Psalm 47
Psalm 47
Clap your hands, all you peoples;
shout to God with loud songs of joy.
For the Lord, the Most High, is awesome,
a great king over all the earth.
He subdued peoples under us,
and nations under our feet.
He chose our heritage for us,
the pride of Jacob whom he loves.
God has gone up with a shout,
the Lord with the sound of a trumpet.
Sing praises to God, sing praises;
sing praises to our King, sing praises.
For God is the king of all the earth;
sing praises with a psalm.
God is king over the nations;
God sits on his holy throne.
The princes of the peoples gather
as the people of the God of Abraham.
For the shields of the earth belong to God;
he is highly exalted.
He is most worthy of our praise. When the sun is shining, He is to be praised. When storm clouds rumble, He is to be praised. In good times and in bad, He is to be praised.
He has guaranteed our eternal inheritance through the sacrifice of His Son.
He holds this world and all that is in it.
He holds you and me.
Today (and everyday), He sits on His throne watching over us. I am sure there are moments when He wishes we would listen, when we would stop trying to do our own thing and tune into Him instead.
Oftentimes we get consumed by our own plans; or we try to take control of things. But the truth is, we do not have any control. Before COVID and post-COVID total control is not within reach.
Sometimes we do a pretty good job pretending we have control. Sometimes we may even think we do. But we don't. This world and its current chaos illustrates this point even further.
But we need not be afraid. Quite the opposite. Our lives may be out of our control, but they are far from out of His.
Remember His words yesterday, Be still and know I am God! (Psalm 46:10)
He doesn't say worry. He doesn't say we have to be good enough. He doesn't say to give up. He tells us to be still in who He is. He tells us to know Him as our Lord and as the Lord of the earth. When we do that, when we abide in the King of all the earth, we find peace. We find hope. We find love...and this love drives out all fear (1 John 4:18).
Let us be still and exalt Him today. Let us keep resting in all He is. Let us sing songs of joy because we serve an awesome, powerful God, we belong to the King of all the earth.
Clap your hands, all you peoples;
shout to God with loud songs of joy.
For the Lord, the Most High, is awesome,
a great king over all the earth.
He subdued peoples under us,
and nations under our feet.
He chose our heritage for us,
the pride of Jacob whom he loves.
God has gone up with a shout,
the Lord with the sound of a trumpet.
Sing praises to God, sing praises;
sing praises to our King, sing praises.
For God is the king of all the earth;
sing praises with a psalm.
God is king over the nations;
God sits on his holy throne.
The princes of the peoples gather
as the people of the God of Abraham.
For the shields of the earth belong to God;
he is highly exalted.
He is most worthy of our praise. When the sun is shining, He is to be praised. When storm clouds rumble, He is to be praised. In good times and in bad, He is to be praised.
He has guaranteed our eternal inheritance through the sacrifice of His Son.
He holds this world and all that is in it.
He holds you and me.
Today (and everyday), He sits on His throne watching over us. I am sure there are moments when He wishes we would listen, when we would stop trying to do our own thing and tune into Him instead.
Oftentimes we get consumed by our own plans; or we try to take control of things. But the truth is, we do not have any control. Before COVID and post-COVID total control is not within reach.
Sometimes we do a pretty good job pretending we have control. Sometimes we may even think we do. But we don't. This world and its current chaos illustrates this point even further.
But we need not be afraid. Quite the opposite. Our lives may be out of our control, but they are far from out of His.
Remember His words yesterday, Be still and know I am God! (Psalm 46:10)
He doesn't say worry. He doesn't say we have to be good enough. He doesn't say to give up. He tells us to be still in who He is. He tells us to know Him as our Lord and as the Lord of the earth. When we do that, when we abide in the King of all the earth, we find peace. We find hope. We find love...and this love drives out all fear (1 John 4:18).
Let us be still and exalt Him today. Let us keep resting in all He is. Let us sing songs of joy because we serve an awesome, powerful God, we belong to the King of all the earth.
Peace I leave with you; my peace I give you. I do not give to you as the world gives. Do not let your hearts be troubled and do not be afraid. (John 14:27).
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