God is our refuge. We have nothing besides Him. Everything is passing away, the heavens, the earth, our cares, our worries. But He remains. He is steadfast. He is the same yesterday, today, and tomorrow. There is no shadow of turning with Him (James 1:17). I’ve been thinking a lot about that, what it really…
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God Reigns: How Do I Respond?
I know God reigns. He reigns over all, the heavens, the earth, and me. I can harden my heart and rage against Him, or I can worship Him with reverence and praise Him with trembling. What will I do? I long for the Lord, and I long for His ways. My only choice is to…
Who Reigns In My Life?
Psalm 2 starts out with the rulers of the nations raging against God. They don’t want His rule. They don’t want to be restrained by God. They want to “…cast away their [the Lord’s and His Anointed’s] cords…” (Psalm 2:2). They don’t want God’s ways. And they don’t want to submit to the Lord. (Psalm…
Created to Worship
“The people are bringing much more than enough for the construction work which the Lord commanded us to perform (Exodus 36:5).” Out in the desert, as Moses led the Israelites at God’s direction, he called on the skilled workers to build the temple so the people could worship. The people were to bring all the…
Praise In All Times and Seasons
God never says to be sad, or miserable, or irritable, or to feel sorry for ourselves. He only ever says to praise Him and thank Him and to call on Him. He is faithful and good. Our moods and feelings come and go, but the Lord is steadfast. His mercies are new every morning. His…
Thanks and Praise Continually
And he [David] appointed some of the Levites as ministers before the ark of the Lord, even to celebrate and to thank and to praise the Lord God of Israel (1 Chronicles 16:4). I would do well to remember that there were priests of my holy God continually thanking Him and praising Him. When there’s…
Ministering to the Lord
Now there were at Antioch, in the church that was there, prophets and teachers…. And while they were ministering to the Lord and fasting, the Holy Spirit said, “Set apart for Me Barnabas and Saul for the work to which I have called them. Acts 13:1-2 I read these verses recently and one phrase jumped…
Sing to the Lord
Sing to the Lord a new song; sing to the Lord all the earth. Sing to the Lord, bless His name; proclaim good tidings of His salvation from day to day. (Psalm 96:1-2) When all else fails, sing. Sing to the Lord. Nothing may make sense. Sing. Everything may be going wrong. Sing. Everything may…
A Broken Record of Praise
Shout joyfully to the Lord, all the earth; Break forth and sing for joy and sing praises (Psalm 98:4 NASB). Shout joyfully and sing praises. It’s the same theme I keep seeing, and recording. The one that speaks to me every time, Lord. I’m feeling like a broken record as I write. Actually, I suppose You’re…
Sing for Joy
I want to walk in joy today. I don’t want to be irritable and angry and frustrated. And the answer is…Sing for joy to God our strength; Shout joyfully to the God of Jacob (Psalm 81:1 NASB). Thank You, Father. I will sing. I will sing loud and with conviction. I will sing with joy.…