Sunday, October 12, 2025

Reflection - Psalm 100 - God and Freedom

Source (book): "My Soul Thirsts For God", Reflections on the Psalms from Our Daily Bread, Psalm 100, "God and Freedom", Page 136.
By Herb VanderLugt, Our Daily Bread Writer



Psalm 100
PHOTO: Psalm 100
Shout for joy to the Lord, all the earth.
Worship the Lord with gladness;
come before him with joyful songs.
Know that the Lord is God.
It is he who made us, and we are his;
we are his people, the sheep of his pasture.

Enter his gates with thanksgiving
and his courts with praise;
give thanks to him and praise his name.
For the Lord is good and his love endures forever;
his faithfulness continues through all generations.


God and Freedom
When members of the U.S. Continental Congress approved the remarkable document known as the Declaration of Independence, they plainly declared their belief in God. The drafters of this noble proclamation knew that the sweeping freedoms they were proposing could work well only in a society where the Creator is acknowledged. They affirmed that God has "endowed" (provided) all people with the right to "life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness" because He values each of us.

Thomas Jefferson, who would become the third president of the new nation, was distressed by the sin he saw. He wrote, "
I tremble for my country when I reflect that God is just." If he trembled then, he would have a violent seizure now!

The founding fathers of the United States loved the concept of individual freedom, but they did not have in mind a
permissive (liberal) lifestyle that allows us to do anything we please. True freedom can never be enjoyed by people who refuse to fear God.

The psalmist said, "Know that the Lord is God. It is he who made us, and we are his" (Psalm 100:3). We are responsible to God because He has created us in love.

Today, recommit yourself to living as one of God's people. That's the way to enjoy true freedom.
- Herb VanderLugt
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Psalm 100
Shout for joy to the Lord, all the earth.
Worship the Lord with gladness;
come before him with joyful songs.
Know that the Lord is God.
It is he who made us, and we are his;
we are his people, the sheep of his pasture.

Enter his gates with thanksgiving
and his courts with praise;
give thanks to him and praise his name.
For the Lord is good and his love endures forever;
his faithfulness continues through all generations.


Know that the Lord is God.
PHOTO: Know that the Lord is God.
It is he who made us, and we are his;
we are his people, the sheep of his pasture.
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God and Freedom
When members of the U.S. Continental Congress approved the remarkable document known as the Declaration of Independence, they plainly declared their belief in God. The drafters of this noble proclamation knew that the sweeping freedoms they were proposing could work well only in a society where the Creator is acknowledged. They affirmed that God has "endowed" (provided) all people with the right to "life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness" because He values each of us.


When members of the U.S. Continental Congress approved the remarkable document known as the Declaration of Independence, they plainly declared their belief in God.
PHOTO: When members of the U.S. Continental Congress approved the remarkable document known as the Declaration of Independence, they plainly declared their belief in God. The drafters of this noble proclamation knew that the sweeping freedoms they were proposing could work well only in a society where the Creator is acknowledged. They affirmed that God has "endowed" (provided) all people with the right to "life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness" because He values each of us.
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Thomas Jefferson, who would become the third president of the new nation, was distressed by the sin he saw. He wrote, "
I tremble for my country when I reflect that God is just." If he trembled then, he would have a violent seizure now!


Thomas Jefferson, who would become the third president of the new nation, was distressed by the sin he saw.
PHOTO: Thomas Jefferson, who would become the third president of the new nation, was distressed by the sin he saw. He wrote, "I tremble for my country when I reflect that God is just." If he trembled then, he would have a violent seizure now!
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The founding fathers of the United States loved the concept of individual freedom, but they did not have in mind a
permissive (liberal) lifestyle that allows us to do anything we please. True freedom can never be enjoyed by people who refuse to fear God.


The founding fathers of the United States loved the concept of individual freedom, but they did not have in mind a permissive (liberal) lifestyle that allows us to do anything we please.
PHOTO: The founding fathers of the United States loved the concept of individual freedom, but they did not have in mind a permissive (liberal) lifestyle that allows us to do anything we please. True freedom can never be enjoyed by people who refuse to fear God.
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The psalmist said, "Know that the Lord is God. It is he who made us, and we are his" (Psalm 100:3). We are responsible to God because He has created us in love.


The psalmist said
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Today, recommit yourself to living as one of God's people. That's the way to enjoy true freedom.
- Herb VanderLugt
 

Dear Lord
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Through Lord Jesus Christ we pray. Amen.
"
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Reflection - Psalm 100 - God and Freedom
Source (book): "My Soul Thirsts For God", Reflections on the Psalms from Our Daily Bread, Psalm 100, "God and Freedom", Page 136.
By Herb VanderLugt, Our Daily Bread Writer




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Reference
[1] From "My Soul Thirsts For God", Reflections on the Psalms from Our Daily Bread, Copyright @ 2009 by Discovery House Publishers, Psalm 100, "God and Freedom", Page 136.

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