JOY

 

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PSALM #47

1 (To the chief Musician, A Psalm for the sons of Korah.) O clap your hands, all ye people; shout unto God with the voice of triumph.

2 For the LORD most high is terrible; he is a great King over all the earth.

3 He shall subdue the people under us, and the nations under our feet.

4 He shall choose our inheritance for us, the excellency of Jacob whom he loved. Selah.

5 God is gone up with a shout, the LORD with the sound of a trumpet.

6 Sing praises to God, sing praises: sing praises unto our King, sing praises.

7 For God is the King of all the earth: sing ye praises with understanding.

8 God reigneth over the heathen: God sitteth upon the throne of his holiness.

9 The princes of the people are gathered together, even the people of the God of Abraham: for the shields of the earth belong unto God: he is greatly exalted.

 

   Everything that God created is very beautiful, perfect, despite the fact that there are traces of sin everywhere. Everything is created very intelligently, our world did not come into existence by accident from the big bang and evolution. Only a madman can say that there is no God. God is kind and full of love, everything He created, including us, He created for joy. The message of the first angel from the book of Revelation is a call not only to worship the Creator of the world, but also to come into close relationship with Him, for our benefit. He is not only the Creator, but also our Savior. It is indeed a great joy to be in relationship with Him and to worship Him in a special way on the Sabbath day, and even when it is hard for us, to overcome all this with Him is a great joy.

   We live in a world where there is a lot of grief, people have a lot of problems, now there is also a war, many people have left their homes because it is dangerous to live and stay in their cities, many people's houses have been destroyed. But the fact that the Lord holds everything in His hands is good news for everyone. It is He who tells His angels when to hold the winds (i.e. wars) and when to let go. Even if there is a war, and in such conditions, He knows how to make people strong and calm, and He uses this time for their repentance and salvation.

   God loves His people and does a lot for them. God is always the same, He does not change with time. How many blessings the people of Israel could have had if they had obeyed and done what God says! How many blessings - a lot is said about this both in the Bible and in Ellen White. But, even though they did not listen and did not fulfill, how many blessings were still there and how much each believer will receive!

   We have the right to the inheritance of Jacob, today it is about us, the church of the end times, this is both a responsibility, but also a great joy.

   We can say that this psalm is also about God, Who holds everything in His hands now, and Who will also regain power over the entire universe, in which everyone will serve Him. And today He needs such people who not only listen to Him, but whose life is really the life of faith, and not something external and unreal. True faith is faith with works.

   We live in a modern world where many people laugh at religion. In our country, during the communist era, it was said that there would be no religions in the future. The opposite happened: there is religion and faith in Jesus Christ, but there are no communist countries, there are only a few of them left and they are all very poor.

   God loves us very much and only wants the best for us. To worship Him - to read the Bible, to pray, to sing - He knows that this is a great joy and benefit. Live according to His commandments too.

   He really holds everything and will keep it in his hands. And the day will come when there will be no sins, there will be no tears and pain, there will be no death, there will be only joy and happiness without end.

   Blessed is he who reads the word of God !