WEBVTT 1 00:00:00.240 --> 00:00:02.200 Hey, everybody, we're the Bible Guys, and if you're just 2 00:00:02.240 --> 00:00:05.280 tuning in recently, just know that we are showing a 3 00:00:05.320 --> 00:00:07.120 little bit of reruns for a few months, and then 4 00:00:07.120 --> 00:00:09.839 we'll be back bigger and better than ever on August 5 00:00:09.919 --> 00:00:13.480 thirty first, because behind the scenes, we're taking a hiatus 6 00:00:13.519 --> 00:00:14.720 to do some very important things. 7 00:00:14.759 --> 00:00:18.399 Yeah, we're building building out a new studio and we've 8 00:00:18.399 --> 00:00:21.399 got some new structure. Super excited about it. So August 9 00:00:21.480 --> 00:00:24.359 thirty first, brand new content. But in the meantime, enjoy 10 00:00:24.440 --> 00:00:25.440 some of our greatest hits. 11 00:00:26.839 --> 00:00:29.719 You're listening to The Bible Guys, a podcast where a 12 00:00:29.760 --> 00:00:32.479 couple of friends talk about the Bible in fun, in 13 00:00:32.600 --> 00:00:43.679 practical ways. Good morning, good morning, Wow, we talk good moaning, 14 00:00:44.600 --> 00:00:45.159 good morning. 15 00:00:45.280 --> 00:00:48.600 Do you wow? That''s amazing. But we have to hurry 16 00:00:48.640 --> 00:00:50.119 today because you got to go work out. 17 00:00:50.520 --> 00:00:53.280 Uh what you're gonna say jet on TV? 18 00:00:53.479 --> 00:00:55.679 Yeah? Wow, So don't we have to hurry? 19 00:00:55.759 --> 00:00:57.399 Okay, well, at least explain. 20 00:00:57.119 --> 00:00:59.159 It to hurry now because you're gonna go work out 21 00:00:59.159 --> 00:01:02.520 because you're buff. First of all, you're getting so ripped. 22 00:01:02.399 --> 00:01:05.480 That that is not even close to being I work 23 00:01:05.519 --> 00:01:08.840 out with physical therapy for old people. 24 00:01:10.640 --> 00:01:12.359 So what is what what is it? What is your 25 00:01:12.519 --> 00:01:15.920 what is your trainer? What is her specialty old people? 26 00:01:19.439 --> 00:01:21.040 That's what you say. That's not true at all. 27 00:01:22.319 --> 00:01:25.560 You know what, though, I didn't have some like bulging 28 00:01:25.560 --> 00:01:27.959 discs and everything, and come and find out my trainer 29 00:01:28.359 --> 00:01:31.519 is somebody who was a physical therapist, which is such. 30 00:01:31.359 --> 00:01:32.040 A rare combination. 31 00:01:32.040 --> 00:01:32.719 That's what I'm saying. 32 00:01:32.760 --> 00:01:35.719 Yeah, so what she does is she's able to actually 33 00:01:35.760 --> 00:01:38.319 like help me both in physical therapy and also give 34 00:01:38.359 --> 00:01:40.079 me exercises that are the perfect ones. 35 00:01:40.159 --> 00:01:42.159 Yes. So Heritage Church, the church we work at, we 36 00:01:42.159 --> 00:01:44.319 also have a gym. A lot of people don't know that, right, 37 00:01:44.640 --> 00:01:47.319 HFE hundred people are so really engaged with the gym, 38 00:01:47.359 --> 00:01:50.319 and we have some really great trainers. And Mandy is 39 00:01:50.359 --> 00:01:53.760 your trainer, and she is an expert in old people 40 00:01:54.120 --> 00:01:57.719 and stop that in physical therapy, those two things. If 41 00:01:57.760 --> 00:02:01.159 you need a gentle uh, gentle trainer. If you want 42 00:02:01.159 --> 00:02:03.079 to get fit, you want to go with one of 43 00:02:03.079 --> 00:02:05.000 the other guys. But if you want somebody to be 44 00:02:05.079 --> 00:02:07.280 gentle with you and tell you you're doing a good job, 45 00:02:09.199 --> 00:02:10.960 pretty soon you're gonna start talking about prunes. 46 00:02:11.000 --> 00:02:13.639 I'm telling you, Hey, by the way, fiber so I 47 00:02:13.680 --> 00:02:14.719 gets so much fierious. 48 00:02:14.960 --> 00:02:17.080 Usually whenever you see me just wearing like a T shirt, 49 00:02:17.120 --> 00:02:18.879 it's because I'm recording on a day. 50 00:02:19.080 --> 00:02:21.159 But right afterwards I go and have. 51 00:02:21.199 --> 00:02:23.159 A So here we are, we got a hustle, That's 52 00:02:23.199 --> 00:02:23.639 what I'm saying. 