Blessed Thursday to each of you, in the name of Jesus Christ, your Savior!
You & I have the great privilege & pleasure to praise the Lord! Whether singing or speaking or serving others or working in our various jobs & vocations, we are blessed to praise the Lord! But why does God call us to praise Him? We certainly don't deserve to have any relationship with God, we don't merit being in His presence for prayer or praising. So how is it that God desires your praise?
Psalm 149
Sing to the Lord a new song, His praise in the assembly of the godly!
2 Let Israel be glad in his Maker;
let the children of Zion rejoice in their King!
3 Let them praise His name with dancing,
making melody to Him with tambourine and lyre!
4 For the Lord takes pleasure in His people;
He adorns the humble with salvation.
5 Let the godly exult in glory;
let them sing for joy on their beds.
6 Let the high praises of God be in their throats
and two-edged swords in their hands,
7 to execute vengeance on the nations and punishments on the peoples,
8 to bind their kings with chains and their nobles with fetters of iron,
9 to execute on them the judgment written!
This is honor for all His godly ones! Praise the Lord!
We find the answer to this "why" question in verse four: "For the Lord takes pleasure in His people; He adorns the humble with salvation."
WOW! The Lord takes pleasure in...YOU! Yes, even though you & I and all people sin against the Lord, He continues loving you, desiring to hear your true confessions and He pleasures in forgiving your sins! WOW! Even though we're humiliated in our sins, He adorns us, His beloved children, with salvation!
Fully confident in God's promises kept, you can sleep well, singing for joy on our beds! We are blessed to rest in comfort, joy and peace, knowing our sins are forgiven and our eternal home is in heaven. We rest in God's pleasure and salvation, each night and at the end of our days!
Praise the Lord, He adorns you with salvation!
Your servant in Christ,
Pastor Mark
Pilgrim Lutheran Church, LCMS Burton, Michigan
office: 810.744.1188
We are Pilgrims with a Purpose:
Sharing God’s Love & Mercy with Each Other & the World.
Soli Deo Gloria
"Your word is a lamp to my feet and a light to my path." Psalm 119:105
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