The Lord is awe-inspiring, fascinating, intriguing, majestic, and full of splendor: breathtaking! Here is what I saw of him in Psalm 81:1-3,
“Sing for joy to God our strength; shout aloud to the God of Jacob! Begin the music, strike the tambourine, play the melodious harp and lyre. Sound the ram's horn at the New Moon, and when the moon is full, on the day of our Feast…”
Sing for joy, shout aloud, make music! Celebration! Why? He delivered Israel from slavery in Egypt! He “removed the burden from their shoulders…”! He brought them up out of Egypt!
God has delivered us believers from his own horrific wrathful judgment! He has delivered us from our slavery to sin! He has freed us from the law! He has guaranteed us a breath-taking inheritance in eternal life! We have even greater cause for celebration than Israel did following their deliverance from Egypt!
When the World Series is won at the end of this MLB season there will be a celebration in the home town of the team that wins it. When the Super Bowl is won at the end of the NFL season later this year it will result in a celebration in the home town the team is from. There will be a parade, parties and events held in the cities! People will “party hard”, and drag into work late the next day after a night of celebration!
I realize we have our “religious” holidays of Easter, Christmas and so forth. But sometimes I wonder if there shouldn’t be city-wide celebrations of joy and ecstatic excitement for what God has done for believers in the cities and out in the country! Celebrations of joy, singing, shouting, music, dancing, a feast!
Certainly, what God has done for us deserves no less!
Anything of the Lord capture your heart from Scripture today? Share your theme of worship with us from your Bible reading today. We’d love to hear from you!
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