Isn’t it amazing the God of the universe, Creator of all things, the One mighty angels bow before His throne in adoration, praise and worship – invites you and I into His presence?
We are instructed in Psalm 100:2 to “Come before His presence with singing.” This breathtaking statement tells us several items to deeply consider with awe and reverence. The One who split the earth wide open, created the Rocky Mountains, and formed the baby we have held in our hands is personally inviting us to come and spend time in His presence.
This Scripture also is shedding light that we are not only invited, but we are able to come into His glorious and splendorous presence. Can our small finite minds comprehend this? And how? With singing! Yes, the Holy and Majestic One is inviting you and I into His hallowed and unimaginable presence with singing.
We are also admonished to “Enter His gates with thanksgiving” (Ps. 100:4). Think about this – this is informing us there are gates to go through to get to Him – and our Lord is asking us to come through those gates with thanksgiving. We also read it in Psalm 95:2 “Let us come before His presence with thanksgiving;” The Hebrew word in both places for thanksgiving is todah which means thanks, thanksgiving, adoration. This is how our Holy God is asking us to approach Him; with adoration and thanksgiving.
We are also encouraged to come into His courts with praise (Ps. 100:4). We have come through His gates with thanksgiving, now He wants us to come closer; into His courts – with praise. The praise here, in Hebrew, is tehillah and means laudation, celebrate, praise. Wow, singing songs of praise, exultation, and admiration of our great and awesome God brings us right into His glorious, wonderous, magnificent and sacred presence. This is where He wants us! This is where we belong.
Oh Lord Jesus, help us comprehend what you are asking us to do, inviting us to do – everyday of our lives. May we get this deep down in our soul. The One who rules and reigns over all and of Your Kingdom, there shall be no end. The One who died and rose from the dead so we could live an eternity with You and made a way for us here on earth to come into your glorious, splendorous and majestic presence now. Let us pray through these Scriptures and gladly do as You are requesting. To daily enter into Your gates with thanksgiving and into Your courts with praise and bask in Your magnificent, beautiful, heavenly, holy presence. This is where we want to be. Amen