. 00:33:04.160 --> 00:33:05.139 Give your voice. 00:33:05.980 --> 00:33:06.619 Your singing. 00:33:06.799 --> 00:33:08.220 Your praising voice. 00:33:08.220 --> 00:33:10.019 And finally give your knee. 00:33:10.480 --> 00:33:11.240 Your bended knee. 00:33:12.099 --> 00:33:12.740 Also. 00:33:13.019 --> 00:33:13.599 To the Lord. 00:33:13.859 --> 00:33:15.039 He is worthy. 00:33:15.559 --> 00:33:17.180 He's so worthy of our worship. 00:33:17.359 --> 00:33:17.920 That yes. 00:33:18.539 --> 00:33:20.660 Even bowing down on the ground. 00:33:22.940 --> 00:33:23.900 Is fitting. 00:33:24.259 --> 00:33:24.920 Is right. 00:33:25.559 --> 00:33:26.819 It's quite appropriate. 00:33:28.319 --> 00:33:29.799 We don't do this enough. 00:33:31.359 --> 00:33:33.019 We don't have time to talk about. 00:33:33.139 --> 00:33:34.779 Whether we should be doing this in church. 00:33:35.420 --> 00:33:36.759 But at the least. 00:33:36.759 --> 00:33:38.900 Let's practice. 00:33:38.900 --> 00:33:40.059 The posture. 00:33:40.059 --> 00:33:41.619 Of reverence. 00:33:43.019 --> 00:33:44.779 In every way that we can. 00:33:46.279 --> 00:33:48.339 In the way that we talk about God. 00:33:48.779 --> 00:33:49.839 To others. 00:33:50.299 --> 00:33:51.019 Church. 00:33:51.400 --> 00:33:52.160 His things. 00:33:53.359 --> 00:33:55.119 In our private moments. 00:33:56.079 --> 00:33:57.019 Our prayers. 00:33:57.019 --> 00:33:59.980 Let's teach our children. 00:33:59.980 --> 00:34:00.579 Respect. 00:34:00.799 --> 00:34:01.319 For the Lord. 00:34:03.279 --> 00:34:04.119 Maybe it's. 00:34:04.460 --> 00:34:05.319 Kneeling with them. 00:34:05.400 --> 00:34:06.279 At their bedsides. 00:34:07.519 --> 00:34:08.820 There's a meaning to that. 00:34:09.739 --> 00:34:10.480 It's because. 00:34:10.639 --> 00:34:11.440 He is worthy. 00:34:12.380 --> 00:34:13.159 He is God. 00:34:13.300 --> 00:34:14.699 Our bodies have language too. 00:34:14.820 --> 00:34:14.980 So. 00:34:15.239 --> 00:34:16.239 Let's use them. 00:34:17.360 --> 00:34:18.820 To show reverence to God. 00:34:19.380 --> 00:34:20.019 I saw one of you. 00:34:20.099 --> 00:34:21.280 Raise hands during worship. 00:34:21.460 --> 00:34:22.079 That's okay. 00:34:22.299 --> 00:34:22.480 That's. 00:34:22.559 --> 00:34:24.199 It's not just a Pentecostal thing. 00:34:27.299 --> 00:34:28.480 God has given us. 00:34:30.179 --> 00:34:31.279 Our whole body. 00:34:31.460 --> 00:34:31.960 To use. 00:34:32.139 --> 00:34:33.059 In worship to him. 00:34:33.099 --> 00:34:33.719 And it's right. 00:34:33.900 --> 00:34:34.039 It. 00:34:34.039 --> 00:34:34.819 It fits. 00:34:35.119 --> 00:34:35.759 Who he is. 00:34:36.539 --> 00:34:37.179 He's worthy. 00:34:37.500 --> 00:34:38.219 Of your ear. 00:34:38.340 --> 00:34:38.779 He's worthy. 00:34:38.779 --> 00:34:39.380 Of your heart. 00:34:39.500 --> 00:34:40.000 He's worthy. 00:34:40.000 --> 00:34:40.920 Of your voice. 00:34:41.440 --> 00:34:42.119 He's worthy. 00:34:42.659 --> 00:34:43.619 Of your bended knee. 00:34:44.779 --> 00:34:45.440 Let's pray. 00:34:51.119 --> 00:34:51.900 Father in heaven. 00:34:51.900 --> 00:34:52.460 And I pray. 00:34:53.099 --> 00:34:54.280 And ask that you would. 00:34:55.360 --> 00:34:56.200 Do a miracle. 00:34:56.400 --> 00:34:57.280 In each of our hearts. 00:34:57.280 --> 00:34:57.860 This morning. 00:34:58.340 --> 00:34:59.139 That these words. 00:34:59.200 --> 00:34:59.900 Wouldn't just sit. 00:34:59.980 --> 00:35:00.740 On the surface. 00:35:01.440 --> 00:35:02.200 But that they would go. 00:35:02.280 --> 00:35:02.860 Deep down. 00:35:04.079 --> 00:35:04.519 Inside. 00:35:06.599 --> 00:35:07.780 I pray that you would. 00:35:07.780 --> 00:35:08.660 Make us soft. 00:35:09.460 --> 00:35:10.200 Towards you. 00:35:10.260 --> 00:35:10.740 And that you would. 00:35:10.920 --> 00:35:12.260 Fill us with that joy. 00:35:13.440 --> 00:35:14.460 That comes from seeing. 00:35:14.460 --> 00:35:15.139 And knowing you. 00:35:15.280 --> 00:35:15.920 That we would. 00:35:17.059 --> 00:35:17.920 Not need to. 00:35:18.519 --> 00:35:19.039 Manufacture. 00:35:19.160 --> 00:35:19.720 Any praise. 00:35:19.760 --> 00:35:20.160 Or worship. 00:35:20.280 --> 00:35:21.019 But that it would just. 00:35:21.019 --> 00:35:22.000 Flow out of us. 00:35:22.079 --> 00:35:23.159 Because we see you. 00:35:23.199 --> 00:35:23.920 And we know you. 00:35:25.340 --> 00:35:26.500 Show yourself. 00:35:26.759 --> 00:35:27.400 To us. 00:35:27.900 --> 00:35:28.980 In those ways again. 00:35:30.820 --> 00:35:32.159 We give ourselves to you. 00:35:32.199 --> 00:35:32.900 In Jesus name. 00:35:32.900 --> 00:35:33.900 Amen. 00:35:33.900 --> 00:35:34.420 Amen. 00:35:34.420 --> 00:35:34.500 Amen. 00:35:43.000 --> 00:35:43.420 Amen.