Living a Simple Life - Obey and Worship the Lord

Shabbat Shalom from Kent, London- 01Aug2025

Living a Simple Life - Obey and Worship the Lord

Scripture Reference: Ps 95:1-5, 8

Ps 92:2 says, Let us come before HIM with thanksgiving and extol HIM with music and song. Let us march into HIS presence singing praises, lifting the rafters with our hymns!

And why? Because God is the best, High King over all the gods. 

Two things that Jeopardise this close relationship with the LORD is that stubborn and rebel. I call it as Push and Pull dialogue in a conversation. If we pay less attention, the discussion or dialogue go into different direction than we anticipated.

Let us pay attention to this conversation style between Moses, God and the People.

Ps 95:8 says- Do not be stubborn and rebel as your ancestors did at Meribah (Compliant) and Massah (Testing) out in the desert. 

People: Thirsty/ Kept on complaining to Moses. Give us some water. Did you bring us out of Egypt just to let our families/ animals die of thirst? Almost ready to stone him to death.

Moses to People: Why Pester me? Why are you testing GOD?

Moses to God: Moses cried out in prayer to God, “What can I do with these people? Any minute now they’ll kill me!” What am I going to do with these people?

God: Take some elders, a walking stick that you used to strike River Nile. That was Remanent. Remembering God what He has done in the past!

God issued an instruction- STRIKE THE ROCK WITH THE STICK while the leaders watching. Water was brought forth out of the Rock (Ex 17).

This reminds me that Trusting God in our life is very simple act that we can do. At times, we complicate the things and make it complex and mess. Let us obey and Worship Him always in all situation.

When we do thins on our own, it's just an action. When we do things as per God's instruction, it become Miracle.

So come, let us worship: bow before HIM,
    on your knees before GOD, who made us!
Oh yes, HE's our God,
    and we’re the people HE pastures, the flock HE feeds.

Peace be upon the State of Israel and us. Shalom. Have a Good Weekend. 

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