Worship God

April 6th, 2026
by John Thweatt

This week I want to walk through Psalm 96. In Revelation 15:3, John described those who had conquered the beast and its image and he said,

“And they sing the song of Moses, the servant of God, and the song of the Lamb, saying, ‘Great and amazing are your deeds, O Lord God the Almighty! Just and true are your ways, O king of the nations! Who will not fear, O Lord, and glorify your name? For you alone are holy. All nations will come and worship you, for your righteous acts have been revealed.”

There is coming a day when a people beyond number from every nation, every tribe, and every tongue will sing that song on the other side in glory, but in Psalm 96 we find an international anthem calling us on this side of the sea of fire to ‘Declare His glory among the nations, His marvelous works among all the peoples.’

Psalm 96 is in the midst of a series of Psalms that give mankind an ultimatum…worship God. We, who are heavenly citizens and members of the King’s kingdom are called, commanded, and expected to worship our King. There is a sense in which this Psalm could be summed up in nine words: sing, sing, sing; give, give, give; and wait, wait, wait! It appears, at least in part, in 1 Chronicles 16 when David brings the Ark into Jerusalem and so some think he wrote it, but we aren’t sure, but one thing about the Psalm is it looks toward the future and literally throbs with the hope of the Messiah’s coming!

Yesterday was an incredible day of worship at FBC Pell City. Both services were packed, the usual folks were there, family members came home, and we had several guests. There were different nationalities there and we lifted up the name of Jesus. It is like that almost every week, maybe a few less people, but I can’t wait to see what it is going to be like in Heaven. Read over the Psalm this week and let’s get ready to study it!