MAY 20
Psalm 100:3, “It is he who made us.”
A coworker and I were recently trying to assemble a new piece of equipment at hospice—a special chair designed to lift patients out of bed, assist with using the commode, or help them move safely. It seemed simple enough, but there was one problem: no instructions. We tried to figure it out ourselves, but we ended up with parts that didn’t fit and more than a little frustration. Finally, we discovered the instructions—hidden inside the commode itself! Once we had the manual, the assembly made sense, and the chair came together the way it was designed.
Our lives are no different. God is our Creator. He knows how we’re made and what we’re made for. Psalm 100:3 says, “Know that the Lord, He is God! It is He who made us, and we are His; we are His people, the sheep of His pasture.” Just as we couldn’t assemble that chair properly without the instructions, we can’t live well apart from the One who made us—or without the guidance of His Word.
Even more, Psalm 100 tells us why we were made: to worship Him. Verse 4 calls us to “Enter His gates with thanksgiving, and His courts with praise.” We weren’t just created to function—we were created to glorify the One who made us, to live in joyful relationship with Him.
When we ignore that purpose, life becomes disjointed and incomplete. But when we turn to God, seek Him through His Word, and offer our lives in worship, everything begins to fall into place—not perfectly, but purposefully.
God made you! He made you on purpose and with a purpose. Frustration is the result when we attempt to live at odds with our reason for being. But as we align ourselves, through Christ, with the God who made us, we find both reason for being and reason for worship. In that, there’s good reason to enter His gates with thanksgiving!
“The chief end of man is to glorify God and enjoy Him forever.”— Westminster Shorter Catechism
Application Questions: Are there areas in your life where you’ve been trying to “assemble” things on your own, without seeking God’s guidance through His Word? How can you intentionally live out your purpose to worship God in your daily routine this week?
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