“You have turned my mourning into dancing; You have put off my sackcloth and clothed me with gladness.” Psalm 30:11 Can you picture anyone going from a state of mourning, which normally involves death, to an euphoric state – to the point one would start dancing? Sounds very radical, almost as science would call: Bipolar. […]
Psalm 116:17-18 – “I will offer to You the sacrifice of thanksgiving, and will call upon the name of the Lord. I will pay my vows to the Lord now in the presence of all His people.” Isn’t it wonderful when we make a call to a friend who picks up the phone and talks […]
Psalm 100:2 “Serve the Lord with gladness; come before His presence with singing.” The sheer motive of Psalm 100 is about Praising and Giving thanks to God. This is a familiar Psalm by an unknown writer who is inviting God’s people to approach the Lord with gladness. A few biblical translations refer to Worship the […]
These things I have spoken to you, that My joy may remain in you, and that your joy may be full. John 15:11 There is nobody who hasn’t experienced joy. Maybe in a small way, maybe because of a short experience, but we have all had this experience. The world offers us more than enough […]
Psalm 100:1-2 NKJV “Make a joyful shout to the Lord, all you lands! Serve the Lord with gladness; Come before His presence with singing.” We’re living in an age when almost everybody knows the importance of gratitude. Stationery companies have published a variety of gratitude journals and top websites have listed the myriad benefits of counting our blessings daily. […]
Psalm 147:3– “He heals the broken hearted and binds up their wounds.” Most of us have experienced a broken heart: have felt sorrow, grief or disappointment; these are almost unescapable feelings in our lifetime here on earth. Sometimes due to our own poor choices, sometimes the result of something done by someone else. And as […]
Zephaniah 3:17 – “The Lord your God in your midst, the Mighty One, … He will rejoice over you with gladness, He will quiet you with His love, He will rejoice over you with singing.” When we are feeling down, lonely, lost, sick, in despair, confused, anxious, unsure about so many things in life, we must […]