53 00:02:23.680 --> 00:02:25.080 No clock is the clock? 54 00:02:25.159 --> 00:02:26.599 Well, I was thinking maybe we could warm you up, 55 00:02:26.639 --> 00:02:28.680 get you working into a good sweat before you go 56 00:02:28.680 --> 00:02:33.360 to the work clock to stretch. So hey, Chris, Yes, 57 00:02:33.879 --> 00:02:39.199 Tomorrow September twenty eighth, Yes, is National Chris Day, which. 58 00:02:39.080 --> 00:02:39.599 I did not know. 59 00:02:39.599 --> 00:02:41.479 By the way, hey, I looked it up. By the way, 60 00:02:41.520 --> 00:02:42.879 I looked up National Chris Day. 61 00:02:42.960 --> 00:02:43.479 Did you really? 62 00:02:43.639 --> 00:02:45.800 I did it because I was like, come on, are 63 00:02:45.840 --> 00:02:48.840 you flipping serious? And it says mark your calendar is 64 00:02:48.840 --> 00:02:51.560 because September twenty eighth is National Chris Day, a day 65 00:02:51.599 --> 00:02:54.599 dedicated to celebrating all those with the name Chris. It 66 00:02:54.599 --> 00:02:55.960 originated in two thousand and eight. 67 00:02:56.240 --> 00:02:57.719 I wonder if there's a National Jeffday. 68 00:02:57.719 --> 00:03:00.560 I'm sure there is, Well I doubt it. So here's 69 00:03:00.560 --> 00:03:04.240 some ways they even give ways to celebrate National Chris Day. 70 00:03:04.400 --> 00:03:06.080 One host to Christine party. 71 00:03:06.560 --> 00:03:07.719 Oh it'd be great. 72 00:03:07.520 --> 00:03:09.439 Writ inrite all your friends named Chris to a party 73 00:03:09.439 --> 00:03:09.680 and the. 74 00:03:09.879 --> 00:03:12.039 Say this, I gotta say this. So I'm Chris. 75 00:03:12.520 --> 00:03:16.960 My daughter Sarah married Brandon, but his legal name is 76 00:03:17.039 --> 00:03:20.199 Christopher Brandon Drew. So she married a Chris. And then 77 00:03:20.280 --> 00:03:24.800 my daughter is almost engaged. Right, they're talking about engagement. 78 00:03:25.199 --> 00:03:28.759 And his name is also Chris. It's Chris dos is 79 00:03:28.800 --> 00:03:31.080 his real name. They call him Chris. So I'm Chris. 80 00:03:31.159 --> 00:03:33.800 He's Chris and Chris as you, guys could have a 81 00:03:33.879 --> 00:03:34.759 Chris themed part. 82 00:03:34.960 --> 00:03:36.000 We could do it by ourselves. 83 00:03:36.039 --> 00:03:38.639 You could send handwritten notes to all the Chris's you know, 84 00:03:39.039 --> 00:03:41.240 yes right, thanking them for being a part of your life, 85 00:03:41.400 --> 00:03:46.159 celebrating their name. You could create a Chris themed playlist, 86 00:03:47.080 --> 00:03:51.560 Chris Stapleton, Chris Brown, whatever. Uh. You could attend a 87 00:03:51.639 --> 00:03:55.759 Chris themed event. Maybe find a Chris named comedian. You 88 00:03:55.800 --> 00:03:58.080 could volunteer to charity with Chris in a name. 89 00:03:58.159 --> 00:03:59.319 Should Should I eat it? 90 00:03:59.400 --> 00:03:59.560 Ruth? 91 00:03:59.639 --> 00:04:01.120 Chris's I think you should? 92 00:04:01.439 --> 00:04:04.599 Yeah? Yeah. And here's why we love National Chris Day. 93 00:04:05.120 --> 00:04:07.120 It's a day to celebrate our friends and family members 94 00:04:07.199 --> 00:04:10.080 named Chris. That's one. There's so many other famous and 95 00:04:10.120 --> 00:04:13.879 influential people named Chris. Chris Evans, Chris Hemsworth, Chris Martin, 96 00:04:13.960 --> 00:04:16.000 Chris Stapleton. I mean, just you go on and on 97 00:04:16.079 --> 00:04:18.240 lots of famous chris is, and then Chris is a 98 00:04:18.279 --> 00:04:20.800 popular and timeless name, and we just want to celebrate 99 00:04:20.839 --> 00:04:24.639 the fact that it has popularity, enduring popularity and charm. 100 00:04:24.800 --> 00:04:25.720 Wow is what it says. 101 00:04:25.959 --> 00:04:29.360 So the segment that Desire wrote is Chris because since 102 00:04:29.399 --> 00:04:31.319 tomorrow is all about you, if you could have the 103 00:04:31.319 --> 00:04:32.639 perfect day, what would it look like? 104 00:04:32.800 --> 00:04:34.399 Yes, and so I thought. 