THE UNIVERSAL SOLUTION

PSALM 100

Pastor Rick Jackson

The great questions man sometimes asks are invariably man-centered, which is why there are so many different answers floating around. Who am I? Why am I here? What is my purpose? How did I get here? The universal solution to all these questions is found in the Bible in many places but this time let us look at the 100th Psalm. Here then, is the universal solution to man's questions and we can readily see the solution for man is NOT man-centered. Finding the solution in man himself is liking fishing in a desert, tanning at night, or getting ready for a past event. So the first application of the solution would be to find out"

I. WHO IS IT ALL ABOUT?

It is all about the true God. [vs. 1-5]. All people have the same Creator, all people should worship and obey the true God [v. 1].

II. WHY SHOULD WE OBEY HIM?

1. HE IS "THE LORD" (YAHWEH, JEHOVAH) [v. 1]

2. HE IS "ELOHIM" (plural in a singular sense- the Trinity) [v. 3a]

3. HE IS THE CREATOR WHO OWNS US [v. 3b]

4. HE ESTABLISHES A RELATIONSHIP [v. 3c]

5. HE IS GOOD [v. 5a]

6. HE IS MERCIFUL [v. 5b]

7. HE IS ETERNALLY TRUTHFUL [v. 5c]

III. WHAT SHOULD WE DO?

1. BE VOCALLY JOYFUL UNTO HIM [v. 1]

2. SERVE HIM GLADLY [v. 2a]

3. COME TO HIM SINGING [v. 2b]

4. KNOW WHAT HE'S DONE [v. 3a]

5. KNOW HIM PERSONALLY [v. 3b]

6. WORSHIP HIM CORPORATELY [v. 4a]

7. WORSHIP HIM THANKFULLY [vs. 4b-5]