Sing
To Him, Sing Praise To Him
Give praise to the Lord,
proclaim his name; make known among the nations what he has done.
Sing to him, sing praise
to him; tell of all his wonderful acts.
Glory in his holy name;
let the hearts of those who seek the Lord rejoice.
Look to the Lord and his
strength; seek his face always.
Remember the wonders he
has done, his miracles, and the judgments he pronounced, you his servants, the
descendants of Israel, his chosen ones, the children of Jacob.
He is the Lord our God;
his judgments are in all the earth.
He remembers his covenant
forever, the promise he made, for a thousand generations, the covenant he made
with Abraham, the oath he swore to Isaac.
He confirmed it to Jacob
as a decree, to Israel as an everlasting covenant: “To you I will give the land
of Canaan as the portion you will inherit.”
When they were but few in
number, few indeed, and strangers in it, they wandered from nation to nation, from
one kingdom to another.
He allowed no one to
oppress them; for their sake he rebuked kings: “Do not touch my anointed ones; do
my prophets no harm.”
Sing to the Lord, all the
earth; proclaim his salvation day after day.
Declare his glory among
the nations, his marvelous deeds among all peoples.
For great is the Lord and
most worthy of praise; he is to be feared above all gods.
For all the gods of the
nations are idols, but the Lord made the heavens.
Splendor and majesty are
before him; strength and joy are in his dwelling place.
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Chronicles 16:8-27
We tend to talk to God
without really “looking” at Him. We pray, but we remain caught up in our own
questions and focused on ourselves, forgetting the character of the One we’re
praying to. We ask questions without paying attention to the person we’re
talking to.
Many of our concerns are
best addressed by reminding ourselves of who God is and what He has done. By
simply refocusing, we find comfort in what we know of His character: that He is
loving, forgiving, sovereign, graceful.
When we turn our eyes
toward the beautiful face of God, we can find strength and comfort that sustain
us even in the midst of unanswered questions.
Seeking
the face of God can strengthen our faith.
Our
Daily Bread – March 24, 2017