105 00:04:34.279 --> 00:04:36.680 That's what we want to know. So here's more than 106 00:04:36.720 --> 00:04:38.120 anything we want to know. 107 00:04:38.199 --> 00:04:40.439 So the perfect day would be get up very early 108 00:04:41.519 --> 00:04:46.199 from my castle in Orlando that I've rented out as 109 00:04:46.199 --> 00:04:51.839 an airbnb, okay, and then to go to all four 110 00:04:51.920 --> 00:04:54.959 Disney parks with a Disney Park Hall passer or you 111 00:04:55.000 --> 00:04:56.839 know what I mean, sorry, hopper. 112 00:04:56.720 --> 00:05:01.319 Pass one day. Yeah we all you've never done that. No, oh, yeah, 113 00:05:01.360 --> 00:05:01.759 it's great. 114 00:05:01.839 --> 00:05:04.040 I've only been to Disney twice, okay, and I've only 115 00:05:04.040 --> 00:05:05.120 been to the main theme park. 116 00:05:05.199 --> 00:05:07.120 Okay, okay, just stop talking. 117 00:05:07.199 --> 00:05:08.920 Okay, go ahead, let the big boys. 118 00:05:08.720 --> 00:05:09.199 Talk about this. 119 00:05:09.839 --> 00:05:13.480 So so anyway, so if you buy a park opper pass, 120 00:05:13.560 --> 00:05:15.560 you can like you know, spend a couple hours in 121 00:05:15.639 --> 00:05:17.720 one and then take the ferry over, take the bus 122 00:05:17.800 --> 00:05:21.720 or whatever. And then at each Disney park, the major 123 00:05:21.759 --> 00:05:24.240 theme park, Beau, there's four of them. I would choose 124 00:05:24.439 --> 00:05:27.959 my four celebrities to hang out with my family. So, 125 00:05:28.000 --> 00:05:30.040 in other words, it's just my favorite celebrity and he 126 00:05:30.079 --> 00:05:31.879 would meet me at the theme park and we'd hang 127 00:05:31.959 --> 00:05:36.720 out for maybe three hours hours, well no. 128 00:05:36.800 --> 00:05:40.399 Not a maybe perhaps why not, because that's that. But 129 00:05:40.439 --> 00:05:43.360 it didn't say a christ Day. It just said what 130 00:05:43.519 --> 00:05:45.959 is your perfect day? So I wouldn't be limited to 131 00:05:46.000 --> 00:05:46.439 the Chris's. 132 00:05:46.560 --> 00:05:47.319 No, No, you're right. 133 00:05:47.399 --> 00:05:49.759 I would just say whoever I want to hang out with, 134 00:05:50.319 --> 00:05:52.920 we would just choose one and then they would just 135 00:05:53.040 --> 00:05:54.600 join us and we would. 136 00:05:54.360 --> 00:05:56.839 Just hang out. Okay, And I don't know who those 137 00:05:56.839 --> 00:05:57.639 four celebrities would be. 138 00:05:57.680 --> 00:06:00.639 I at this think about that. Listeners know who celebrities? 139 00:06:00.879 --> 00:06:02.920 No, they wouldn't. No, they do not, and by the way, 140 00:06:03.000 --> 00:06:06.360 you'd be wrong. You'd be wrong. They would not make 141 00:06:06.399 --> 00:06:06.800 my top. 142 00:06:07.560 --> 00:06:10.319 But but I would think long and hard, and I 143 00:06:10.360 --> 00:06:12.399 would choose for celebrities and they would hang out with 144 00:06:12.399 --> 00:06:15.120 my whole fan that's your day, well, I mean, and 145 00:06:15.160 --> 00:06:16.480 eat well and eat well. 146 00:06:16.560 --> 00:06:18.040 Right, So in other words, like the Disney. 147 00:06:18.079 --> 00:06:20.319 The worst thing about Disney is there they have terrible food, 148 00:06:20.600 --> 00:06:22.680 but they do have like one or two restaurants like 149 00:06:22.720 --> 00:06:25.839 the be Our Guest Restaurant that is like fine dining. 150 00:06:26.160 --> 00:06:27.839 So I would say every meal would have to be 151 00:06:28.000 --> 00:06:30.839 in a fine dining type restaurant. 152 00:06:31.120 --> 00:06:34.560 That sounds uh, you should pay something. You said something 153 00:06:34.600 --> 00:06:35.480 that's your perfect day? 154 00:06:35.680 --> 00:06:36.920 Well, I mean it's one of them. 155 00:06:37.079 --> 00:06:42.079 Okay, well all right, if I'm talking about you a 156 00:06:42.120 --> 00:06:47.360 well of incredible information and ideas, yes, I don't know. 157 00:06:48.079 --> 00:06:50.519 So we just keep peeling back the onion. We keep 158 00:06:50.519 --> 00:06:53.240 peeling back layers of the onion, discovering who you really are. 159 00:06:53.319 --> 00:06:55.040 Truth be told, I don't think too many of the 160 00:06:55.040 --> 00:06:56.240 people would agree with that day. 161 00:06:56.560 --> 00:06:59.519 No, I wouldn't. Yes, I know this sounds like hell, 162 00:07:01.480 --> 00:07:04.800 like like I've died, I've been sent to purgatory. 