Six years after the establishment of Plymouth Colony, pilgrims from Holland began to settle on a small peninsula in Massachusetts Bay. They gathered to pledge themselves to sing the psalms and pray without a book. To emphasize their religious motive for coming to the new land, they named their new colony Salem, an allusion to Psalm 76:2 where it notes: In Salem also is his tabernacle. Like these pilgrims of Plymouth Colony, David knew the importance of worship. Regardless of his situation, he always took time to talk with God. In times of great joy, he prayed to God. In times of sin, he cried before God. When he was lonely, he turned to God. Regardless of his emotional or physical state, David was a man who sought God. Therefore, it is not surprising that we find him building an altar to God for worship and praise. We modern men could well profit from the lesson of David. With all our machines, we are still not self-sufficient. How much happier we would be if we would rededicate our lives to His worship and fellowship. Regardless of our state, we should always make the altar the center of our existence. We would be wise to heed Pauls advice to the Romans: I beseech you, therefore, brethren, by the mercies of God, that you present your bodies a living sacrifice, holy, acceptable to God, which is your reasonable service. And do not be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind, that you may prove what is that good and acceptable and perfect will of God (12:1-2).
Posted on: Thu, 03 Jul 2014 11:46:46 +0000
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