Our Great God
Psalm 95:2-3
Let us come to
Him with thanksgiving.
Let us sing
psalms of praise to Him.
For the LORD
is a great God,
a
great King above all gods. (NLT)
This psalm like many of the
psalms in Scripture, are psalms of praise and thanksgiving to the God of
creation—the Shepherd of our lost lives and the Savior for our condemned
souls. The Bible is the story of God—His
Mighty Power to create and sustain, His Incredible Love for mankind and His
creation, and His Merciful Plan for our redemption and undeserved
salvation. These are just a few of the
incredible attributes that makes up our Living God—attributes that are
praiseworthy no matter what our circumstances may be.
When the Lord first me
rescued me from the deep darkness that had griped my life it was not easy to
praise Him for anything, because the entire sum of my life had brought me to
the brink of destruction. It was
extremely difficult for me to praise the God who had allowed so much pain and
tragedy and depression in my life, not to mention all the suffering of mankind
since the dawn of time. Because of my
limited knowledge of God, I had little desire to know Him. But that all changed when He finally opened my
eyes to the Truth and I saw how He saved my life and soul time and time again. I learned why He came into this wicked world
and voluntarily gave His life as the final sacrificial Lamb of God who saved
the world from its sin.
As we grow to trust God’s
Word, we began to understand how everything in God’s creation will in time,
reflect and speak of His glory—that we, His created human beings, were created
in His image for the sole purpose of glorifying His greatness. When you know the Truth, your eyes will be
opened and in glorious ways, and you will be transformed from paganism to
godliness, from pridefulness to humbleness, from hopelessness to joyfulness,
and from fearfulness to peacefulness.
A Whisper of Hope
Be
joy filled, My child…even when this world brings you down. Lasting joy can only be found in Me, for the
little joy you find in this world does not last and quickly fades away. When you bring glory and honor to Me with
your life, I will honor you and bring glory to you as well.
Revelation 4:11
You
are worthy, O lord our God, to receive
glory
and honor and power. For you created
everything
and it is for your pleasure that they
exist
and were created. (NLT)
But I will honor
only those who honor Me.
(1 Samuel 2:30)
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