163 00:07:06.040 --> 00:07:07.519 But the celebrity part, you'd like you, No. 164 00:07:07.560 --> 00:07:10.720 I wouldn't. I don't talk to celebrities when I see them. 165 00:07:11.480 --> 00:07:14.199 Oh well, yeah, well do I. You probably don't get 166 00:07:14.240 --> 00:07:14.600 the chances. 167 00:07:15.000 --> 00:07:15.800 I just don't do it. 168 00:07:15.839 --> 00:07:17.759 If you had a real down to earth one sent. 169 00:07:17.759 --> 00:07:20.000 Right next to celebrity one time at a restaurant, he 170 00:07:20.120 --> 00:07:23.199 owned and I didn't say boot literally right next to my. 171 00:07:23.120 --> 00:07:24.720 First Well, if you said boot, you get arrested. 172 00:07:24.759 --> 00:07:24.879 Bro. 173 00:07:25.000 --> 00:07:27.279 Yeah yeah, it was crazy. Yeah, I just don't do it. 174 00:07:27.600 --> 00:07:31.879 Hey, I've talked to plenty of celebrities, probably a couple dozen. 175 00:07:32.040 --> 00:07:33.879 Oh look at me. I hang out with celebrity. 176 00:07:34.000 --> 00:07:36.839 No, I just find reason to be near them. And 177 00:07:37.560 --> 00:07:42.399 almost everyone was completely, like, completely nice. 178 00:07:42.480 --> 00:07:42.680 Yeah. 179 00:07:42.879 --> 00:07:44.920 Yeah. The worst one was Kid Rock in terms of, like, 180 00:07:45.000 --> 00:07:47.199 you know, being rude. Sorry about that, Kid Rock. 181 00:07:47.240 --> 00:07:47.600 Oops. 182 00:07:47.720 --> 00:07:49.720 Oops, I just said that I loud, Yes you did. 183 00:07:49.800 --> 00:07:50.120 I didn't. 184 00:07:50.160 --> 00:07:51.920 Now he's gunning for you. I should He's going to 185 00:07:51.959 --> 00:07:53.120 send his posse to come and get you. 186 00:07:53.360 --> 00:07:53.920 Uh uh. 187 00:07:54.079 --> 00:07:58.839 And probably one of the nicest ones was she's not 188 00:07:58.920 --> 00:08:01.439 quite a celebrity, but I would say Ammy Grant. Okay, 189 00:08:01.560 --> 00:08:02.959 set right next to Amy Grant, talk to her like 190 00:08:03.079 --> 00:08:08.519 celebrity thirty minutes at Christmas time? Yeah, okay, wow, Chris, Yeah, 191 00:08:08.639 --> 00:08:09.160 what a day. 192 00:08:09.560 --> 00:08:15.639 There you go. Well, hey talking about celebrities. King David, yep, 193 00:08:15.759 --> 00:08:18.079 there you go about how much he loved God. Where 194 00:08:18.079 --> 00:08:22.920 to go, buddy, So we're David at this point is 195 00:08:23.160 --> 00:08:26.240 the King of Judah. We already established that, and he's 196 00:08:26.279 --> 00:08:28.879 trying to figure out to establish his kingdom. There's some struggles, 197 00:08:29.480 --> 00:08:31.560 and we've already established the fact that while he was 198 00:08:31.600 --> 00:08:33.559 a great warrior and a great king and leader, he 199 00:08:33.720 --> 00:08:36.440 also was an artist and he had this other side. 200 00:08:36.480 --> 00:08:39.759 And there's something to celebrate about being a renaissance kind 201 00:08:39.799 --> 00:08:42.120 of a person where you have a breadth to you, 202 00:08:42.320 --> 00:08:45.960 not just a you know, one one trick pony, but 203 00:08:46.399 --> 00:08:49.759 have some real skill and depth. And so he's writing 204 00:08:49.840 --> 00:08:53.919 out his prayers and putting them to songs, and the 205 00:08:54.039 --> 00:08:56.919 theme behind Psalm chapter twenty four is that everything belongs 206 00:08:56.919 --> 00:09:00.200 to God right. And so here's what he says. He's says, 207 00:09:00.240 --> 00:09:02.799 the earth is the Lord's and everything in it, the 208 00:09:03.000 --> 00:09:05.200 world and all its people belong to him, For he 209 00:09:05.360 --> 00:09:08.000 laid the earth's foundation on the seas and built it 210 00:09:08.159 --> 00:09:10.720 on the ocean. Depths who may climb the mountain of 211 00:09:10.759 --> 00:09:13.679 the Lord, who may stand in his holy place, Only 212 00:09:13.799 --> 00:09:16.679 those whose hands and hearts are pure, who do not 213 00:09:16.799 --> 00:09:19.840 worship idols and never tell lies. They will receive the 214 00:09:19.879 --> 00:09:23.120 Lord's blessing and have a right relationship with God, their savior. 