Psalm 63:3-4 Because thy loving-kindness is better than life, my lips shall praise thee. Thus will I bless thee while I live: I will lift up my hands in thy name.
Oh Praise His Holy Name Friends! For He alone can fill the hungry, thirsty soul with righteousness and mercy. And it seems mine needed those things today. I was all set to write on a different topic, when I experienced a strange gnawing, a growing dissatisfaction in my soul, and my spirit decided it needed something praiseworthy and uplifting instead. It desired a break from the evil, the greed, the wars and rumours of wars and the host of other negatives currently running rampant in our world. And wonder of wonders! My first effort to find a suitable Bit was successful. Obviously the Most High saw my need and guided me to an appropriate well-spring; Psalm 63, titled, ‘God satisfies the thirsting soul.’ Wow! How marvellous and spot on are His movements people! Bruh David wrote this Psalm while wandering in the wilderness of Judah, undergoing some tough times. Strangely though, it doesn’t deal with pain and sorrow or pleas for help, but instead overflows with praise and thanks. He opens by declaring his longing for spiritual renewal. ‘O God, thou art my God; early will I seek thee: my soul thirsteth for thee, my flesh longeth for thee in a dry and thirsty land, where no water is;’ (vs.1) Guess the unease I felt was also the need for spiritual refreshing. Then Bruh David expresses his thankful mood. ‘Because thy loving-kindness is better than life, my lips shall praise thee.’ Yes Friends, that’s the attitude we’ve got to acquire, and keep renewing whenever the troubles of this sinful world drains away our confidence. Psalm 138:2, acknowledges this sentiment. ‘I will worship toward thy holy temple, and praise thy name for thy loving-kindness and for thy truth: for thou hast magnified thy word above all thy name.’ And that’s gospel people! The Lord’s word has been magnified: He’s kept His promises and done whatever He said he would, making His Holy Name one of power and truth. Consequently, like Bruh David, as faithful believers, we should unequivocally shout out in ringing harmony; ‘Thus I will bless thee while I live: I will lift up my hands in thy name.’ Friends, it is meet and right that we bless the Lord and lift up our hands in praise and thanksgiving, for without Him, we’d be nothing but sinful, spineless, spiteful mortals. But thanks to the Most High God, Jehovah, His Son, Jesus and their help-mate, the Holy Spirit, we’ve morphed, been born again as new creatures, with a promise of salvation in that new heaven and earth without day or night, sorrow or death, but eternal life with the Holy Triumvirate. Now ain’t that good news? Yes, wonderful tidings! Oh Friends, for His wondrous works on our behalf, the Most High deserves our unending thanks and praise. Please, I implore us, let’s keep on giving Him, His just desserts. Much LOVE!…a hand…a voice…lifted in praise…quickly draws the Father’s attention…and admiration…
Oh Praise His Holy Name Friends! For He alone can fill the hungry, thirsty soul with righteousness and mercy. And it seems mine needed those things today. I was all set to write on a different topic, when I experienced a strange gnawing, a growing dissatisfaction in my soul, and my spirit decided it needed something praiseworthy and uplifting instead. It desired a break from the evil, the greed, the wars and rumours of wars and the host of other negatives currently running rampant in our world. And wonder of wonders! My first effort to find a suitable Bit was successful. Obviously the Most High saw my need and guided me to an appropriate well-spring; Psalm 63, titled, ‘God satisfies the thirsting soul.’ Wow! How marvellous and spot on are His movements people! Bruh David wrote this Psalm while wandering in the wilderness of Judah, undergoing some tough times. Strangely though, it doesn’t deal with pain and sorrow or pleas for help, but instead overflows with praise and thanks. He opens by declaring his longing for spiritual renewal. ‘O God, thou art my God; early will I seek thee: my soul thirsteth for thee, my flesh longeth for thee in a dry and thirsty land, where no water is;’ (vs.1) Guess the unease I felt was also the need for spiritual refreshing. Then Bruh David expresses his thankful mood. ‘Because thy loving-kindness is better than life, my lips shall praise thee.’ Yes Friends, that’s the attitude we’ve got to acquire, and keep renewing whenever the troubles of this sinful world drains away our confidence. Psalm 138:2, acknowledges this sentiment. ‘I will worship toward thy holy temple, and praise thy name for thy loving-kindness and for thy truth: for thou hast magnified thy word above all thy name.’ And that’s gospel people! The Lord’s word has been magnified: He’s kept His promises and done whatever He said he would, making His Holy Name one of power and truth. Consequently, like Bruh David, as faithful believers, we should unequivocally shout out in ringing harmony; ‘Thus I will bless thee while I live: I will lift up my hands in thy name.’ Friends, it is meet and right that we bless the Lord and lift up our hands in praise and thanksgiving, for without Him, we’d be nothing but sinful, spineless, spiteful mortals. But thanks to the Most High God, Jehovah, His Son, Jesus and their help-mate, the Holy Spirit, we’ve morphed, been born again as new creatures, with a promise of salvation in that new heaven and earth without day or night, sorrow or death, but eternal life with the Holy Triumvirate. Now ain’t that good news? Yes, wonderful tidings! Oh Friends, for His wondrous works on our behalf, the Most High deserves our unending thanks and praise. Please, I implore us, let’s keep on giving Him, His just desserts. Much LOVE!…a hand…a voice…lifted in praise…quickly draws the Father’s attention…and admiration…
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