Beth Ariel Messianic Congregation
Beth Ariel is a Messianic Jewish Congregation in the greater Los Angeles area of Southern California. We are a spiritual home for Jews and Gentiles who have embraced Yeshua (Jesus) as Messiah and Lord. This podcast content includes Rabbi Gary's "Messianic Perspective", a 1-minute radio feature that airs on KKLA 99.5 FM in Los Angeles, on Fridays during rush hour. Gary teaches the Jewishness of Christianity. This podcast also includes Rabbi Gary's messages from Beth Ariel's Shabbat Services on Saturday mornings in Tarzana, CA.
Beth Ariel Messianic Congregation
Psalm 100 - A Psalm for Thanksgiving - 11-25-23 - Tarzana
Psalm 100 is a unique psalm in that it is the only psalm among the 150 psalms that is specified to be a "Psalm for Giving Thanks" (vs.1). It's structure is laid out beautifully. In verses 1-2, we have three imperatives: "shout," "worship," and "come." Then in verse 4, we have three more imperatives: "enter," "give thanks," and "praise." Between these six imperatives, and we have another in verse 3 that links them all together, "know."
The overall structure of the psalm is that we are to always be thankful for two primary reasons: 1. The LORD is God and as such, he is Creator (vs. 3). 2. The LORD is Good and as such, he is Redeemer (vs.5). When one knows the true God as Creator and Redeemer, and thus has become "his," and the "sheep of his pasture," having received his "enduring forever love and faithfulness," then such a one has every reason to be thankful.
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