Psalm 98:1 O Sing unto the Lord a new song; for he hath done marvellous things: his right hand, and his holy arm, hath gotten him the victory.
Oh my Friends, it’s another glorious day of life, so chant some thanks and praise! New blessings and mercies are flowing down on us from the Almighty, just as promised. And regardless of what befalls us, let’s not forget that he is still in control, which means there is yet much hope for victory in our undertakings. Wow! Bruh Paul would surely be proud of that sentence. (smile) Today’s Bit is the opening verse of a psalm titled, ‘Praise to God for His salvation,’ referring to His coming reign on earth. Now, though we’re exceedingly grateful for salvation and the promise of His coming to live with us, there are numerous other things to be thankful for in our earthly lives. And the Psalmist rightly declares: ‘O Sing unto the Lord a new song.’ Why? ‘For he hath done marvellous things: his right hand, and his holy arm, hath gotten him the victory.’ Yes my people, we should sing songs of praise and thanksgiving every day to our Creator and Great Provider for all the wonderful things He’s done for us. And if the song can be new every day, so much the better. In Psalm 33 the writer also declares: ‘Sing unto him a new song; play skillfully with a loud noise (shout of joy. For the word of the Lord is right; and all his works are done in truth. He LOVETH righteousness and judgement (justice): the earth is full of the goodness (LOVING-kindness) of the Lord.’ (Ps.33:3-5) Oh Friends, the Lord’s sterling character is grandly displayed in His everlasting LOVE of truth, righteousness, justice and kindness. Isn’t that more than enough cause to sing songs of praise and thanks to Him? It surely is! The prophet Isaiah thought so, and put forth his heartening call for song too. ‘Sing unto the Lord a new song, and his praise from the end of the earth, ye that go down to the sea, and all that is therein: the isles (coastlands), and the inhabitants thereof. Let the wilderness and the cities thereof lift up their voice, the villages that Kedar doth inhabit: let the inhabitants of the rock sing, let them shout from the top of the mountains. Let them give glory unto the Lord, and declare his praise in the islands.’ (Isa.42:10-12) What a stirring call to praise, to glorify God! And my brethren it’s what we’re called to do. As believers in the immortal God of Abraham, Isaac and Jacob, our mouths and voices should be raised, as often as possible, in praise and thanks to our merciful, LOVING God. And I’d like to say it should be continuous, but that’s not reality, for we can’t go around simply singing and mouthing praises, else they’ll quickly come and take us away in a straight jacket. (smile) But we must surely do it as often as we can. If not from our lips, certainly from our hearts, for remember that’s where the Lord looks for corroboration for anything that comes out of our mouths, and if it’s not written there, then He knows we’re just faking. And believe me Friends, faking before the Lord isn’t only stupid, but also one of the worse things we can ever do. Just like faking in real life detracts from human trust, so too it detracts from God’s faith in us, and certainly doesn’t encourage Him to work on our behalf. As Moses says in his song: ‘Who is like unto thee, O Lord, among the gods (mighty ones)? Who is like thee, glorious in holiness, fearful in praises, doing wonders? Thou stretchedst out thy right hand, the earth swallowed them. Thou in thy mercy hast led forth the people which thou hast redeemed: thou hast guided them in thy strength unto thy holy habitation.’ (Ex. 15:11-13) What a wonder that was my people; the parting of the Red Sea, the Israelites walking on dry land betwixt the two mighty walls of water, then the rejoining and the swallowing up of the mighty Egyptian army, while the Lord leads His chosen people through the wilderness, guided by fire and cloud. ‘In the daytime also he led them with a cloud, and all the night with a light of fire.’ (Ps.78:14) Wow! What a most magnificent God we serve! One to whom none other can compare! In the annals of man there’s never been factual evidence of any other supposed gods doing miraculous works like our God; the Most High God Jehovah. It lead Asaph, the psalmist, to joyfully declare: ‘Thy way, O God, is in the sanctuary (holiness): who is so great a God as our God? Thou art the God that doest wonders: thou hast declared thy strength among the people. Thou hast with thine arm redeemed thy people, the sons of Jacob and Joseph. Selah.’ (Ps.77:13-15) Yes my Friends, we worship the ONE and ONLY TRUE God, who is omnipotent, omniscient and omni-present. There is none other like Him in existence, for it’s He who created the world and all therein, therefore he is exceedingly worthy to receive out constant thanks and praise in song. But sadly my people, gratitude is something that our society has recently discarded, dumped by the wayside to adopt the ingratitude that’s ingrained in Lucifer’s evil model. However, as true believers, let’s not follow their ungrateful attitude. It’s our bounden duty to give thanks and praise to Almighty God. Please, I implore us, let’s perform our duty with excellence, with flying colours, so that the Lord God, our Father in heaven will be enormously glorified and wear a permanent smile on His kind, LOVING, merciful, forgiving countenance. There’s no better gift we can give Him. Much LOVE!…to know, know, know Him…is to LOVE, LOVE, LOVE Him…just to see Him smile…makes my life worthwhile…