215 00:09:23.679 --> 00:09:26.200 Such people may seek you and worship in your presence, 216 00:09:26.240 --> 00:09:29.440 Oh God of Jacob, open the gates, or open up 217 00:09:29.519 --> 00:09:32.200 ancient gates, Open up ancient doors, and let the King 218 00:09:32.240 --> 00:09:35.039 of Glory enter, who is the King of Glory, the 219 00:09:35.159 --> 00:09:39.360 Lord strong and mighty, the Lord invincible in battle. Open 220 00:09:39.440 --> 00:09:41.960 up ancient gates, open up ancient doors, and let the 221 00:09:42.000 --> 00:09:44.480 King of Glory enter, who is the King of Glory, 222 00:09:44.879 --> 00:09:47.559 the Lord of Heaven's armies. He is the King of Glory. 223 00:09:48.840 --> 00:09:50.720 And that reminds me of a worship song that was 224 00:09:50.799 --> 00:09:51.440 quite popular. 225 00:09:51.679 --> 00:09:53.720 Yes, King Glory, Yeah yeah. 226 00:09:54.360 --> 00:09:57.799 So yeah, So it is a great thing, I think, 227 00:09:58.519 --> 00:10:04.759 to spend time proclaiming God's greatness, declaring God's greatness, and 228 00:10:05.200 --> 00:10:08.159 that is exactly what this psalm does. In fact, I 229 00:10:08.159 --> 00:10:10.080 don't know if you read this already, because I was 230 00:10:10.159 --> 00:10:13.080 reading ahead on some of these notes. 231 00:10:13.159 --> 00:10:14.600 But one of this. 232 00:10:14.639 --> 00:10:19.039 Subtitles says everything belongs to God, the glorious eternal King. 233 00:10:19.480 --> 00:10:23.679 Let us worship him and welcome his glorious reign. And 234 00:10:24.440 --> 00:10:25.320 did you read that already? 235 00:10:26.000 --> 00:10:28.440 I didn't read it out loud, okay, so I read 236 00:10:28.440 --> 00:10:29.440 it quietly to myself. 237 00:10:33.679 --> 00:10:37.399 So you know, if this reminds me of which is 238 00:10:37.519 --> 00:10:40.120 very relevant for our lives, and that is at one 239 00:10:40.200 --> 00:10:45.799 time heard a pastor teach on the Lord's Prayer, and 240 00:10:46.000 --> 00:10:47.960 we did a series that was sort of based on that, 241 00:10:48.519 --> 00:10:51.519 right where we sort of walked through the Lord's Prayer adhritage, remember, 242 00:10:52.159 --> 00:10:55.120 and it was yes, you were there, you taught at 243 00:10:55.159 --> 00:11:01.039 it actually, but basically a lot of people I grew 244 00:11:01.159 --> 00:11:04.639 up learning how to recite the Lord's Prayer, you know. 245 00:11:05.200 --> 00:11:08.639 The Catholics would say, they call it our father right where, 246 00:11:08.879 --> 00:11:11.080 you know, and sometimes you would get assigned, you know, 247 00:11:11.559 --> 00:11:14.320 to say a certain number of our fathers, you know, 248 00:11:14.399 --> 00:11:16.519 depending on your penance and everything else. 249 00:11:16.559 --> 00:11:19.759 You go in and say, you know, anyway, it doesn't matter. 250 00:11:20.080 --> 00:11:23.080 The point is is that people have grown up being 251 00:11:23.200 --> 00:11:26.240 taught to recite it and then also to use it 252 00:11:26.279 --> 00:11:28.919 as a formulated prayer. And by the way, I think 253 00:11:28.960 --> 00:11:31.320 that's a good thing. I think reciting prayers is a 254 00:11:31.360 --> 00:11:34.720 good thing. Quoting psalms which were prayers is a good thing. 255 00:11:35.919 --> 00:11:39.519 So there's nothing wrong with that. However, on the flip 256 00:11:39.600 --> 00:11:43.240 side of that coin, I do not think that the 257 00:11:44.440 --> 00:11:48.639 Lord's Prayer was given to us as something to memorize 258 00:11:48.679 --> 00:11:51.279 and recite always as our main prayer. 