God, my Exceeding Joy

"Then will I go unto the altar of God, unto God my exceeding joy: yea, upon the harp will I praise thee, O God my God." Psalm 43:4

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I met my husband while I was a missionary in Hong Kong. He had swum out of China after the Cultural Revolution. We have been married 32 years and have four children (2 biological and 2 adopted), ages 22-30. My mother also lives with us (she just turned 90). I am truly a blessed woman.

Monday, December 14, 2009

Rejoice and give praise

I recently "discovered" a new verse in Psalms. I don't know how many times I've read the Psalms and never noticed it, but it really jumped out at me last week. It is Psalm 5:11 - "But let all those that put their trust in thee, rejoice: let them ever shout for joy, because thou defendest them: let them also that love thy name be joyful in thee."

Do I put my trust in Him? Then rejoice! Yes, shout for joy!! Do I love His name? Then be joyful in HIM! I am His and He is mine. What more could I ask? I just can't wait to see Him face to face!

This morning I read in my Daily Light the following verses that give all the more reason to rejoice.

"Give to him glorious praise!

“The people whom I formed for myself that they might declare my praise.”—“I will cleanse them from all the guilt of their sin against me, and I will forgive all the guilt of their sin and rebellion against me. And this city shall be to me a name of joy, a praise and a glory before all the nations of the earth.”—Through him then let us continually offer up a sacrifice of praise to God, that is, the fruit of lips that acknowledge his name.—I give thanks to you, O Lord my God, with my whole heart, and I will glorify your name forever. For great is your steadfast love toward me; you have delivered my soul from the depths of Sheol.—“Who is like you, O Lord, . . . majestic in holiness, awesome in glorious deeds, doing wonders?”—I will praise the name of God with a song; I will magnify him with thanksgiving.—And they sing the song of Moses, the servant of God, and the song of the Lamb, saying, “Great and amazing are your deeds, O Lord God the Almighty!”

Ps. 66:2; Isa. 43:21; Jer. 33:8, 9; Heb. 13:15; Ps. 86:12, 13; Ex. 15:11; Ps. 69:30; Rev. 15:3

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