VERSE OF THE DAY

Thursday

Psalms 100:4-5 Enter [the Lord's] gates with thanksgiving and his courts with praise; give thanks to him and praise his name. For the Lord is good and his love endures forever; his faithfulness continues through all generations.  

Worship is always about entering - entering into grace, entering with thanksgiving, entering to share with others, but most of all entering into the Lord's presence in a special way.  But our entering is not the basis of worship. Instead, worship is about the Lord's faithfulness, goodness, and enduring grace. We come to God like so many before us, who are waiting with God for us.  We come to praise Him for all He has been, all He is, and all He will be.  We come to enter and worship.

PRAYER ... Faithful God, the Almighty Rock of Israel, the God on whom the generations trusted, You alone, LORD, are God.  I praise You for Your enduring grace and mercy. I praise You because I want my heart tuned to Your will.  I praise You, because I want to prepare for my longest lifetime, the one in Your presence. I praise You in Jesus' name.  Amen.