Shout Joyfully to the Lord

Psalm 100 begins, "Shout joyfully to the Lord, all the earth". We hear a lot of shouting all over the place: in our neighborhoods, at athletic events, on television, on talk radio. People expressing themselves with all they have got. Not many of those loud bursts of enthusiasm are joyful. Angry, anxious, stressed and even surprised, but joyful? Joyful is what we are in the presence of God and joy is what we are to express. Believers in Jesus have the most reason and the best reason to joyfully express praise to God. We are able to do so because God is our good and gracious God. We want to do so because we are His grateful and dependent people.