259 00:11:52.360 --> 00:11:53.480 Do you believe that as well? 260 00:11:54.519 --> 00:11:56.279 Yes, I don't believe that he gave it to us 261 00:11:56.279 --> 00:11:58.279 as our main prayer, but as a model. 262 00:11:58.480 --> 00:12:00.519 So as a model, so what would a mean? 263 00:12:03.279 --> 00:12:06.159 He would establish, these are the typical elements that would 264 00:12:06.200 --> 00:12:07.600 be in an effective prayer. 265 00:12:07.639 --> 00:12:10.399 Right, And so anyway, all that to say would be 266 00:12:11.799 --> 00:12:15.320 the very first line in that prayer is declaring God's greatness. 267 00:12:15.919 --> 00:12:18.759 So he says, our Father, who are in heaven, hallowed 268 00:12:18.840 --> 00:12:21.440 be thy name, and a more modern version would say 269 00:12:21.519 --> 00:12:22.720 great is your name. 270 00:12:23.120 --> 00:12:23.879 And that's what it means. 271 00:12:24.360 --> 00:12:27.200 And so and here's the part that I'm trying to 272 00:12:27.200 --> 00:12:30.000 get at when thinking about Psalm twenty four, and which 273 00:12:30.080 --> 00:12:33.639 is all about declaring God's majesty and his rule. Is 274 00:12:34.480 --> 00:12:38.840 Jesus himself when he taught us to pray. The very 275 00:12:38.919 --> 00:12:41.519 first thing that he suggested that we do is declaring 276 00:12:41.559 --> 00:12:44.360 God's greatness, our Father, who are in heaven. 277 00:12:44.399 --> 00:12:45.279 Great is your name. 278 00:12:45.759 --> 00:12:48.799 And one of the things that I heard was I 279 00:12:48.879 --> 00:12:51.399 think perhaps one of the reasons why he did that 280 00:12:52.120 --> 00:12:53.919 is to remind us just who it is we're praying to, 281 00:12:54.519 --> 00:12:57.240 because most of the time, what do we do We say, 282 00:12:57.799 --> 00:12:59.879 Dear God, Okay, let me get right to my needs, 283 00:13:00.080 --> 00:13:03.200 wants and wishes, right, And what he's saying is like, hey, listen, 284 00:13:03.320 --> 00:13:05.600 I know you have needs and wants and wishes. But 285 00:13:05.759 --> 00:13:08.000 before you get to that, spend just a little bit 286 00:13:08.039 --> 00:13:11.399 of time in declaring and recognizing just who it is 287 00:13:11.440 --> 00:13:14.600 you're praying to. Because when you posture your heart and 288 00:13:14.679 --> 00:13:17.240 say God, you are God and I am not, then 289 00:13:17.360 --> 00:13:19.320 maybe by the time you get to your needs and 290 00:13:19.399 --> 00:13:22.000 wants and wishes, you'll have a lot less anxiety over them. 291 00:13:22.320 --> 00:13:24.960 Maybe you'll have a lot more confidence in believing that 292 00:13:25.080 --> 00:13:27.879 God can take care of these things, or or trusting 293 00:13:27.919 --> 00:13:29.440 that God will do what he's going to do and 294 00:13:29.519 --> 00:13:31.879 it's going to be best regardless of how he answers. 295 00:13:32.320 --> 00:13:34.879 So just spend time. And the answer is, well, how long? 296 00:13:35.440 --> 00:13:38.759 How long should I spend there? You know, because Jesus's. 297 00:13:38.399 --> 00:13:44.759 Prayer to our Father only takes thirty seconds to pray, right, 298 00:13:45.120 --> 00:13:47.080 like you could run through the Our Father in thirty 299 00:13:47.120 --> 00:13:50.480 seconds or less, right, So how long should I pray? 300 00:13:50.519 --> 00:13:52.600 Does that mean my prayer should only be thirty seconds? 301 00:13:53.240 --> 00:13:56.519 And honestly, my answer has always been as long as 302 00:13:56.559 --> 00:13:59.000 it takes, like as long as it takes for your 303 00:13:59.039 --> 00:14:02.240 heart to get there? You know, Oh Lord, you know 304 00:14:02.799 --> 00:14:05.360 how it would be your name, Like as long as 305 00:14:05.399 --> 00:14:08.480 it takes for your heart to wrestle and get there 306 00:14:08.559 --> 00:14:11.440 in your posture, to take rest and refuge in the 307 00:14:11.519 --> 00:14:15.480 fact that God's in control, that he's great, that you're 308 00:14:15.519 --> 00:14:17.320 going to the King of the