When we surrender our life totally to God for His safekeeping, He gives us a new song in our heart that overflows into our thoughts, emotions and choices. We sing to the Lord all day long, praising Him for His forgiveness, daily blessings, presence in our life, and guidance through each moment of our day (Psalm 96:1-2).
God is great both in His awesome creation, and also in His goodness to us all. He deserves our respect, honor and praise all the days of our life. We want Him to use us to proclaim His glory among the nations, and to give constant testimony of His marvelous deeds on our behalf (Psalm 96:3-4).
We often erect idols in our life that take the place of our full devotion and obedience to God. We make our spouse, children, vocation, possessions, desires, community, and church involvement as our priority, instead of the One who made the heavens and the earth, as well as all that dwell in them (Psalm 96:5).
We fail to attribute to the Lord the glory and strength that is due to His name, or to give Him the bulk of our time and attention, or to follow His directives for us each and every day. We forget to praise Him for His splendor and majesty (Psalm 96:6-8).
Racing through life at a speed faster than light will contribute to illnesses in our body, soul and spirit. Even sin in our life weakens our health, and it severs our lifeline with the Lord. However, consulting God for His priorities for our time and energy renews our soul, and confession sets us free from the burden of our disobedience to His will for us.
We can thwart the tyranny of busyness by limiting the alarms set on our phone, and for making quiet time to read God’s Word and to listen for His voice. As we enter our hiding place with the Lord throughout the day, we purposely silence the demands of our mind, and we take control of our schedule.
The Lord reigns and governs the earth by the power of His will, as well as His preordained plans. He is deserving of all of our praise. Our life changes for the better once we continually surrender to, obey, and worship the Lord for the splendor of His holiness (Psalm 96:9-10).
Prayer:
Father God, we continually praise You for who You are, what You do for Your Saints, and Your plans for the future peace and utopia in our world. So many signs of Your soon return are in place already. There is so much unrest in so many places in our society in these later days. Israel gaining part of her land again is the key sign of Your eminent return, but there are so many other areas of fulfilled prophecy now.
Keep us from multiplying our busyness and help us to rejoice in Your presence within us. We bless Your name at all times, and Your praise shall continually come from our mouth. We thank You for hearing our prayers, caring about our needs, saving us from trouble, and planning for our future. We rejoice each moment of our day, and especially when You protect us from trouble (Psalm 32).
Thought for the Day:
With God as our Father, we never lack any good thing that we need; He is our hiding place, He surrounds us with songs of victory, He guides us along the best path for our life, and He continually advises us and watches over us.
- Psalm 32:7-8
