Bible Lesson: Titles Of The Church:
Church Title: Assembly Of The
Upright.
Bible Text:
Psalm 111:1 KJV
Praise ye The Lord. I will praise
The Lord with my whole heart, in the assembly of the upright*,
and in the congregation.
*Upright-Hebrew:
Yashar (Yaw-shawr): Straight, just, right.
Upright:
Honest and just; honorable.
(New World
Dictionary)
Psalm 111:1
International Standard Version
Hallelujah! I will give thanks to
the LORD with all of my heart in the assembled congregation of the
upright. (Sound like you in
church?)
Psalm 111:1 AMP
Praise the Lord! (Hallelujah!) I
will give thanks to The Lord with all my heart, In the company of the
upright and in the congregation.
Psalm
111:1 ESV
Praise The Lord! I will give thanks
to The Lord with my whole heart, in the company of the upright, in
the congregation.
Psalm 111:1 GNT
Praise The Lord! With all my heart I
will thank The Lord in the assembly of His people.
You can tell when
you have arrived at a church that is of God, because as the Psalmist
states, it will be a house of praise to The Lord!
What is your church
like, is there time dedicated, for members, to praise The Lord?
Psalm
111:1 ISV
Hallelujah! I will give thanks to
The Lord with all of my heart in the assembled congregation of the
upright.
What kind of church
would say “Hallelujah,” and give thanks to The Lord, why its the
congregation of the “upright.”
A congregation of
people that are not “right,” with The Lord, do not give thanks or
worship
The Lord!
But they can get it
right!
II Chronicles
7:14 KJV
If My people, which are called by My
name, shall humble themselves, and pray, and seek My face, and turn
from their wicked ways; then will I hear from heaven, and will
forgive their sin, and will heal their land.
In “ the assembly
of the upright,” is the very
presence of The Lord!
Matthew 18:20
KJV
For where two or three are gathered
together in My name, there am I in the midst of them.
Luke 24:15,32
KJV
15 And it came to pass, that, while
they communed together and reasoned, Jesus Himself drew near, and
went with them.
32 And they said one to another, Did
not our heart burn within us, while He talked with us by the way, and
while He opened to us the scriptures?
Acts 4:13 KJV
Now when they saw the boldness of
Peter and John, and perceived that they were unlearned and ignorant
men, they marveled; and they took knowledge of them, that they had
been with Jesus.
I Corinthians
1:9 KJV
God is Faithful, by whom ye were
called unto the fellowship of His Son Jesus Christ our Lord.
Hebrews 13:5 KJV
"... for He hath said, I will
never leave thee, nor forsake thee.
I John 1:3 KJV
That which we have seen and heard
declare we unto you, that ye also may have fellowship with us: and
truly our fellowship is with The Father, and with His Son Jesus
Christ.
Revelation 3:20
KJV
Behold, I stand at the door, and
knock: if any man hear My voice, and open the door, I will come in to
him, and will sup with him, and he with Me.
Called to be
saints, we must be careful to lead a life that is pleasing to The
Lord, or we will not have His fellowship.
Psalm 66:18 KJV
If I regard iniquity in my heart,
The Lord will not hear me:
Psalm 19:14 KJV
Let the words of my mouth, and the
meditation of my heart, be acceptable in thy sight, O Lord, my
Strength, and my Redeemer.
Rewards
Of The Upright:
Psalm 7:10 KJV
My defence is of God, which saveth
the upright in heart.
Psalm 32:11 KJV
Be glad in The Lord, and rejoice, ye
righteous: and shout for joy, all ye that are upright in heart.
Psalm 37:37 KJV
Mark the perfect man, and behold the
upright: for the end of that man is peace.
Psalm 64:10 KJV
The righteous shall be glad in The
Lord, and shall trust in Him; and all the upright in heart shall
glory.
Psalm 97:11 KJV
Light is sown for the righteous, and
gladness for the upright in heart.
Psalm 112:4 KJV
Unto the upright there ariseth Light
in the darkness: He is gracious, and full of compassion, and
righteous.
Proverbs 2:7,21
KJV
7 He layeth up sound wisdom for the
righteous: He is a buckler (Shield) to them that walk uprightly.
21 For the upright shall dwell in
the land, and the perfect shall remain in it.
Proverbs 10:9
KJV
He that walketh uprightly walketh
surely: but he that perverteth his ways shall be known (exposed).
Proverbs 14:11
KJV
The house of the wicked shall be
overthrown: but the tabernacle of the upright shall flourish.
Proverbs 28:6
KJV
Better is the poor that walketh in
his uprightness, than he that is perverse in his ways, though he be
rich.
Dear Christian
friend, we are called to be an “ assembly of the upright.”
This is the time,
and this time only, we have to prove our thanksgiving and love for
The Lord, by how we live our lives.
May we live
“upright,”lives bringing praise and honor to The King of kings and
Lord of lords!
Just one day, in heaven,
with tears, we will wish we had done more