universe with your needs, 309 00:14:17.360 --> 00:14:21.080 wants and wishes declaring his greatness like Psalm twenty four 310 00:14:21.279 --> 00:14:25.120 is doing, declaring his majesty and just announcing that he 311 00:14:25.320 --> 00:14:28.240 is God. There's a lot of comfort in that, and 312 00:14:29.120 --> 00:14:31.559 it's also comforting knowing that we should always start our 313 00:14:31.639 --> 00:14:33.600 prayers with things like this. 314 00:14:33.879 --> 00:14:41.919 Yeah, I think that's really powerful, the remembering that these 315 00:14:41.960 --> 00:14:46.279 were songs sung at the temple. It's interesting there's two 316 00:14:46.320 --> 00:14:49.000 pieces to this song. There's the first part just declaring 317 00:14:49.039 --> 00:14:51.759 that God is the ruler over everything, and then there's 318 00:14:51.799 --> 00:14:55.519 this interlude, and then there's open up ancient gates, right 319 00:14:56.039 --> 00:14:57.559 and one of the cool things. I don't know if 320 00:14:57.600 --> 00:14:59.679 you saw this, but in the Notes of Life Application 321 00:14:59.679 --> 00:15:03.279 Study Bible, it says this psalm, often set to music, 322 00:15:03.399 --> 00:15:05.960 was probably used in corporate worship. It may have been 323 00:15:06.000 --> 00:15:09.120 re enacted many times at the temple. The people outside 324 00:15:09.399 --> 00:15:12.039 would call out to the temple gates to open up 325 00:15:12.120 --> 00:15:14.960 and let the King of Glory in from inside. The 326 00:15:15.080 --> 00:15:17.120 priests or another group would ask who is the King 327 00:15:17.200 --> 00:15:20.120 of glory outside? The people would respond in unison, the 328 00:15:20.200 --> 00:15:23.519 Lord Strong and mighty, the Lord invincible in battle, claiming 329 00:15:23.639 --> 00:15:26.080 his great power and strength, and the exchange would then 330 00:15:26.399 --> 00:15:30.000 be repeated. You know, that's what happens. It's repeated twice 331 00:15:30.039 --> 00:15:32.799 there and then it says and the temple gates would 332 00:15:32.879 --> 00:15:36.320 swing open, symbolizing the people's desire to have God's presence 333 00:15:36.360 --> 00:15:38.639 among them. And this would have been a great important 334 00:15:38.720 --> 00:15:42.879 lesson for the children who were participating. Right, So this 335 00:15:43.200 --> 00:15:46.919 was a common thing within tradition that the people would 336 00:15:46.960 --> 00:15:49.879 be outside calling, and the tradition is that this was 337 00:15:50.000 --> 00:15:54.120 probably the first worship song of the week in the temple, 338 00:15:54.279 --> 00:15:55.799 by the way, So it's kind of neat that this 339 00:15:55.840 --> 00:15:58.240 would be a thing. They would call out, who's the strong, 340 00:15:58.279 --> 00:16:00.559 Who's the Lord Strong and mighty? Right, they go back 341 00:16:00.600 --> 00:16:04.200 and forth. So I love that that this is corporate worship, 342 00:16:04.320 --> 00:16:07.919 corporate singing, and the Bible talks a lot about worship. 343 00:16:08.080 --> 00:16:10.320 So I spent fifteen years as a worship leader. I 344 00:16:10.360 --> 00:16:14.639 have a degree in music, particularly focused on worship, and 345 00:16:14.840 --> 00:16:17.600 the Bible says that we're supposed to worship Him with 346 00:16:17.759 --> 00:16:20.279 our songs. We're supposed to sing new songs to the Lord, 347 00:16:20.600 --> 00:16:23.200 supposed to use all the instruments and all the voices, 348 00:16:23.279 --> 00:16:26.080 all those things. And God delights in our individual worship. 349 00:16:26.200 --> 00:16:29.440 He delights in our corporate group worship. It's one of 350 00:16:29.480 --> 00:16:32.360 the great benefits of the gathered church. It's one of 351 00:16:32.399 --> 00:16:35.559 the things that you can't do privately, is worship in 352 00:16:35.600 --> 00:16:38.039 a large group. Right. So that's there. But then he 353 00:16:38.159 --> 00:16:42.360 says to worship Him in psalms and hymns and spiritual songs. 