Friday May 5th, Psalm 150, Isaiah 40:25-29, Eph. 4:4-8
Wow! What an amazing journey we have been on through the psalms. Psalms is where I go to when I want comfort, direction, spiritual warfare and praises! I love this verse let everything that has breath praise the Lord! I imagine the day when Christ will return and we will be praising Him forever.
Matthew Henry- "Let every thing that hath breath praise the Lord. Praise ye the Lord. Such is the very suitable end of a book inspired by the Spirit of God, written for the work of praise; a book which has supplied the songs of the church for more than three thousand years; a book which is quoted more frequently than any other by Christ and his apostles; a book which presents the loftiest ideas of God and his government, which is fitted to every state of human life, which sets forth every state of religious experience, and which bears simple and clear marks of its Divine origin."
My mouth will speak the praise of the LORD, and all flesh will bless His holy name forever and ever. Psalms 145:21
"For you shall go out in joy and be led forth in peace; the mountains and the hills before you shall break forth into singing, and all the trees of the field shall clap their hands." Isaiah 55:12 This verse is the motto of the camp I work at. I have to tell you that when the groups come and they are all varied groups...it is such a joy to hear them praising the Lord! I have heard them praising Him in many different languages and it is such beautiful music to my ears. I have even heard them call the people with a shofar [which can also be called trumpet]. When I first heard the shofar I stopped and remembered that when Jesus returns He will be calling us with the shofar/trumpet.
I encourage you to go to the psalms often and find rest for your souls.
Are you in His Word daily? Do you praise the Lord in everything? Do you sing and dance before the Lord?
Father, we come humbly before You and want to give you praise and thanksgiving in everything. For it is You who works out all things for our good because we love You and are called according to Your purpose. Speak to us through Your Word. Bring joy, peace and comfort as we praise You! We long for and look and listen for Your return. Thank you for these precious sisters that we have journeyed with through the psalms. Keep them in Your care and bless them abundantly beyond what they ask for. Put a song in our hearts of praise to You! Help us to keep our focus on You, Jesus and look forward to His return for us. Amen!
Lyn