Psalms
Chapter 84

1 (To the chief Musician upon Gittith, A Psalm for the sons of Korah.) How amiable are thy tabernacles, O LORD of hosts!

2 My soul longeth, yea, even fainteth for the courts of the LORD: my heart and my flesh crieth out for the living God.

3 Yea, the sparrow hath found an house, and the swallow a nest for herself, where she may lay her young, even thine altars, O LORD of hosts, my King, and my God.

4 Blessed are they that dwell in thy house: they will be still praising thee. Selah.

5 Blessed is the man whose strength is in thee; in whose heart are the ways of them.

6 Who passing through the valley of Baca make it a well; the rain also filleth the pools.

7 They go from strength to strength, every one of them in Zion appeareth before God.

8 O LORD God of hosts, hear my prayer: give ear, O God of Jacob. Selah.

9 Behold, O God our shield, and look upon the face of thine anointed.

10 For a day in thy courts is better than a thousand. I had rather be a doorkeeper in the house of my God, than to dwell in the tents of wickedness.

11 For the LORD God is a sun and shield: the LORD will give grace and glory: no good thing will he withhold from them that walk uprightly.

12 O LORD of hosts, blessed is the man that trusteth in thee.

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Brethren, we often take time to pray, especially when we have needs or desires, but how often do you stop simply to praise and rejoice in Him?

At Jesus’ miracles, the people rejoiced and praised God. When Jesus entered Jerusalem riding on a colt, the throngs rejoiced and praised God. Having been saved by His death on the cross, shall we not also rejoice and praise God?

When we’re persecuted, rejoice in Him, for we have great reward in heaven (Mt. 5:11-12). When those who are called receive the Lord, rejoice in Him (Jn. 4:36). When you face trials of many kinds, rejoice in Him, for He is building your faith (Jas. 1:2-4).

We are told to “rejoice always” (1 Thes. 5:16). Let us do so. For, “this is the day that the Lord has made. Let us rejoice and be glad in it” (Ps. 118:24).

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Spurgeon’s Morning and Evening Devotions

Morning, September 22

"Let Israel rejoice in him." Psalm 149:2

Be glad of heart, O believer, but take care that thy gladness has its spring in the Lord. Thou hast much cause for gladness in thy God, for thou canst sing with David, "God, my exceeding joy." Be glad that the Lord reigneth, that Jehovah is King! Rejoice that He sits upon the throne, and ruleth all things! Every attribute of God should become a fresh ray in the sunlight of our gladness. That He is wise should make us glad, knowing as we do our own foolishness. That He is mighty, should cause us to rejoice who tremble at our weakness. That he is everlasting, should always be a theme of joy when we know that we wither as the grass. That He is unchanging, should perpetually yield us a song, since we change every hour. That He is full of grace, that He is overflowing with it, and that this grace in covenant He has given to us; that it is ours to cleanse us, ours to keep us, ours to sanctify us, ours to perfect us, ours to bring us to glory- all this should tend to make us glad in Him. This gladness in God is as a deep river; we have only as yet touched its brink, we know a little of its clear sweet, heavenly streams, but onward the depth is greater, and the current more impetuous in its joy. The Christian feels that he may delight himself not only in what God is, but also in all that God has done in the past. The Psalms show us that God's people in olden times were wont to think much of God's actions, and to have a song concerning each of them. So let God's people now rehearse the deeds of the Lord! Let them tell of His mighty acts, and "sing unto the Lord, for He hath triumphed gloriously." Nor let them ever cease to sing, for as new mercies flow to them day by day, so should their gladness in the Lord's loving acts in providence and in grace show itself in continued thanksgiving. Be glad ye children of Zion and rejoice in the Lord your God.

Good Morning Everyone

Whispers of Gratitude

She lays her cheek upon the ground,
where flowers bloom, where life is found.
Her breath becomes a gentle prayer,
a hymn of thanks for earth so fair.

The grass leans close to hear her song,
The blossoms nod and sway along.
In every leaf, in every hue,
She feels the world embrace her, too.

No gold, no crown could she demand,
for all she needs is in her hand—
the sky, the soil, the sun, the rain,
the sacred bond that shall remain.

And softly still, her spirit knows,
gratitude is the seed that grows.
For every whisper to the land,
returns as love from Mother’s hand.

Velin Rael