The psalmist calls for the people to proclaim the greatness of the Lord; to fall down and worship. We are entering the season of Lent in our denomination, where we reflect on our sinfulness and God’s great love for us. God loved us enough to send his son to die for us. Jesus loved us enough to take on our flesh, to teach us about the God we can not see, and then he died for our sins, so that we could be in a relationship with God, for now and always.
The writer of 1 Thessalonians wants the people at Thessalonica to grow in God's love and God's grace. God pours his love into us...
God sends the prophet Ezekiel to share his word. God sends us as well to share his word with others in what we do...
Open the gates that the Lord may enter. When I read this I immediately think of the gates on the farm I grew up...