Shalom,
We read Psalm 147 in today's Spoken Word Bible Reading Plan and verse 1 says this:
1 Praise the Lord! For it is good to sing praises to
our God, for He is gracious and lovely; praise is becoming and appropriate.
Our instructions? PRAISE THE LORD! Verses 3-11 tell us why!
3 He heals the brokenhearted and binds up their wounds [curing
their pains and their sorrows].
4 He determines and counts the number of the stars; He calls them all by their
names.
5 Great is our Lord and of great power; His understanding is inexhaustible and
boundless.
6 The Lord lifts up the humble and downtrodden; He casts the wicked down to the
ground.
7 Sing to the Lord with thanksgiving; sing praises with the harp or the lyre to
our God!
8 Who covers the heavens with clouds, Who prepares rain for the earth, Who
makes grass to grow on the mountains.
9 He gives to the beast his food, and to the young ravens that for which they
cry.
10 He delights not in the strength of the horse, nor does He take pleasure in
the legs of a man.
11 The Lord takes pleasure in those who reverently and worshipfully fear Him,
in those who hope in His mercy and loving-kindness.
AMEN! He IS exactly Who the Word says He is! We can count on it! Another interesting TRUTH that we find in today's reading comes in John 7:5:
5 For [even] His brothers did not believe in or adhere to or trust in or rely on Him either.
We here about this in Brandon Lake's song "Coat of Many Colors":
Shalom in Him!
