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Tremble at the Presence of the Lord

25 Saturday Oct 2025

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I will praise the LORD!
Psalm 114

When Israel came out of Egypt,
Jacob from a people of foreign tongue,
Judah became God’s sanctuary,
Israel his dominion.
The sea looked and fled,
the Jordan turned back;
the mountains leaped like rams,
the hills like lambs.
Why was it, sea, that you fled?
Why, Jordan, did you turn back?
Why, mountains, did you leap like rams,
you hills, like lambs?
Tremble, earth, at the presence of the Lord,
    at the presence of the God of Jacob,
who turned the rock into a pool,
    the hard rock into springs of water. *


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Foreign Gods

29 Wednesday Jun 2016

Posted by in Mid-Week Medtiation, Psalms

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Don’t worship foreign gods or bow down to gods you know nothing about (Psalm 81:9, CEV).

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Early morning glory — photo by David Kitz

Reflection

This week’s I Love the Psalms theme is bowing.

With each passing year it becomes more apparent that we live in a global village. My friendly neighbors across the street speak Arabic and were born in Lebanon. My barber is Chinese. My favorite restaurant serves Indian cuisine. My wife’s best friend is indigenous. The truth is we live in a multicultural society and to be frank, I like it that way.

What are we then to make of this injunction from the Psalms:

Don’t worship foreign gods or bow down to gods you know nothing about (Psalm 81:9, CEV).

In Psalm 81 the LORD, Yahweh, was addressing the wayward people of Israel, who had turned their backs on Him. They were chasing after other gods, rather than the LORD who had saved them from bondage in Egypt.

For many of us who live in countries with a Christian heritage, this command from the Psalms rings true. As a society we too have abandoned the Lord Jesus, who saved us from a cesspool of sin and corruption. I have met many foreigners and immigrants who are more zealous for the Lord Jesus than those who were born here.

When I was born again by the grace of the Spirit of God, I became a citizen of an eternal kingdom that transcends race and national borders. Today I bow before the King of that kingdom.

Response: LORD God, I want to be true to you, worshipping only you. Help me reflect your love to others today. Amen.

Your Turn: Are you a multicultural Christian?