Bible Study - Heart of Worship (3) - The Inspiration of Worship - Psalm 25:4-15 - Ephesians 1 - January 26, 2025

 Bible Study – Heart of Worship (3) – The Inspiration of Worship – Psalm 25:4-15 – January 26, 2025

Our focus scripture is Psalm 25:4-15.

GOD’S goodness and love leads us to worship HIM.

There is a yearning within all humans to seek completion within themselves. The various writers of Psalms express that yearning through the words they write. This is true of humans today, we seek completion. When a person places his/her faith in JESUS is the beginning to fulfill his/her yearning. This is the beginning of an awesome journey.

Spirit-born people will only be complete when they exit their human bodies and experience their new Spirit-born bodies, fashioned by GOD through faith in JESUS.

Consider earth, the birthplace of humans. Earth was formed by GOD and placed at just the right place in the universe to support life upon earth. Where did we come from? We may say, “my mother and father.” This is true but where did they come from? Their mother and father! Keep going until you get to the origin of life upon earth – GOD.

The Apostle Paul sheds light on human life on earth in Ephesians 1:3-14:

God’s Rich Blessings

³ Blessed is the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who has blessed us with every spiritual blessing in the heavens in Christ. ⁴ For he chose us in him, before the foundation of the world, to be holy and blameless in love before him.^[c] 5 He predestined us to be adopted as sons through Jesus Christ for himself, according to the good pleasure of his will, ⁶ to the praise of his glorious grace that he lavished on us in the Beloved One.

⁷ In him we have redemption through his blood, the forgiveness of our trespasses, according to the riches of his grace ⁸ that he richly poured out on us with all wisdom and understanding.^[d] 9 He made known to us the mystery of his will, according to his good pleasure that he purposed in Christ ¹⁰ as a plan for the right time^[e]—to bring everything together in Christ, both things in heaven and things on earth in him.

¹¹ In him we have also received an inheritance,^[f] because we were predestined according to the plan of the one who works out everything in agreement with the purpose of his will, ¹² so that we who had already put our hope in Christ might bring praise to his glory.

¹³ In him you also were sealed with the promised Holy Spirit when you heard the word of truth, the gospel of your salvation, and when you believed. ¹⁴ The Holy Spirit is the down payment of our inheritance, until the redemption of the possession, to the praise of his glory.

GOD chose you but the question is, “do you choose HIM through faith in JESUS?” Keep in mind that JESUS our Shepherd goes after the “one” lost sheep. HIS desire is for NO ONE to be lost and go to “HELL.” Don’t be the exception.

So, where did you come from? You came from the heart of GOD! The question is, “Where will you spend eternity?”

In Psalms, we read expressions of thanksgiving from the hearts of those seeking to be in right relationship with GOD.

The Good News for all people, since the passion of JESUS, is JESUS has come to earth, paid the price for sin, in full, for all who will accept HIM as their Savior. Salvation is step one. Step two is to allow JESUS to be the LORD of your life and seek to follow JESUS as led by the indwelling Holy Spirit – An Awesome Journey!!!

So, where did the Apostle Paul get his information regarding Heaven?

We read in 2 Corinthians 12:2: (The Apostle Paul wrote Corinthians.)

I know a man in Christ who was caught up to the third heaven fourteen years ago. Whether he was in the body or out of the body, I don’t know; God knows.

It is believed that this “man in CHRIST” was the Apostle Paul. The first heaven is the sky we see and where the birds fly. The second heaven is where the sun, moon, stars, and planets reside. The third heaven is where GOD, JESUS, Angels, and those who have departed earth with faith in JESUS reside.

The writers of Psalms expressed their heart felt expressions as they sought the right relationship with the One True GOD of the universe.

Let’s read Psalm 25:1-22:

Dependence on the Lord

Of David.

¹ Lord, I appeal to you.^[a]
2 My God, I trust in you.
Do not let me be disgraced;
do not let my enemies gloat over me.
³ No one who waits for you
will be disgraced;
those who act treacherously without cause
will be disgraced.

⁴ Make your ways known to me, Lord;
teach me your paths.
⁵ Guide me in your truth and teach me,
for you are the God of my salvation;
I wait for you all day long.
⁶ Remember, Lord, your compassion
and your faithful love,
for they have existed from antiquity.^[b]
7 Do not remember the sins of my youth
or my acts of rebellion;
in keeping with your faithful love, remember me
because of your goodness, Lord.

