Praise the Lord!
Sing to the Lord a new song,
And His praise in the congregation of the godly ones.
Let Israel be glad in his Maker;
Let the sons of Zion rejoice in their King.
Let them praise His name with dancing;
Let them sing praises to Him with timbrel and lyre.
For the Lord takes pleasure in His people;
He will beautify the afflicted ones with salvation.
Let the godly ones exult in glory;
Let them sing for joy on their beds.
Let the high praises of God be in their mouth,
And a two-edged sword in their hand,
To execute vengeance on the nations
And punishment on the peoples,
To bind their kings with chains
And their nobles with fetters of iron,
To execute on them the judgment written;
This is an honour for all His godly ones.
Praise the Lord!
(Psalm 149)


If I could do anything in the world today that had the power of God behind it, it would be to call us, the Lord's people, to truly worship Him.

In abandon.
In exultation and joy.
In truth.
Even in brokenness.

For His beauty.
For His faithfulness.
For His name's glory.
For nothing that we will receive.
For the pleasure that He will receive.

Leaving behind our selfishness and self-focus.
Leaving behind our agendas and wrong motives.

Longing only to see the great King of the universe - our souls' passionate Lover - brought fame, glory, pleasure and true love.

That's what I would long to see in the world today. God is perfectly faithful - He will take care of our needs, our wounds, and our worries. Let us take care of glorifying Him to the fullest extent that He is worthy.

It will take a lifetime to do.
We had better start today.