(Dear Lord Jesus, guide me and give me insight as I read and study Your word, and let it be the meditation of my heart...)
(Psalm 149:1-9)
1 Praise the Lord!
Sing a new song to the Lord,
And His praise in the congregation of the godly ones.
2 Israel shall be joyful in his Maker;
The sons of Zion shall rejoice in their King.
3 They shall praise His name with dancing;
They shall sing praises to Him with tambourine and lyre.
4 For the Lord takes pleasure in His people;
He will glorify the lowly with salvation.
5 The godly ones shall be jubilant in glory;
They shall sing for joy on their beds.
6 The high praises of God shall be in their mouths,
And a two-edged sword in their hands,
7 To execute vengeance on the nations,
And punishment on the peoples,
8 To bind their kings with chains,
And their dignitaries with shackles of iron,
9 To execute against them the judgment written.
This is an honor for all His godly ones.
Praise the Lord!
TODAY'S THOUGHTS AND MEDITATION:
Sing a new song to the Lord,
And His praise in the congregation of the godly ones.
2 Israel shall be joyful in his Maker;
The sons of Zion shall rejoice in their King.
3 They shall praise His name with dancing;
They shall sing praises to Him with tambourine and lyre.
4 For the Lord takes pleasure in His people;
He will glorify the lowly with salvation.
5 The godly ones shall be jubilant in glory;
They shall sing for joy on their beds.
6 The high praises of God shall be in their mouths,
And a two-edged sword in their hands,
7 To execute vengeance on the nations,
And punishment on the peoples,
8 To bind their kings with chains,
And their dignitaries with shackles of iron,
9 To execute against them the judgment written.
This is an honor for all His godly ones.
Praise the Lord!
TODAY'S THOUGHTS AND MEDITATION:
We can be confident in the Lord that there will be a day of vengeance and punishment for all those who have fought against God and His people, and He will give us the honor of fighting alongside Him. This will happen at the end of the Tribulation. But until that day, vengeance is still the Lord's. It is not up to us to determine what and when and how...
In all circumstances, we are to focus on the Lord. Praising Him and singing praises to Him! We are to be joyful and rejoice! Our pastor recently took us through a study on rejoicing, based on the book of Philippians. Joy is not a feeling that leads us to want to know God, it is a result of getting to know God. The closer we get to God and the more we know Him, the more joy we will experience. "Rejoicing" - is the act of returning to joy. So let us continue returning to the Lord, allowing Him to fill us with His joy.
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