The Climb Journey towards holiness Easter Blessings Psalm

The Climb Journey towards holiness “Easter Blessings” Psalm 134

Come, bless the Lord, all you servants of the Lord, who stand by night in the house of the Lord! Lift up your hands to the holy place and bless the Lord! May the Lord bless you from Zion, he who made heaven and earth! Psalm 134

In the Hebrew “to bless” can mean: • “to speak well of” • “to kneel” In a bent knee proposal: “The man is offering himself wholeheartedly to the woman, without reservations, elevating her to an exalted position in their relationship, and offering her the choice to determine the course of their relationship. ”

“Come” or “Behold” is the equivalent of God saying, “Ahem!” or “Attention, please!”

Focus on giants—you stumble Focus on God—giants tumble Max Lucado

“God gets down on his knees among us; gets on our level and shares himself with us. He does not reside afar off and send us diplomatic messages, he kneels among us. That posture is characteristic of God. The discovery and realization of this is what defines what we know of God as good news— God shares himself generously and graciously. ” Eugene Peterson A Long Obedience in the Same Direction

Psalm 134: an invitation to bless (worship) Psalm 134: a command to bless (worship) “For why do people lift their hands when they pray? Is it not that their hearts may be raised at the same time to God? ” John Calvin

Easter morning - unbelief Not believing in the resurrection takes as much faith as believing in it

Easter evening - hopeless “Christianity, if false, is of no importance, and if true, is of infinite importance. The only thing it cannot be is moderately important. ” C. S. Lewis

If Easter is true, it changes everything!

God exists or doesn't exist. Everyone must decide. If you believe in God and he exists, you go to heaven. Infinite benefit. If you don't believe in God and he exists, you don't go to heaven. Infinite loss. If you believe in God and he doesn't exist, you gain nothing and lose nothing.

The Climb Journey towards holiness “Easter Blessings” Psalm 134