⁸ The Lord is good and upright;
therefore he shows sinners the way.
⁹ He leads the humble in what is right
and teaches them his way.
¹⁰ All the Lord’s ways show faithful love and truth
to those who keep his covenant and decrees.
¹¹ Lord, for the sake of your name,
forgive my iniquity, for it is immense.

¹² Who is this person who fears the Lord?
He will show him the way he should choose.
¹³ He will live a good life,
and his descendants will inherit the land.^[c]
14 The secret counsel of the Lord
is for those who fear him,
and he reveals his covenant to them.
¹⁵ My eyes are always on the Lord,
for he will pull my feet out of the net.
¹⁶ Turn to me and be gracious to me,
for I am alone and afflicted.

¹⁷ The distresses of my heart increase;^[d]
bring me out of my sufferings.
¹⁸ Consider my affliction and trouble,
and forgive all my sins.
¹⁹ Consider my enemies; they are numerous,
and they hate me violently.
²⁰ Guard me and rescue me;
do not let me be disgraced,
for I take refuge in you.
²¹ May integrity and what is right
watch over me,
for I wait for you.

²² God, redeem Israel, from all its distresses.

The Prophet Samuel stated in 1 Samuel 13:14: but now your reign (King Saul) will not endure. The Lord has found a man after his own heart, and the Lord has appointed him as ruler over his people, because you have not done what the Lord commanded.

That man was David!

So, why did GOD get upset with King Saul?

We read in 1 Samuel 13:6-14:

⁶ The men of Israel saw that they were in trouble because the troops were in a difficult situation. They hid in caves, in thickets, among rocks, and in holes and cisterns. ⁷ Some Hebrews even crossed the Jordan to the land of Gad and Gilead.

Saul, however, was still at Gilgal, and all his troops were gripped with fear. ⁸ He waited seven days for the appointed time that Samuel had set, but Samuel didn’t come to Gilgal, and the troops were deserting him. ⁹ So Saul said, “Bring me the burnt offering and the fellowship offerings.” Then he offered the burnt offering.

¹⁰ Just as he finished offering the burnt offering, Samuel arrived. So, Saul went out to greet him, ¹¹ and Samuel asked, “What have you done?”

Saul answered, “When I saw that the troops were deserting me and you didn’t come within the appointed days and the Philistines were gathering at Michmash, ¹² I thought, ‘The Philistines will now descend on me at Gilgal, and I haven’t sought the Lord’s favor.’ So, I forced myself to offer the burnt offering.”

¹³ Samuel said to Saul, “You have been foolish. You have not kept the command the Lord your God gave you. It was at this time that the Lord would have permanently established your reign over Israel, ¹⁴ but now your reign will not endure. The Lord has found a man after his own heart,^[i] and the Lord has appointed him as ruler over his people, because you have not done what the Lord commanded.” 

GOD desires obedience when we serve HIM.

Life under the Law was rigid. JESUS ushered in GOD’S Grace!

GOD responded to the requests of those under the Law.

The Passion of JESUS established a deeper relationship with GOD because we read in 1 Corinthians 6:19: Don’t you know that your body is a temple of the Holy Spirit who is in you, whom you have from God? You are not your own,

When a person is Spirit-born through faith in JESUS, the shed blood of JESUS cleanses the body of that person, makes it Holy in order to house the Holy Spirit.

Colossians 1:27

God wanted to make known among the Gentiles the glorious wealth of this mystery, which is Christ in you, the hope of glory.

JESUS gave HIS sinless life for all people by the shedding of HIS sinless blood. The price for sin has been paid, in full.

What a person chooses depends upon where that person will spend eternity – Heaven or Hell.

My prayer is that all choose Heaven by asking JESUS to forgive them for their sins and ask JESUS to come into their hearts and to forgive them for their sins and experience the gift of eternal life.

If you prayed that prayer or something similar, then thank JESUS for saving your soul and for coming into your life.

You have been Spirit-born, and you are a baby in CHRIST, as such you need Spiritual nourishment. If you are not in a Bible believing and teaching Fellowship or Church, ask GOD to lead and guide you to where HE desires for you to go to be fed Spiritual food – reading and studying GOD’S Word, The Holy Bible, talking to GOD, which is prayer. As you pray ask GOD and JESUS help you with your needs and concerns. Tell others that you have asked JESUS into your life and especially those who have been Spirit-born to pray for you and to stand with you as you grow Spiritually!

Blessings!!!