"Our God Deserves More Than Lukewarm"

Our Friday Devotion comes to us from Council Member, Char Adams:

Are you like me, one of those people who seeks out the Psalms when you're needing just a little bit (or a lot) of "encouragement"? I love the Psalms, and as is usually the case, God must have directed me there last night because this is what He wanted me to share with you as my devotional message.

Have you ever stopped to think and be amazed as to how the Psalms are just full of action? If you will notice, all of the Psalms are "alive" with action, and we are being commanded to NOT just sit there, but DO something. Don't know where to get started in praising Our Lord? I'd suggest Psalm 96 as one to get you going. The entire passage is one of ACTION, so if you just picked out any one of the verbs (action words) in the following sentences, you would be well on your way to praising Him.

Psalm 96:2-4, 6-9 imparts:

SING to the Lord, PRAISE His name;
PROCLAIM His salvation day after day.
DECLARE His glory among the nations,
His marvelous deeds among all peoples.
For great is the Lord and most worthy of praise;
He is TO BE FEARED above all Gods . . .
Splendor and majesty are before Him;
strength and glory are in His sanctuary.
ASCRIBE to the Lord, O families of nations,
ASCRIBE to the Lord the glory due His name;
BRING AN OFFERING and COME into His courts.
WORSHIP the Lord in the splendor of His holiness;
TREMBLE before Him, all the earth.

I am convinced that God does not want His people to be "lukewarm" or "fence sitters", but instead to be alive in His Word. Hard to not be on fire for the Lord when we're singing, praising, proclaiming, declaring, fearing, ascribing His glory, bringing offerings, coming to Him, worshiping, and trembling before Him. As I was reading this Psalm, it sounded like "music to my ears" , but I (we) shouldn't stop there. Every day, we should be living out our lives in such a way that others see something special in us and want to get in on some of the action. If you feel you have been lukewarm in your worship of our Lord, I would encourage you to spend some (more) time in the Psalms and GET ON FIRE FOR THE LORD.

Wishing you His blessings this weekend,

Charlotte

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