LET'S JUST PRAISE THE LORD (31 OF 42)
by Mike Stone
Scripture: Judges 13:15-23
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Let's Just Praise the Lord (31 of 42)
Series: The Coming King: Finding Jesus in Judges
Mike Stone
Judges 13:15-23
In those days there was no king in Israel and every man did that which was right in his own eyes. Our study of Judges is the story of Israel's rebellion and their longing for a king. But this book, like the whole of Scripture, is ultimately about the Lord Jesus.
Judges is preparing us for a coming king, the Lord Jesus. Properly understood, tonight's text is one of the most profound scenes in the Bible. And it's a scene of sincere worship that calls to us, "Let's Just Praise the Lord." (Judges 13:15-23)
Years ago, a preacher friend preached this text in this pulpit. He labeled his message, "Worshipping the God Who Didn't Kill You." His emphasis was, and I believe rightly so, that there is a missing awe and wonder in our worship.
We rush so casually and flippantly into His presence. We often are angry with God and wonder why THIS or why THAT. But it really is sufficient reason to worship God, if we think about it rightly, that He didn't kill us when we met Him and doesn't kill us even now.
And if the thought of that bothers you, you have, at best, an incomplete, inadequate, and inaccurate view of God. But when we get even a glimpse of His grace, a glimpse of His goodness, and a glimpse of His glory, we cannot help but give ourselves fully to Him in what Romans 12:1 describes as a "reasonable act of worship."
The sincere worship by Manoah and his wife is on full display here at the end of Judges 13, and it is motivated by 3 things.
1. The response to His ministry (15-19)
So much of our worship is comprised by songs of thanksgiving and rightly so. As David taught us, we should "bless the Lord and forget not His benefits."
The writer of Hebrews says we should bring to Him, "The fruit of lips that give thanks to His name."
The psalmist said, "Give thanks to the Lord for He is good. His mercies endure forever."
We do well wh ...
Series: The Coming King: Finding Jesus in Judges
Mike Stone
Judges 13:15-23
In those days there was no king in Israel and every man did that which was right in his own eyes. Our study of Judges is the story of Israel's rebellion and their longing for a king. But this book, like the whole of Scripture, is ultimately about the Lord Jesus.
Judges is preparing us for a coming king, the Lord Jesus. Properly understood, tonight's text is one of the most profound scenes in the Bible. And it's a scene of sincere worship that calls to us, "Let's Just Praise the Lord." (Judges 13:15-23)
Years ago, a preacher friend preached this text in this pulpit. He labeled his message, "Worshipping the God Who Didn't Kill You." His emphasis was, and I believe rightly so, that there is a missing awe and wonder in our worship.
We rush so casually and flippantly into His presence. We often are angry with God and wonder why THIS or why THAT. But it really is sufficient reason to worship God, if we think about it rightly, that He didn't kill us when we met Him and doesn't kill us even now.
And if the thought of that bothers you, you have, at best, an incomplete, inadequate, and inaccurate view of God. But when we get even a glimpse of His grace, a glimpse of His goodness, and a glimpse of His glory, we cannot help but give ourselves fully to Him in what Romans 12:1 describes as a "reasonable act of worship."
The sincere worship by Manoah and his wife is on full display here at the end of Judges 13, and it is motivated by 3 things.
1. The response to His ministry (15-19)
So much of our worship is comprised by songs of thanksgiving and rightly so. As David taught us, we should "bless the Lord and forget not His benefits."
The writer of Hebrews says we should bring to Him, "The fruit of lips that give thanks to His name."
The psalmist said, "Give thanks to the Lord for He is good. His mercies endure forever."
We do well wh ...
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