Make A Joyful Noise

PSALM 98 KJV

O sing unto the Lord a new song; for he hath done marvellous things: his right hand, and his holy arm, hath gotten him the victory.

The Lord hath made known his salvation: his righteousness hath he openly shewed in the sight of the heathen.

He hath remembered his mercy and his truth toward the house of Israel: all the ends of the earth have seen the salvation of our God.

Make a joyful noise unto the Lord, all the earth: make a loud noise, and rejoice, and sing praise.

Sing unto the Lord with the harp; with the harp, and the voice of a psalm.

With trumpets and sound of cornet make a joyful noise before the Lord, the King.

Let the sea roar, and the fulness thereof; the world, and they that dwell therein.

Let the floods clap their hands: let the hills be joyful together

Before the Lord; for he cometh to judge the earth: with righteousness shall he judge the world, and the people with equity.

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Make a joyful noise! There is always a reason to rejoice. No matter what we might be going through we can rejoice because we have seen the salvation of our God! He has done marvelous things! By the blood of Jesus the Christ we have been saved. Rejoice!

God's Peace - Pr. J.

Seek Him; Trust Him

ISAIAH 55:6-13 KJV 

Seek ye the Lord while he may be found, call ye upon him while he is near:

Let the wicked forsake his way, and the unrighteous man his thoughts: and let him return unto the Lord, and he will have mercy upon him; and to our God, for he will abundantly pardon.

For my thoughts are not your thoughts, neither are your ways my ways, saith the Lord.

For as the heavens are higher than the earth, so are my ways higher than your ways, and my thoughts than your thoughts.

For as the rain cometh down, and the snow from heaven, and returneth not thither, but watereth the earth, and maketh it bring forth and bud, that it may give seed to the sower, and bread to the eater:

So shall my word be that goeth forth out of my mouth: it shall not return unto me void, but it shall accomplish that which I please, and it shall prosper in the thing whereto I sent it.

For ye shall go out with joy, and be led forth with peace: the mountains and the hills shall break forth before you into singing, and all the trees of the field shall clap their hands.

Instead of the thorn shall come up the fir tree, and instead of the brier shall come up the myrtle tree: and it shall be to the Lord for a name, for an everlasting sign that shall not be cut off.

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Four years ago I stayed up to watch the election coverage until they announced who had one. I stayed up long into the night as did multitudes of others. Last night, I prayed and went to bed at my usual time. I did not watch election coverage as I was pretty sure that when I woke up I would find out and the world would be pretty much the same as when I went to sleep.

Well, no... It is morning and we still don't know who has been elected. We have no clue. But, God knows. We can wonder and worry about what tomorrow will bring; but, what good does it do? We can get pretty worked up and distracted with problems of the world; of trying to fix things and to fix people. 

There are days times when there just seems to be more chaos than normal. National elections can be times like that. The country can get pretty worked up about them. We need to remember that no matter who is elected or what happens God is still in charge. Jesus is still king and it would be a good thing if we spent as much time seeking him as we do seeking our personal agendas; our preferred candidates; and ways of this world. 

The Word of the LORD reminds us to seek Him and His Way. God's ways are not our ways. His thoughts are not our thoughts. And... it may also be a good thing to remember that no matter how bad things get, God is still in charge doing his thing not ours; not the worlds. He can turn the greatest tragedy into the most marvelous triumph. From the most troubled time, He can lead us out in joy and lead us forth in peace - the peace that only He can give.

Seek first the LORD and his Kingdom and trust that he is in charge of the rest. 

God's Peace - Pr. J