WEEKLY REFLECTION by Pastor Lap Dinh on Psalm‬ ‭138‬:‭1‬-‭2‬ ‭

“I will give You thanks with all my heart; I will sing Your praises before the gods. I will bow down toward Your holy temple And give thanks to Your name for Your mercy and Your truth; For You have made Your word great according to all Your name.” ‭‭Psalm‬ ‭138‬:‭1‬-‭2‬ ‭NASB2020‬‬

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Worship occurs when thanksgiving from the bottom of one’s heart is offered to the Lord; when we praise Jesus before non-believing people who do not know the Lord God and whose lives are directed by gods or idols; and when we bow down to God in His house, the temple, and the Body of Christ.

Worship by nature is testimonial. This means that people will know what/whom we worship. They only need to see our thanksgiving, our praises, and our lifestyle—especially when we are facing temptations and challenges.

But how can we live a worshipful life? In this Psalm, it shows that this is only possible when we bank our lives on God’s mercy, His truth, and His Word. May this be true in our personal lives and in our church life.