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1 I rejoiced with those who said to me,
‘Let us go to the house of the LORD.’
2 Our feet are standing
in your gates, O Jerusalem.
3 Jerusalem is built like a city
that is closely compacted together.
4 That is where the tribes go up –
the tribes of the LORD –
to praise the name of the LORD
according to the statute given to Israel.
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5 There the thrones for judgment stand,
the thrones of the house of David.
6 Pray for the peace of Jerusalem:
‘May those who love you be secure.
7 May there be peace within your walls
and security within your citadels.’
8 For the sake of my brothers and friends,
I will say, ‘Peace be within you.’
9 For the sake of the house of the LORD our God,
I will seek your prosperity
(NIV)
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Psalm 122It is a prayer for a prayer for Jerusalem (verses 6-9). The people pray for their city which is at the heart of their world, their religion, government, and for their whole nation. The psalmist sings out in joy that he has felt in coming to the city. He prays for the city for the people who have travelled there. It express the joy that can be found being in God’s presence.
I wonder have we lost that wow factor of going to church on a Sunday?
Are we going because it is our duty or because we want to be there?
When for some reason or another I cannot be there on a Sunday, I look for worship on the television or on the internet. Sundays are not Sundays without coming to God’s presence, it is a lot different than my regular morning prayers at my desk. It is being in God’s house and welcomed by the people there.
One reporter in America said that he had an appointment to see the president, so he bought a new suit of clothes and looked his best. He said it remind him did he look his best when he went to church on Sunday. Did he give God the same attention he was giving to his President.
Do we give God the same respect that we would give if we were going to see the King?
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