2024-06-30 Sermon Notes
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Psalm 103:22
Praise Yahweh, all you works of his, in all places of his dominion. Praise Yahweh, my soul!
Points
- In these words we can see the power of the Gospel and of God
- Psalm 103:19
- Psalm 148:13
- Jeremiah 10:6: There is no one like God
- The very first part of faith is acknowledging that God is. But we in our rebellion want to believe there is no God.
- God is above all. There is no one like our God.
- Who made God? No one. God always was.
- He is perfectly good. What he does is always good.
- Psalm 18:30 God's way is perfect.
- Isaiah 46:9: God says "I am God and there is no other."
- God is God and we are not God. Therefore we are not qualified to question Him or His methods.
- but He can question us because He is God and He has made us.
- His Word is Law. His way is right.
- But this is not tyranny. Tyranny is rule by oppression.
- What is commanded in our verse today?
- To bless the LORD, all His works.
- God commands all of His works, which is all creation, to worship Him.
- What does it mean to bless the LORD? How do we bless Him?
- We don't improve Him or make Him better.
- That is not what it means to bless the LORD.
- To bless Him is to praise Him and to give Him glory and honor for who He is and what He does.
- The word bless בָּרֲכִ֣י includes the idea of bowing down in reverence.
- Why should we praise Him?
- Because only He is worthy of all praise.
- Psalm 103 is about God's grace. It is about the gifts of God.
- When we think about all the works of God, then this should produce praise in us toward Him.
- Even in the midst of our anxiety, fear and uncertainty.
- This is why Job worshipped God even in his calamity. Job 1:20.
- This is why we should not forget all His benefits that God has given us. Psalm 103:2 so that we would be driven to praise Him
- When we think about all the works of God, then this should produce praise in us toward Him.
- To bless the LORD, all His works.
- Notice the scope of God's works. How far does God's dominion reach? Only in Israel? No. In all the universe. There is nowhere, or no one in the world who is not under God's dominion.
- Daniel 4:3
- Daniel 6:26
- Zechariah 9:10
- Psalm 72:8
- Psalm 75:7 God is the judge. He lifts up and brings down others.
- Romans 8:28 all things work together for the glory of God. Just some things? No, all things.
- Even those things that are distressing and confusing to us.
- What is the proper response of every creature? It is to bless the LORD.
- Psalm 103 ends as it began. Bless the LORD o my soul.
- We must command our would to bless the LORD.
Application
- How should we praise Him?
- No poetic talent is needed here. Any expression of admiration will be accepted here.
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2024-06-30 Sermon Notes
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