354 00:16:43.080 --> 00:16:46.639 There are worship songs, There are praise songs, there are 355 00:16:46.799 --> 00:16:50.960 testimony songs. Right, and so this one the earth is 356 00:16:51.000 --> 00:16:53.320 the Lord's and everything that, this is a worship song. God, 357 00:16:53.399 --> 00:16:56.919 You're big, You're God, and I'm not. That's a worship song. 358 00:16:57.159 --> 00:16:57.279 Right. 359 00:16:58.200 --> 00:17:00.639 Most of the songs we sing lately on Sunday mornings, 360 00:17:00.679 --> 00:17:02.279 it seems like in a lot of churches are more 361 00:17:02.360 --> 00:17:05.599 praise songs. God, You're just really good, right, You're the 362 00:17:05.640 --> 00:17:08.720 way maker. You're the one who who solves my problems. 363 00:17:08.720 --> 00:17:10.000 You're the one who takes care of me when I 364 00:17:10.079 --> 00:17:11.799 was afraid I didn't know where to go. You're the one. 365 00:17:11.880 --> 00:17:15.559 Those are praise songs, right, So those are are those 366 00:17:16.519 --> 00:17:22.160 so if you're thinking psalms, psalms are thought of as prayers. Typically, 367 00:17:22.480 --> 00:17:26.359 worship hymns oftentimes are praise. They're the ones that are 368 00:17:26.400 --> 00:17:28.880 saying praise God from whom all blessings flow. Kind of 369 00:17:28.920 --> 00:17:31.720 a song, right, God, you are the one that provides 370 00:17:31.799 --> 00:17:34.599 for me. And then spiritual songs are usually testimony kind 371 00:17:34.640 --> 00:17:37.519 of songs. I was lost and you found me. I 372 00:17:37.599 --> 00:17:39.599 didn't know what to turn and you and you showed 373 00:17:39.640 --> 00:17:42.519 me the way. I was broken and you fixed me right. 374 00:17:43.119 --> 00:17:46.000 Amazing grace is kind of a mix of those two things. 375 00:17:46.079 --> 00:17:50.039 So testimony songs have a way of what like telling 376 00:17:50.079 --> 00:17:54.279 your story, identifying my story, humanity, right, journey. 377 00:17:54.160 --> 00:17:56.759 My story was resolved by God. Whereas a worship song 378 00:17:56.880 --> 00:17:59.319 is God's God. Right, Wow, we're going to worship you 379 00:17:59.400 --> 00:18:02.000 because you're God. A praise song is God, you do 380 00:18:02.160 --> 00:18:05.279 good things and that you're powerful, you can do anything 381 00:18:05.359 --> 00:18:10.400 you make the way. And then spiritual songs are going 382 00:18:10.480 --> 00:18:13.839 to be those things that either are talking about biblical things. 383 00:18:14.279 --> 00:18:18.400 You know, Father Abraham had many sons, right, so it's 384 00:18:18.400 --> 00:18:20.960 gonna be that it's just a biblical idea biblical literacy 385 00:18:21.079 --> 00:18:24.720 kind of songs or their testimony songs saying this was 386 00:18:24.799 --> 00:18:26.720 my life and this is what God did in my life. Right, 387 00:18:27.079 --> 00:18:29.319 my life is only because of Him, and so I 388 00:18:29.359 --> 00:18:33.000 think it's important. Then Paul highlights those three. You see 389 00:18:33.119 --> 00:18:36.920 all of those in the Book of Psalms, along with confession. Right, 390 00:18:37.000 --> 00:18:39.079 that's the other one that's not mentioned that Paul mentions. 391 00:18:39.519 --> 00:18:44.319 But David also confesses sin in there. So those would 392 00:18:44.400 --> 00:18:47.480 be maybe the four major areas. And we all tend 393 00:18:47.519 --> 00:18:50.519 to go, we tend to gravitate if we're not careful 394 00:18:50.960 --> 00:18:53.839 towards look what God did for me, or I'm trusting 395 00:18:53.880 --> 00:18:56.599 God to do good things for me. But before we 396 00:18:56.680 --> 00:18:58.839 ever get to the praise side, I think we should 397 00:18:58.839 --> 00:19:01.640 spend more time in the worship side. God's God and 398 00:19:01.720 --> 00:19:04.480 I'm not. He's just right. Yeah, And this is what 399 00:19:04.640 --> 00:19:06.640 David is doing in this one. There's not a lot 400 00:19:06.720 --> 00:19:08.920 of praise in here. There's not a lot of testimony 401 00:19:09.000 --> 00:19:12.200