Luke 24:44-53
Then he said to them, “These are my words that I spoke to you while I was still with you, that everything written about me in the Law of Moses and the Prophets and the Psalms must be fulfilled.” 45 Then he opened their minds to understand the Scriptures, 46 and said to them, “Thus it is written, that the Christ should suffer and on the third day rise from the dead, 47 and that repentance and forgiveness of sins should be proclaimed in his name to all nations, beginning from Jerusalem. 48 You are witnesses of these things. 49 And behold, I am sending the promise of my Father upon you. But stay in the city until you are clothed with power from on high.”
50 Then he led them out as far as Bethany, and lifting up his hands he blessed them. 51 While he blessed them, he parted from them and was carried up into heaven. 52 And they worshiped him and returned to Jerusalem with great joy, 53 and were continually in the temple blessing God.
So many times, people love Jesus, but don't love the Scriptures. Or love Jesus and don't belong to or love the Church. The disciples give us a model. Jesus is recorded in the Gospels as going to the Temple 26 times and Synagogues 13 times. Jesus is the Son of God. The disciples, who loved Jesus from living with HIM, seeing His mercy, began going to the Temple continually blessing God in worship.
When we believe the promises of God the Father, we are called to do as the disciples. To go to our Church and give God the only gift He has not given us - Thanks and Worship.
With God's blessings upon us - we should worship Him with great joy and continually to find and give genuine Thanks to our Creator.
This has been one of my favorite Psalms since I was a young child, going to Parochial School and enjoying Morning Prayer.
Psalm 100
Make a joyful noise to the Lord, all the earth!
2 Serve the Lord with gladness!
Come into his presence with singing!
2 Serve the Lord with gladness!
Come into his presence with singing!
3 Know that the Lord, he is God!
It is he who made us, and we are his;
we are his people, and the sheep of his pasture.
It is he who made us, and we are his;
we are his people, and the sheep of his pasture.
4 Enter his gates with thanksgiving,
and his courts with praise!
Give thanks to him; bless his name!
and his courts with praise!
Give thanks to him; bless his name!
5 For the Lord is good;
his steadfast love endures forever,
and his faithfulness to all generations.
his steadfast love endures forever,
and his faithfulness to all generations.
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