Worship
“And Ezra blessed the Lord, the great God. And all the people answered, Amen, Amen, with lifting up their hands: and they bowed their heads, and worshipped the Lord with their faces to the ground” (Nehemiah 8:6).
What a happy state for God’s people to be in — to bow and worship the Lord in response to Ezra’s prayer of thanksgiving. How much we have to thank the Lord for, especially today as we meet with other believers around Him to remember what it cost Him to make us fit for heaven. Our hearts will fill up with thanksgiving and praise when we think about Calvary and the awful death of the cross. Jesus died there for you and me. Let’s be thankful today as we remember Him in His death. In the Psalms we are told, “Let us come before His presence with thanksgiving” (Psalm 95:2). And also, “Serve the Lord with gladness: come before His presence with singing” (Psalm 100:2). Then, during the week to come, let’s continue to cultivate the habit and spirit of thanksgiving and worship. “By Him therefore let us offer the sacrifice of praise to God continually” (Hebrews 13:15).