Oh my Friends, it’s another glorious day of life, so chant some thanks and praise! New blessings and mercies are flowing down on us from the Almighty, just as promised. And regardless of what befalls us, let’s not forget that he is still in control, which means there is yet much hope for victory in our undertakings. Wow! Bruh Paul would surely be proud of that sentence. (smile) Today’s Bit is the opening verse of a psalm titled, ‘Praise to God for His salvation,’ referring to His coming reign on earth. Now, though we’re exceedingly grateful for salvation and the promise of His coming to live with us, there are numerous other things to be thankful for in our earthly lives. And the Psalmist rightly declares: ‘O Sing unto the Lord a new song.’ Why? ‘For he hath done marvellous things: his right hand, and his holy arm, hath gotten him the victory.’ Yes my people, we should sing songs of praise and thanksgiving every day to our Creator and Great Provider for all the wonderful things He’s done for us. And if the song can be new every day, so much the better. In Psalm 33 the writer also declares: ‘Sing unto him a new song; play skillfully with a loud noise (shout of joy. For the word of the Lord is right; and all his works are done in truth. He LOVETH righteousness and judgement (justice): the earth is full of the goodness (LOVING-kindness) of the Lord.’ (Ps.33:3-5) Oh Friends, the Lord’s sterling character is grandly displayed in His everlasting LOVE of truth, righteousness, justice and kindness. Isn’t that more than enough cause to sing songs of praise and thanks to Him? It surely is! The prophet Isaiah thought so, and put forth his heartening call for song too. ‘Sing unto the Lord a new song, and his praise from the end of the earth, ye that go down to the sea, and all that is therein: the isles (coastlands), and the inhabitants thereof. Let the wilderness and the cities thereof lift up their voice, the villages that Kedar doth inhabit: let the inhabitants of the rock sing, let them shout from the top of the mountains. Let them give glory unto the Lord, and declare his praise in the islands.’ (Isa.42:10-12) What a stirring call to praise, to glorify God! And my brethren it’s what we’re called to do. As believers in the immortal God of Abraham, Isaac and Jacob, our mouths and voices should be raised, as often as possible, in praise and thanks to our merciful, LOVING God. And I’d like to say it should be continuous, but that’s not reality, for we can’t go around simply singing and mouthing praises, else they’ll quickly come and take us away in a straight jacket. (smile) But we must surely do it as often as we can. If not from our lips, certainly from our hearts, for remember that’s where the Lord looks for corroboration for anything that comes out of our mouths, and if it’s not written there, then He knows we’re just faking. And believe me Friends, faking before the Lord isn’t only stupid, but also one of the worse things we can ever do. Just like faking in real life detracts from human trust, so too it detracts from God’s faith in us, and certainly doesn’t encourage Him to work on our behalf. As Moses says in his song: ‘Who is like unto thee, O Lord, among the gods (mighty ones)? Who is like thee, glorious in holiness, fearful in praises, doing wonders? Thou stretchedst out thy right hand, the earth swallowed them. Thou in thy mercy hast led forth the people which thou hast redeemed: thou hast guided them in thy strength unto thy holy habitation.’ (Ex. 15:11-13) What a wonder that was my people; the parting of the Red Sea, the Israelites walking on dry land betwixt the two mighty walls of water, then the rejoining and the swallowing up of the mighty Egyptian army, while the Lord leads His chosen people through the wilderness, guided by fire and cloud. ‘In the daytime also he led them with a cloud, and all the night with a light of fire.’ (Ps.78:14) Wow! What a most magnificent God we serve! One to whom none other can compare! In the annals of man there’s never been factual evidence of any other supposed gods doing miraculous works like our God; the Most High God Jehovah. It lead Asaph, the psalmist, to joyfully declare: ‘Thy way, O God, is in the sanctuary (holiness): who is so great a God as our God? Thou art the God that doest wonders: thou hast declared thy strength among the people. Thou hast with thine arm redeemed thy people, the sons of Jacob and Joseph. Selah.’ (Ps.77:13-15) Yes my Friends, we worship the ONE and ONLY TRUE God, who is omnipotent, omniscient and omni-present. There is none other like Him in existence, for it’s He who created the world and all therein, therefore he is exceedingly worthy to receive out constant thanks and praise in song. But sadly my people, gratitude is something that our society has recently discarded, dumped by the wayside to adopt the ingratitude that’s ingrained in Lucifer’s evil model. However, as true believers, let’s not follow their ungrateful attitude. It’s our bounden duty to give thanks and praise to Almighty God. Please, I implore us, let’s perform our duty with excellence, with flying colours, so that the Lord God, our Father in heaven will be enormously glorified and wear a permanent smile on His kind, LOVING, merciful, forgiving countenance. There’s no better gift we can give Him. Much LOVE!…to know, know, know Him…is to LOVE, LOVE, LOVE Him…just to see Him smile…makes my life worthwhile…
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