Routine had a lulling effect upon the senses, and he knew his security demanded that he be alert at any moment for whatever might come.”
–Louis L’Amour (North to the Rails)
“He who walks with integrity walks securely, But he who perverts his ways will become known.”
–Proverbs 10:9 (NKJV)
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There is no god like God. Why should we worry or fret or tremble when the Lord God Almighty is watching over us? Troubles, what are they to Him? Toils and tears, He can quickly vanish them. As you read this first part of Psalm 33, think of David sitting and contemplating God. He might be alone, in the wilderness tending the sheep.
1 – Rejoice in the Lord, you righteous ones; praise from the upright is beautiful.
2 – Praise the Lord with the lyre; make music to Him with a ten-stringed harp.
3 – Sing a new song to Him; play skillfully on the strings, with a joyful shout.
4 – For the word of the Lord is right, and all His work is trustworthy.
5 – He loves righteousness and justice; the earth is full of the Lord’s unfailing love.
6 – The heavens were made by the word of the Lord, and all the stars, by the breath of His mouth.
7 – He gathers the waters of the sea into a heap; He puts the depths into storehouses.
8 – Let the whole earth tremble before the Lord; let all the inhabitants of the world stand in awe of Him.
9 – For He spoke, and it came into being; He commanded, and it came into existence.
Every day we should begin with praise. Our praise should be fresh, joyful, and skillfully presented to Him. If His mercies are new every morning, how much then should our praise be new every morning.
We are new creatures, old things are gone. Augustine said, “Put off oldness. A new man, a new testament, a new song. A new song does not belong to the old man; none learn it but new men, renewed through grace from oldness, and belonging now to the new testament.” Do you belong to the old world, or born again into the new kingdom of God? Then sing a new praise to Him.
The earth trembles, the earth shakes, yet the world, the system of antichrist only mocks. Mock now, one day it will tremble. One day all will see Him as He is! Oh, what a minute, the world does not tremble, they scorn and ridicule, but the shame of it is so do many Christians. Take time to see the Lord and let your words be grateful for His majesty.
“Then let our songs abound,
And every tear be dry;
We’re marching through Emmanuel’s ground
To fairer worlds on high.”
–Isaac Watts