Restlessness (7 of 10)
Series: Anatomy of the Soul
Dave Gustavsen
Psalm 95
Good morning Chapel family! We’re taking this summer to walk through the book of Psalms-the longest book of the Bible, and the original song book of Israel. John Calvin once said the Psalms are ‘‘an anatomy of all parts of the soul.’’ Because pretty much any human emotion you can think of, there’s a Psalm that puts that emotion into words and reminds us we’re normal for feeling that way. And then in some way, the Psalm uses that emotion or that life experience to lead us into a deeper knowledge of God.
So today we come to Psalm 95, which deals with the emotion of restlessness. Do you know that feeling? In its most basic sense, it means you can’t rest. You feel a lack of calm and peace. You might have a hard time sleeping, or focusing. You find yourself mindlessly scrolling on your phone or changing the channels. I’m really going to date myself with this, but Simon and Garfunkel had a song called ‘‘America,’’ about a guy and his girlfriend who don’t have any direction, so they decide to wander across America. And in one of the verses they’re riding in a Greyhound bus on the Jersey Turnpike, and the lyrics go like this:
‘‘Kathy, I’m lost,’’ I said, though I knew she was sleeping
‘‘I’m empty and aching and I don’t know why.’’
That’s what I mean by ‘‘restlessness.’’ ‘‘Empty and aching.’’ Like there’s something missing, but you don’t know what it is. And maybe on the surface, people would look at your life and say, ‘‘He’s very successful! She’s a happy person!’’ But deep inside, you’re not. You’re restless. I think it’s more common now than it’s ever been. And Psalm 95 gives us a powerful solution to restlessness.
So let’s read the Psalm together. I invite you now to hear the Word of God...
1 Come, let us sing for joy to the LORD;
let us shout aloud to the Rock of our salvation.
2 Let us come before him with thanksgiving
and extol him with music and song.
3 For ...
Series: Anatomy of the Soul
Dave Gustavsen
Psalm 95
Good morning Chapel family! We’re taking this summer to walk through the book of Psalms-the longest book of the Bible, and the original song book of Israel. John Calvin once said the Psalms are ‘‘an anatomy of all parts of the soul.’’ Because pretty much any human emotion you can think of, there’s a Psalm that puts that emotion into words and reminds us we’re normal for feeling that way. And then in some way, the Psalm uses that emotion or that life experience to lead us into a deeper knowledge of God.
So today we come to Psalm 95, which deals with the emotion of restlessness. Do you know that feeling? In its most basic sense, it means you can’t rest. You feel a lack of calm and peace. You might have a hard time sleeping, or focusing. You find yourself mindlessly scrolling on your phone or changing the channels. I’m really going to date myself with this, but Simon and Garfunkel had a song called ‘‘America,’’ about a guy and his girlfriend who don’t have any direction, so they decide to wander across America. And in one of the verses they’re riding in a Greyhound bus on the Jersey Turnpike, and the lyrics go like this:
‘‘Kathy, I’m lost,’’ I said, though I knew she was sleeping
‘‘I’m empty and aching and I don’t know why.’’
That’s what I mean by ‘‘restlessness.’’ ‘‘Empty and aching.’’ Like there’s something missing, but you don’t know what it is. And maybe on the surface, people would look at your life and say, ‘‘He’s very successful! She’s a happy person!’’ But deep inside, you’re not. You’re restless. I think it’s more common now than it’s ever been. And Psalm 95 gives us a powerful solution to restlessness.
So let’s read the Psalm together. I invite you now to hear the Word of God...
1 Come, let us sing for joy to the LORD;
let us shout aloud to the Rock of our salvation.
2 Let us come before him with thanksgiving
and extol him with music and song.
3 For ...
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