PSALM 135 Chosen to Serve

Psalm 135  Chosen for God's purpose.

This Psalm is addressed to "servants of the Lord",
first to those who sing and worship in God's presence.
The tribe of Jacob are "chosen " by God
as are the Nation of ISRAEL.
Psalm 135:14 NRSV
     For the LORD will vindicate his people
     and have compassion on his servants.

Psalm 135: 19-20 NRSV
     O house of Israel, bless the Lord !
     O house of Aaron, bless the Lord !
     O house of Levi , bless the Lord !
     You that fear the LORD, bless the LORD !

We fear the Lord, We are servants of the Lord,
and we bless the Lord.
The "chosen" are called to "bless Adonai"
along with the house of Levi.
We are not called to boast in ourselves
but only in God who chose us.
The "chosen" serve and praise the Lord
and call others to join in.
The "chosen" are chosen to serve all
in the love of God, in His sovereign will.
God sovereignly
"works out everything in conformity with
the purpose of his will"              Ephesians 1:11 NIV

Revelation 4:11 NIV
You are worthy, our Lord and our God,
to receive glory and honour and power
for you created all things
and by your will they were created
and have their being.

Psalm 135:6  NRSV
Whatever the LORD pleases, he does,
in heaven and on earth, in the seas and all deeps.

We live our lives in the context of the sovereignty  of the
LORD our God, in conformity with the purpose of His will.

Ephesians 1:4   JERUSALEM
Before the world was made, he chose us in Christ, to be
 holy and spotless, and to live through love
in his presence.

2nd Thessalonians 2:13 JERUSALEM
......God chose you from the beginning to be saved by the 
sanctifying Spirit and by faith in the truth.

We pray for all who will become believers by the sanctifying
Spirit and by faith in the truth to which we give witness.