Psalm 116:17,18,19..."I will offer you a thanksgiving sacrifice and call on the name of the Lord. I will pay my vows to the Lord in the presence of all his people,in the courts of the house of the Lord, in your midst....".
What is the purpose of human life?
There are many purposes....among them.. .the major one is be with God and be the co-workers of God...
In a way we are the spoke persons, ambassodors of our Triune God....
We are called to witness God's mission in this creation....
1. We are called to be a responsible community...
A community that works with God faithfully and responsibly....
A community that gives much importance to God's words than any other words.....
As a responsible community we should know the daily interventions of God in our lives and the lives of others...
2. We are called to be a witnessing community....
We are called to be with God and we are the co-workers of God...and we know how just our God is....how generous our God is....how merciful our God is....
Our God is a life giving and life affirming God....
then what..?..we know all these....
Psalmist says.....give thanks to the Lord...
3.We are called to be a thanking community...
Give thanks to the Lord for everything.....our life...our wisdom...possibilities...
Thanksgiving is one of the important responses as human being we are supposed to do...bu giving thanks we are saying without you....I am nothing...I don't have anything to be proud of....we are accepting God's providence...our limitations....
4. We are called to be a worshipping community...
A community that calls the name of the Lord....
A community that offer sacrifice to God...in the presence of all people......
Sacrifice...?...your life as a sacrifice..........
Let me ask these questions to ourselves....
How much we are responsible...?..a kind of numbness....lethargic...
How often we witness our God.. ?..we have to share our witness with our children...family....
We pray for everything.....but how sincere we are in expressing our gratitude..thanks to our creator..sustainer.....
Do we have the courage to call the name of our Lord in the presence of all....?
How eager we are in worshipping our God.....
Do we have the commitment to face the risks...pains....struggles which may come in our lives while we worship our Lord.....
How we can lethargic....when others worship our Lord...?
How we can lazy when others praise and thank God in the courts of our Lord...
Come to the courts of our Lord and join in the act of witnessing, thanksgiving,and worshipping .......in the temple of our Lord......
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