December 27, 2015
O Give thanks to the Lord for He is good. For His mercy endures forever! Give thanks for His many benefits: life, breath, family and loved ones, Even His creation which reflects His handiwork, his Word, healing, health, food, shelter.
Early this morning, two days after celebrating the day known as Christmas, and a few days before the new year, while brushing my teeth, I couldn’t help but wonder at God’s immense love. I also reflected on how the enemy had stolen the joy from people’s lives. If the “world” – people who don’t claim to know Christ, can celebrate Jesus and his birth regardless if the day they choose is wrong, in whatever form, then how much more those of us who truly know Him?
Don’t let the devil steal your love and joy for family and loved ones, for people, for HIM.
Jesus said, if you don’t praise Him, the ROCKS will! Get it? Those people with stony hearts who don’t yet know Him will praise God and celebrate Him and assemble with family. Guess what? We each had stony hearts at one time until the transformative power of the love of our Father changed us, renewed our minds, softened our hearts, and gave us peace!
So…. Don’t let a rock cry out in your place. You have too much to praise and thank God for, whether in the morning, noonday, or at night.
Isn’t it amazing that in a crowd of 10,000, and thousands of thousands, He knows my “voice print”. Unique, and unlike anybody else’s.
Thank you, Abba, I belong to you as does each of us. No rock is taking my place!
Lord, I am leaping into Your Greatness, and it begins with my praise!