A SABBATH BLESSING

Psalm 92:1: A Psalm. A Song for the Sabbath Day. It is good to give thanks to the LORD, And to sing praises to Your name, O Most High.”

This psalm was designed for the “Sabbath Day” worship.

This means that it is appropriate for the church to sing praises to the Lord on the Sabbath Day.

The Lord’s Day, or Sabbath Day, is a good day to recall the mercies of God to our mind.

Remembering God’s mercies, and singing His praise spreads joy over the other six days of the week.

It is a good thing to give thanks unto the Lord. Literally, “Good is it to give thanks unto Jehovah.”

The act of giving thanks is appropriate, and the effect of giving thanks produces good results.

It is appropriate under all circumstances to be thankful for: life, breath, health, food, houses, clothes, air, water, friends, etc.

And above all, thanks to the Lord for the blessings of redemption, and the assurance that we will dwell in the house of the Lord forever.

All these temporal things shall fail, but the hope of heaven, the assurance that Christ died as our Redeemer and Substitute, cannot fail.

“For the things which are seen are temporary, but the things which are not seen are eternal” (2 Cor. 4:18).

Salvation merited by Christ is ours, and can never be taken away.

Jesus said, “I give them eternal life and they shall never perish” (John 10:28).

Knowing that our redemption by Christ can never fail, no matter how bad or good the believer may be, causes joy, contentment, and peace.

This is why we are called to “think on these things” (Phil. 4:8).

And notice that all our singing in worship is “to sing praises to Your name.”

In other words, our singing is to the Lord Most High for He is good!

That God is the O Most High means He is exalted over all.

That “He” is exalted over all, the world and all things in it, is an appropriate thought when we come before Him to praise Him.

Our thinking on the Lord as the Most High should be at all times, and in all circumstances of life, but especially during worship.

This will elevate our thoughts and worship of the Lord in a wondrous way!

When we dig down deep in theology, we will rise high in doxology, which means praise to our God!

May the Lord be “Enthroned in the praises of this His people” (Psalm 22:3) this Lord’s Day and always!

—Pastor S. Henry