Psalm 98
A psalm.
1 Sing to the Lord
a new song
because
he has done
wonderful
things!
His own
strong hand
and his
own holy arm
have won
the victory!
2 The Lord has
made his salvation
widely
known;
he has
revealed his righteousness
in the
eyes of all the nations.
3 God has remembered his loyal love
and
faithfulness to the house of Israel;
every
corner of the earth has seen
our God’s
salvation.
4 Shout triumphantly to the Lord,
all the
earth!
Be happy!
Rejoice
out loud!
Sing your
praises!
5 Sing your praises to the Lord
with the
lyre—
with the
lyre and the sound of music.
6 With trumpets and a horn blast,
shout
triumphantly before the Lord,
the king!
7 Let the sea and everything in it roar;
the world
and all its inhabitants too.
8 Let all the rivers clap their hands;
let the
mountains rejoice out loud
altogether
9 before the Lord
because
he is coming to establish
justice
on the earth!
He will
establish justice
in the
world rightly;
he will
establish justice
among all
people fairly. [1]
Reflection: After completing a huge mission project with our church and the
local community I was ecstatic! Many people told us it could not be done. It would cost too much. No one would
give that kind of money to a project they had never seen before. It would take too much coordination
with too many people. There is no way we would have enough volunteers. The excuses were nearly endless. However, a few people caught the
vision. They became enthusiastic.
God spread their enthusiasm and one by one people began to get on board with
our God-sized dream. Eventually,
we raised enough money and recruited more than enough volunteers. The local newspaper and several TV
stations got involved. It was an
amazing experience that changed the face of our church and community.
Reflection Questions:
Morning: How has God moved in unexpectedly amazing ways in your life?
Morning: How has God moved in unexpectedly amazing ways in your life?
Noon: What is something that God is pulling
you to do that scares you?
Evening: How can you take that next step of faith towards your God
given dream?
Prayer: Lord, may we praise you in the morning and in the evening. May we remember all that you have done
for us. May we be a vessel of your
love and an agent of your good news.
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