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Each day Pastor Ron will be sharing insights from that days Bible reading.

April 20, 2026

Psalm 96

Psalm 96 is a great Psalm to motivate a person to witness to others the good news of God. Verses 2-3 say "Sing to the LORD, bless his name; tell of his salvation from day to day. Declare his glory among the nations, all his marvelous works among all the peoples!" (ESV). It's true! God has been good to all the people, it's just that some do not recognize it (yet). It is our mission as Believers in Jesus Christ to help them open their eyes to God's goodness, even in the hard times. This is what's called mercy. Getting something we did not earn or deserve. We as humans have disobeyed God, rejected Him, and sometimes told Him we know better, but instead of God displaying His wrath He shows us mercy. Like Romans 5:8 says, God still showed us love even when we were still sinners and that He allowed Jesus to die for us while we were in that condition. That same act was for all that choose this gift, so we as the saved are to share it. 

Some other truths about God from Psalm 96: He is glorious, marvelous, great, creator, strong, holy, ruler, judge, and to be exalted. These are just a few of how great the Bible describes our God. We serve a great God, full of power, grace, mercy and love, and He wants the opportunity to be that for all people. He intended it from the beginning in the Garden of Eden, and He will recreate that paradise again one day for all those that accepted that free gift of salvation. If you are not sure what to say to someone to share how to become the saved, invite them to Grace Bible where they can hear it there every Sunday. God bless and enjoy the day that the LORD has made! 

April 19, 2026

2 Samuel 6:20-22

In 2 Samuel 5, we see that out of fear, King David has the ark of God remain in Obed-Edom instead of making the journey to Jerusalem. As a result of his fear, the city of Obed-Edom was blessed for those three months. Three months of blessing that David forfeited because of fear. After this time, David had the ark brought to Jerusalem and rejoiced when it arrived and sacrifices were made. In his rejoicing, King David was dancing around in a linen ephod which was inappropriate for a king to be seen without his kingly attire.

His wife, Michal, became indignant that he would do such a thing, and in today’s readings she confronts him about it. We read in 2 Samuel 6:20-22, that she tells him that he acted inappropriate, most likely out of pride for her position as queen and the daughter of King Saul, and I believe she was expecting a different answer than what she got. David responds with “It was before the LORD… and I will celebrate”. (ESV)

King David was not about to let someone dictate to him how he will worship God. In verse 22 he even said if it was not for the servants, he would have gotten even more contemptible. He made sure that his worship in front of others was not vulgar while at the same time expressing his extreme joy in worship to God. Is this how we worship? Not that we are dancing around the auditorium in linen pajamas, but that we worship like it is only God and us in the moment.

If your worship to God makes you sing a little louder, raise a hand during music, shed a tear,  or have you say “Amen” during the message, don’t let fear of what others are thinking stop you, this is your worship time with God. The more we worry about the people around us, the less we think about the reason we are here in church, for worship.