Shalom,
Psalm 104 is a psalm celebrating the Creator of all things and His great creation! Verses 1-4:
1 BLESS (AFFECTIONATELY, gratefully praise) the LORD, O my soul! O LORD my God, You are very great! You are clothed with honor and majesty -- 2 [You are the One] who covers Yourself with light as with a garment, who stretches out the heavens like a curtain or a tent, 3 Who lays the beams of the upper room of His abode in the waters [above the firmament], Who make the clouds His chariot, Who walks on the wings of the wind, 4 Who makes winds His messengers, flames of fire His ministers.
The rest of the psalm speaks of the wonders of God's creation until verses 33-34. This is also my declaration!
33 I will sing to the LORD as long as I live; I will sing praise to my God while I have my being. 34 May my meditation be sweet to Him; as for me, I will rejoice in the LORD.
Hallelujah to the One, True, Most High, Living, Almighty God of the Bible! He is GOD and He is GOOD! Amen! Here is another older song from Hillsong called "This Is Our God":
James 1:1-4:
1 JAMES , a servant of God and of the Lord Jesus Christ, to the twelve tribes scattered abroad [among the Gentiles in the dispersion]: greetings (rejoice)! 2 Consider it wholly joyful, my brethren, whenever you are enveloped in or encounter trials of an sort or fall into various temptations. 3 Be assured and understand that the trial and proving of your faith bring out endurance and steadfastness and patience. 4 But let endurance and steadfastness and patience have full play and do a thorough work, so that you may be [people] perfectly and fully developed [with no defects], lacking in nothing.
James is starting right out from the greeting instructing the people to REJOICE! Then he says that WHEN, not IF but WHEN, we face tests, trials, and temptations, we are to act as though it is a totally joy-filled situation! How is it possible to do this? We must feed on the Word of God to find out who we are IN HIM! When we do that we will realize that the Author of joy is IN us, by His Spirit! Allow the joy that is in you as a born again believer in Jesus of Nazareth to fill you up and overflow! Refuse to be moved by or make decisions based on your emotions. Begin by centering on the Word of God. A good place to start is to really believe James 1:17:
17 Every good gift and every perfect (free, large, full) gift is from above; it comes down from the Father of all [that gives] light, in [the shining of] Whom there can be no variation [rising or setting] or shadow cast by His turning [as in an eclipse].
Begin to give God all of the credit for all of the good things He has already done. Now start expecting Him to intervene in your situation and do it again for you! Begin to thank Him for it as though you already have it. In other words, REJOICE! Having that mind-set will get you in position to receive your harvest of good and Godly things NOW! Thank You, Jesus!
Jeremiah 16:14-15:
14 Therefore, behold, the days are coming, says the LORD, when it shall no more be said, As the LORD lives, Who brought up the children of Israel out of the land of Egypt, 15 But, As the LORD lives, Who brought up the children of Israel from the land of the north and from all the countries to which He had driven them. And I will bring them again to their land which I gave to their fathers.
These are those times! Since the early part of the twentieth century the Jewish people have been returning to the land, with most of them coming after 1948 when they became a recognized nation again! More are returning to the land every day! It is so very exciting to be living during this time of the fulfilling of all of these things! Keep praying for the safe return of ALL of the Jewish people to the land that God gave to them for a nation! Continue, also, to pray for the peace and prosperity of the nation of Israel and the city of Jerusalem! God LOVES and BLESSES those who love and bless His beloved! That means you, too! Amen!
Shalom in Him!
