Having a Heart for God's House
Richard Bradley
Psalm 122:1
1 I was glad when they said to me, ''Let us go into the house of the Lord.''
We hear the question asked all the time, ''Why don't people go to church like they used to?'' There are many ways to answer this question because it's not as simple as it sounds. William of Ockham was a Catholic Friar who lived from 1287-1347 A.D. He's not known for much except for something that has come to be called ''Ockham's Razor.'' Simply stated, Ockham's razor says that when there are a number of solutions to a problem the simplest, easiest to understand solution is usually the correct one.
So, let's apply that philosophy to today's question. Why don't people go to church like they used to? The simplest answer to this difficult question is that many today have lost their heart for the house of God.
There is no doubt that David was a complex man. His life cannot be summarized in just a few words. But one thing we can say about him, without fear of contradiction, is that he had a heart for the house of God and worship.
Take a look this morning at the place and the event that made David's heart glad.
1. THE PLACE THAT MADE DAVID'S HEART GLAD
1 I was glad when they said to me, ''Let us go into the house of the Lord.''
It was the place of worship that made David's heart glad. Psalm 122 is a hymn of ascents. When David wrote this psalm the Temple had not yet been built but He knew it would be. David was not speaking from personal experience in this psalm - he wanted future worshippers to have something they could sing as they went up to the house of God.
The Temple was set on a hill; Mt. Moriah to be exact. The main way to get there was to cross the Mount of Olives, go down into the Kedron Valley and then up a long causeway to the Temple mount where Solomon's Temple stood. This Psalm of Ascents would have been sung by pilgrims when they began that long trek up the hill to God's house. The fact that it was God's ...
Richard Bradley
Psalm 122:1
1 I was glad when they said to me, ''Let us go into the house of the Lord.''
We hear the question asked all the time, ''Why don't people go to church like they used to?'' There are many ways to answer this question because it's not as simple as it sounds. William of Ockham was a Catholic Friar who lived from 1287-1347 A.D. He's not known for much except for something that has come to be called ''Ockham's Razor.'' Simply stated, Ockham's razor says that when there are a number of solutions to a problem the simplest, easiest to understand solution is usually the correct one.
So, let's apply that philosophy to today's question. Why don't people go to church like they used to? The simplest answer to this difficult question is that many today have lost their heart for the house of God.
There is no doubt that David was a complex man. His life cannot be summarized in just a few words. But one thing we can say about him, without fear of contradiction, is that he had a heart for the house of God and worship.
Take a look this morning at the place and the event that made David's heart glad.
1. THE PLACE THAT MADE DAVID'S HEART GLAD
1 I was glad when they said to me, ''Let us go into the house of the Lord.''
It was the place of worship that made David's heart glad. Psalm 122 is a hymn of ascents. When David wrote this psalm the Temple had not yet been built but He knew it would be. David was not speaking from personal experience in this psalm - he wanted future worshippers to have something they could sing as they went up to the house of God.
The Temple was set on a hill; Mt. Moriah to be exact. The main way to get there was to cross the Mount of Olives, go down into the Kedron Valley and then up a long causeway to the Temple mount where Solomon's Temple stood. This Psalm of Ascents would have been sung by pilgrims when they began that long trek up the hill to God's house. The fact that it was God's ...
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