150 Days of Psalms - Psalm 105

Sing to God! Sing praises!

5 Remember His wonders which He has done, His marvels and the judgments uttered by His mouth

Most of this psalm is a retelling of many of the awesome things God did for Jacob/Israel, Joseph and then Moses and the plagues in Egypt...

We can praise God when we read about His wonders, but I think the psalmist is encouraging us to go further. Yes, the narrative of how God worked in the lives of Jacob and his descendants is incredible, but we have an invitation

Glory in His holy name;
Let the heart of those who seek the LORD be glad.
Seek the LORD and His strength;
Seek His face continually.

Each of us can have our own really cool story of God's work in our own histories.
There are many verses in scripture with the promise that if we seek the Lord we will find Him. Jacob and Joseph and Moses weren't super heroes. they were men who did what these verses outline for us.
Glory in God's holy name.. Seek the Lord (and the glad heart indicates that He will be found.) Seek Him and His strength (not your own.) And then, seek His face continually. You seek His face by reading His word, spending time in prayer, obeying, trusting, loving.... you get the idea.

Maybe you need to write out your story as the psalmist wrote out Jacob and his descendants story. As you write it out you will see His marvels and your singing will be a personal testimony of what God has done in YOUR life. We forget what God has done. We become like the children of Israel who turned away from God when things were going well. Don't do that! Let this psalm inspire you to remember all God has done in your life and then SING!

Of course the perfect time to sing is together with others who have wonderful stories of God's work in their lives. That's why we gather together on Sundays in worship.

I'll look for many of you in worship at Hilldale tomorrow morning.