Sun Inspiration

Morning Inspiration with Pastor Merritt

“Know that the Lord, he is God!” (Psalm 100:3)

You might think this is redundant, but it really isn't, because as we said at the beginning of this series, in order to worship God correctly, you've got to worship the right god. You are far better off worshiping the right God even if you do it poorly than you are to worship the wrong god even if you do it magnificently.

The Hebrew word for “know” does not mean to know intellectually. It means to know by experience. The psalmist here is not talking about a head-knowledge, but he is talking about a heart-knowledge. You cannot worship God correctly until you know God personally and the psalmist tells us who this God is.

Listen to it again,

“Know that the Lord, He is God.” (Psalm 100:3)

You've got to know there is only one God and that God is the Lord.

That may sound simple. It may even sound trite, but believe it or not, that one sentence summarizes what the entire Bible is all about. Do you want to know why the Bible was written? I can tell you in one sentence - so that you and I might know that the Lord Himself is God and that God Himself is the Lord.

That is how the Old Testament and the New Testament come together. Let me explain.
The foundational truth of the Old Testament is that the Lord is God. The foundational truth of the New Testament is that Jesus Christ is Lord. The foundational truth of the Bible is that Jesus Christ is God. You cannot worship God until you know and understand this – there is only one God and one Lord and His name is Jesus.