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)