Verse of the Day 12/12

Verse of the Day 12/12

Psalm 9:1-2

New King James Version

9 I will praise You, O Lord, with my whole heart;
I will tell of all Your marvelous works.
2 I will be glad and rejoice in You;
I will sing praise to Your name, O Most High.

When was the last time that you told yourself that "I just don't feel like" doing something. It can be a bad mood, the weather or any number of things that cause us to feel that way.  But we can overcome those feelings, we can persevere and we can overcome. I believe that today's verses remind us that oftentimes praise, joy and singing can be a matter of the will.  I will ..... Responding this way to a situation can make a huge impact on our lives and those around us.

I'm reminded of the song that we often hear around Thanksgiving, "Give Thanks".

Give thanks with a grateful heart
Give thanks to the Holy One
Give thanks because He's given
Jesus Christ His Son
Give thanks with a grateful heart
Give thanks to the Holy One
Give thanks because He's given
Jesus Christ His Son

[Chorus]
And now let the weak say I am strong
Let the poor say I am rich
Because of what the Lord has done for us
And now let the weak say I am strong
Let the poor say I am rich
Because of what the Lord has done for us

As you read those words do you see that like the Psalmist, it is a matter of the will. We may not feel strong or rich, but we are in the power of the Lord.

Find a way today to give thanks, with a grateful heart, to sing praise, with a joyful heart and be looking for ways to count your blessings in what the Lord has done for you.

Blessings,

Mike

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Ephesians 1:7 In him we have redemption through his blood, the forgiveness of sins, in accordance with the riches of God's grace.  NIV

Psalm 9:1-6

New King James Version

Prayer and Thanksgiving for the Lord's Righteous Judgments

To the Chief Musician. To the tune of [a]"Death of the Son." A Psalm of David.

9 I will praise You, O Lord, with my whole heart;
I will tell of all Your marvelous works.
2 I will be glad and rejoice in You;
I will sing praise to Your name, O Most High.

3 When my enemies turn back,
They shall fall and perish at Your presence.
4 For You have maintained my right and my cause;
You sat on the throne judging in righteousness.
5 You have rebuked the [b]nations,
You have destroyed the wicked;
You have blotted out their name forever and ever.

6 O enemy, destructions are finished forever!
And you have destroyed cities;
Even their memory has perished.