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Tuesday, July 2, 2024
"Acclaiming God"
Message
summary:
Today
will you join
us in
acclaiming
God? Let us
walk in the
light of His
presence.
Listen
to our message
on your audio
player.
"Blessed
are those who
have learned
to acclaim
You, who walk
in the light
of Your
presence, O
LORD. They
rejoice in
Your name all
day long; they
exult in Your
righteousness"
(Psalm
89:15,16).
You
want to hear
the story of
how I made it
through,
When
life is full
of trouble,
pain, and
fear;
The
answer may
seem simple:
though
everything
else crumbles,
One
thing has
remained
through all
the years.
What
are you
learning about
today? We may
associate
learning
primarily with
our younger
years but we
both like the
phrase,
"life-long
learner". We
have a number
of interests:
some mutual,
others
individual.
Brooksyne
continues to
enjoy working
with plants,
new recipes,
trying to add
more "healthy"
recipes to her
collection. I
enjoy history
and geography,
especially
poring over a
Google Earth
and studying
the history of
an area based
on the
location. I
also like to
watch the many
free videos on
YouTube on how
things are
made and DIY
projects.
We expect that
you are also
learning
something new,
which keeps
life
interesting
and our minds
alert.
Today
we invite you
to consider a
type of
learning in
which we
should all be
participants.
It's included
in our daily
text, "Blessed
are those who
have learned
to acclaim
you".
The Hebrew
"teruw'ah" for
"acclaim" has
the sense of
"acclamation
of joy". Even
more literally
it means,
"blast of the
trumpet" or
"shout of
joy".
Although we
tend to
associate the
Psalms with
the Psalmist
David this
Psalm is
identified as
"A Maskil of
Ethan the
Ezrahite" the
only Psalm so
designated.
Ethan means
"strong and
optimistic,
solid and
enduring;
permanent". He
is mentioned
in 1 Kings
4:31 as a wise
man, yet not
as wise as
King Solomon,
who "was
wiser than
anyone else,
including
Ethan the
Ezrahite".
Like Ethan, we
want to learn
to acclaim
God. And then
practice it by
walking in the
light of His
presence. This
is a real key
to living the
abundant life
in Christ. So
many pressing
matters will
trouble us, so
many clouds of
uncertainty
and
instability
can easily
distract us.
The God who parted waters still makes a way today,
He's always brought me through the troubled seas.
The One who fed the thousands, whose words could calm the tempest
He's my Bread of Life, and He's my Peace.
When
we keep our
focus on God
by acclaiming
Him we can
live above the
clouds. Paul
and Silas
acclaimed God
from the
dismal prison
after being
"severely
flogged" and
placed in
stocks. In the
hearing of the
other
prisoners they
prayed and
sang hymns to
God.
Certainly,
things didn't
look too good
on this side
and the beaten
men surely
ached with
every move.
But they had
learned to
acclaim God,
even in the
most
undesirable
circumstances.
Today will you
join us in
acclaiming
God? Let us
shout the
joyful sound
and walk in
the light of
His presence.
Remember, we
serve an
amazing God!
I still serve an amazing God,
He's been with me every mile my weary feet have trod;
He still cares, He still hears;
He's still mending broken hearts and drying tears;
This old world is about to change,
But I'm glad I know the One who always stays the same,
And my song will ever be,
Amazing God, You're still amazing me.
Be encouraged today, Hebrews 3:13
Stephen & Brooksyne Weber
Daily
prayer:
Father, we
want to be
among those
who have
learned to
acclaim You,
who walk in
the light of
Your presence,
who rejoice in
Your name all
day long and
exult in Your
righteousness.
We have heard
the joyful
sound of the
gospel and
have chosen to
obey it, so
now we
experience its
power within
our hearts.
And now You
bring forth
good fruit
into our lives
for which we
can grow and
bless others
as well. We
are delighted
and thankful
through Christ
Jesus our Lord
in whose name
we pray. Amen.
(See Psalm 89:15,16)
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