Dear Ones: Yesterday we read where the LORD sings over us with joy. Today’s verse is our response to HIS song. We get to sing back to HIM our thanksgiving and joy. The MSG translation uses the common vernacular of our times so we get the a fuller understanding of the Word. Let your joy…
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Joyful Songs: Zephaniah 3
Dear Ones: This section of this chapter is addressed to the remnant of Israel that did not stray and exults the goodness and faithfulness of the LORD God. As Christians, we have a better covenant that is ratified in the Blood of Christ. These verses have a deeper meaning to us as believers. The LORD…
Joyful Thoughts: Psalm 89
Dear Ones: Let us remember that KING Jesus sits on the throne of this American Christian Republic. The pillars of HIS throne are founded on justice and righteousness. The Founders dedicated these united states to KING Jesus the day they ratified our Constitution. Yes, they did it in Trinity Church; the one that survived at…
A Joyful Season: Psalm 66
Dear Ones: On the night our King Jesus was born in a manger, the heavens were filled with angelic worship songs and praises. The shepherds heard them and were truly amazed. These verses declare the end of the conflict between the darkness and the Light: Our GOD is victorious, and all the earth shall bow…
Joyful Thoughts: Psalm 126
Dear Ones: There are times when we need to be refreshed. As we sow our seeds of prayer weeping over our lives, our families, our jobs, and our nation, there is hope of a joyful harvest. The LORD catches our tears in HIS bottle for they are unspoken prayers. (See Psalm 56:8.) Our salty tears…
Joyful Thoughts: Psalm 16
Dear Ones: Sometimes in life we come to a crossroads: which way do I go? When we search the Scriptures we do not find a specific verse that give us definitive answers. But this verse reveals that if we seek HIS guidance and direction, then HE will show us which path to take. When the…
Joyful Thoughts: Psalm 63:7
Dear Ones: Joy to the World is one of my favorite Christmas carols. I offer this verse today in the spirit of this carol. Billye Brim spoke about what a dear intercessor received from the LORD. She heard HIM say, “Whenever I laid my head to rest, I continually meditated on the Scriptures that prophesied…
Joyful Thoughts: Proverbs 15
Dear Ones: As we continue to explore joy in the Scriptures, we discover its connection to our health and well-being. The work of the dark one tries to get us to focus on what he is doing, which is filled with darkness. But our GOD is greater than he is and HIS work is filled…
Joyful Thoughts: Psalm 63
Dear Ones: We enjoy a Thanksgiving feast once a year, but with joy and praise we can continually feast on HIS presence. HIS presence is a rich banquet of pleasure to our souls. Yes, even in these chaotic times, we can feast on peace, joy, love, kindness, faithfulness, patience and all the other fruits of…
Joyful Thoughts: Psalm 35
Dear Ones: Joy is defined as the emotion evoked by well-being, success, or good fortune or by the prospect of possessing what one desires : DELIGHT;a state of happiness or felicity : BLISS. The joy of knowing that God is for us even in trying times comes from our faith in HIS goodness toward us. HE delights and takes…