God’s Call to Worship

Scripture: Psalm 100

“I was glad when they said to me, ‘Let us go to the house of the LORD!’”

—Psalm 122:1

“Just as I am, without one plea,
But that Thy blood was shed for me,
And that Thou bid’st me come to Thee,
O Lamb of God, I come! I come!

Just as I am, Thou wilt receive,
Wilt welcome, pardon, cleanse, relieve;
Because Thy promise I believe,
O Lamb of God, I come, I come!”

—Charlotte Elliott

“The entire message of the Gospel is not usually verbalized in the call to worship, but its features inevitably glisten. By a scriptural call to worship we understand that God welcomes us into his presence and invites us to participate in his purposes. Though we are weak, he is welcoming; though our iniquities are great, he remains inviting. The call to worship necessarily and simultaneously commends God’s worthiness and consoles us in our unworthiness. We can come to him; he wants us; and, he delights in our praise.”

—Bryan Chapell