Wednesday, November 24, 2010

GOD SAVES HIS PEOPLE

Shout joyful praises to God, all the earth!
Sing about the glory of His name!
Tell the world how glorious He is.

Creation, can you not see? The LORD is glorious. He is amazing, majestic, almighty. Praise Him.

Say to God, “How awesome are Your deeds!
Your enemies cringe before Your mighty power.

You do such wonderful things, LORD. How can anyone stand up to You? You have won every victory. You have defeated every enemy.

Everything on earth will worship You; they will sing Your praises, shouting Your name in glorious songs.”

Let the animals know, let the people know, let the nations know – let the whole world know – Your name is worthy to be worshiped.

Come and see what our God has done, what awesome miracles He performs for people!

Read His Word! Time after time, He rescues those He loves, in supernatural miracles.

For by His great power He rules forever.
He watches every movement of the nations; let no rebel rise in defiance.

Oh, be careful, mighty nations. Beware, mighty rulers. You are not sitting on the throne of Heaven. You must answer to the Sovereign LORD, the Everlasting Ruler of the Universe.

Our lives are in His hands, and He keeps our feet from stumbling.

We belong to Him. Every day was ordained before we were born. He watches over us, and straightens the path before us.

You have tested us, O God; you have purified us like silver.

Find in us, O LORD, anything that needs to be melted away. Burn the sins that keep us from following You. Make us gleam with the purity of Your righteousness.

Come and listen, all you who fear God, and I will tell you what He did for me.
For I cried out to Him for help, praising Him as I spoke.

Oh, LORD – I love You, You alone are worthy. Help me.

If I had not confessed the sin in my heart, the Lord would not have listened.

Against You, and You alone, have I sinned.

But God did listen!
He paid attention to my prayer.
Praise God, who did not ignore my prayer or withdraw His unfailing love from me.

Thank you, LORD, for hearing me!
Thank you for bending down to listen to my prayers.
Thank you for not ignoring me.

And thank you, forever, for NEVER withdrawing Your love.
For being my faithful Father – even when I didn’t deserve You.

Praise God!

AMEN.

(Taken from Psalm 66)


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8 comments:

  1. He truly is for us, not against us!! And he is willing to fight our battles for us!! Don't you just love the Psalms??

    I loved this especially:

    Read His Word! Time after time, He rescues those He loves, in supernatural miracles.

    I've witnessed a lot of those supernatural miracles, he truly is an amazing God!

    Happy Thanksgiving!

    betty

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  2. Amen, thank you for sharing this Sharon. Happy Thanksgiving. Hugs - Nita.

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  3. I love the enthusiasm you always share in your worshipful words.
    Blessings to you and happy Thanksgiving.
    Lyn

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  4. Hi Sharon,

    Yes, we have so much to thank the Lord for! If we had one thousand tongues, we couldn't thank him enough. He is glorious!

    I pray you and your family have a wonderful Thanksgiving holiday.

    Blessings,
    Judy

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  5. Betty - OH YES!! I do love the Psalms! We have an amazing God - and His Love can never be thwarted, it can never be stopped. He rescues us - even when we don't deserve it.

    Melissa - Thanks for visiting. I'm so glad you enjoyed this! I just love responding to the Psalms!

    Nita - It's my pleasure to share God's Word. I hope it was encouraging to you today.

    Lynda - It's hard not to be enthusiastic about the Lord! His tremendous love for me is overwhelming. He fills me with amazement and gratitude!

    Judy - Just as a picture paints a thousand words, so our Lord is deserving of unending words of praise! He is GLORIOUS indeed!

    My dear friends - My thoughts and prayers are with you and your families as you celebrate a wonderful Thanksgiving. Take the time to remember all the things we have to be grateful for. And send songs of praise to our loving Father, our gracious Savior, and our powerful Holy Spirit!

    GOD BLESS!

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  6. "For by His great power He rules forever.
    He watches every movement of the nations; let no rebel rise in defiance.


    Oh, be careful, mighty nations. Beware, mighty rulers. You are not sitting on the throne of Heaven. You must answer to the Sovereign LORD, the Everlasting Ruler of the Universe."


    Powerful part!!

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  7. Debbie - Glad you liked that! Yeah, I love it when God talks tough to proud and lofty rulers - to those who think He isn't in control! It's so awesome to know the KING!!

    GOD BLESS!

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"So [I] have been greatly encouraged in the midst of [my] troubles and suffering, dear brothers and sisters, because you have remained strong in your faith. It gives [me] new life to know that you are standing firm in the Lord. How [I] thank God for you!" (1 Thessalonians 3:7-9)

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