100 Make a joyful noise unto the Lord, all ye lands. 2 Serve the Lord with gladness: come before his presence with singing. 3 Know ye that the Lord he is God: it is he that hath made us, and not we ourselves; we are his people, and the sheep of his pasture. 4 Enter into his gates with thanksgiving, and into his courts with praise: be thankful unto him, and bless his name. 5 For the Lord is good; his mercy is everlasting; and his truth endureth to all generations (Psalm 100:1-5).
The Lord is God. This is a first principle of sovereignty. Sovereignty in turn has a connotation of ownership. We are God’s people and as such should respond accordingly. We should be thankful for God’s mercy and blessings. This may seem like an obvious thing to be thankful for mercy and blessing, but often it seems we ask for justice instead of mercy. But justice is not what we should ask for or wish, since in fact, justice from the view of God would lead to our demise. Our demise is only prevented by God’s mercy. In addition to our thankfulness for mercy, we ourselves should be merciful. We cannot begin to expect God to be merciful to us, if we ourselves deny mercy to others.
The Lord is God. This is a first principle of sovereignty. Sovereignty in turn has a connotation of ownership. We are God’s people and as such should respond accordingly. We should be thankful for God’s mercy and blessings. This may seem like an obvious thing to be thankful for mercy and blessing, but often it seems we ask for justice instead of mercy. But justice is not what we should ask for or wish, since in fact, justice from the view of God would lead to our demise. Our demise is only prevented by God’s mercy. In addition to our thankfulness for mercy, we ourselves should be merciful. We cannot begin to expect God to be merciful to us, if we ourselves deny mercy to others.
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