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How Lovely Is Your Tabernacle, O Lord of Hosts!

by Mitchell Tan
August 05, 2021

GOD AS THE LORD OF HOSTS

Psalm 84 is a psalm about relating to God as the Lord of hosts and having a deep love for His house. When the sons of Korah wrote this psalm, they saw Him as One who was truly Lord.

“O Lord of hosts!”
Psalm 84:1

1. CONSCIOUSNESS OF GOD AS THE LORD OF HOSTS

The title “Lord of hosts” is mentioned four times in this psalm. This name of God is a reference to Him as the commander of the heavenly hosts. He has absolute authority over the countless angels in the heavenly realms. The Lord and His powerful heavenly army can obliterate any earthly enemy. When we are conscious of God as the Lord of hosts, there should be a deep sense of assurance and trust that He is with us and that He has a whole host of angels at His command.

2. RELATING TO GOD AS THE LORD OF HOSTS

We can relate to the Lord of Hosts in different ways. One of them is to have a love for His house.

A LOVE FOR THE HOUSE OF THE LORD OF HOSTS

“How lovely is your tabernacle,
O Lord of hosts!
My soul longs, yes, even faints
For the courts of the Lord;
My heart and my flesh cry out for the living God.”
Psalm 84:1

Pastor was writing in the Youth Worship Bulletin that the word “Tabernacle” was an affectionate word that the sons of Korah used to refer to the temple. The name was retained and used as they served in the temple. There was a deep sense of love for the house of God.

1. SEEING THE BEAUTY OF THE HOUSE OF THE LORD

The sons of Korah saw how beautiful and lovely the house of the Lord was. There was a special regard and strong affinity for it. This was the house when the Lord of host dwelt.

2. LONGING TO BE IN THE COURTS OF THE LORD

There were days when the sons of Korah were not serving in the courts of the temple. During such times, they expressed a deep longing to be there with the Lord. They were meant to go to His house with all the desire of the mind to serve Him (Deuteronomy 18:6-7). This denotes the idea of a deep yearning of the heart and mind to be in His tabernacle and to wholeheartedly minister before Him.

3. CRYING OUT TO A LIVING GOD

The sons of Korah also had a living relationship with a living God. They were able to relate to Him and to cry out to Him in prayer. They prayed for themselves and the needs of the people. They were deeply sincere in their crying out to God.

PERSONAL APPLICATION

1. LEARNING TO RELATE TO LORD AS THE LORD OF HOSTS

The Lord God is the Lord of hosts. We can have absolute confidence in relating to Him.

2. LONGING TO BE IN THE HOUSE OF THE LORD

Even as we look forward to celebrating our 40+8 anniversary this month, let’s thank God for Bethany and the beautiful Church building that He has given us to worship Him. We long once again to be in His house to give Him all glory. God willing, we can begin Youth and Morning Worship Services soon.

3. LEANING ON THE LIVING GOD BY CRYING OUT TO HIM

The Psalmist had a living relationship with the Lord God of hosts. We too can relate to Him as we seek to cry out to Him in prayer. The Lord God of hosts is truly alive and real. Let’s learn to lean on Him so much more in prayer in these challenging times.

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