Devotional Song: ... GO TO THIS LINK ... Please take the time to take in a YouTube video of song and lyrics from ta men’s chorus singing Fanny Crosby’s 19th century hymn To God Be the Glory ... powerfully singing of a tribute to God working in the lives of His people … ALWAYS and FOREVER.
Berlin Wall Falls - 1989
==============Highlight Verse[s]: Psalm 126:3 [NLT] ... 3 Yes, the Lord has done amazing things for us! … What joy!
... God’s people singing for joy at the wonderful things God has done and will be doing for them.
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Highlight Passage [context]: Psalm 126 [NLT] ... USE THIS LINK ...
... As God’s people ascend to Jerusalem from Babylon with the remnant of believers restored to their homeland, they sing praises to God for His mercy/grace.
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Reference Passage : ... John 14:1-3 [NLT] ... USE THIS LINK …
... Jesus promises His inner 12 that they need not be troubled by the world because He is going to prepare a way - HIS WAY - for them. And we, His now disciples can - and should - revel in that promise.
Reference Passage : ... Romans 8:28-31 [NLT] ... USE THIS LINK …
... Even as ALL THINGS work together for God’s chosen, since God is for us, nothing can really stand against us.
My Devotional Journal: Today's ODB author, Arthur Jackson, uses two historical references, on current and the other biblical, to show that we can always look forward to the great things God has in store for those whom He has called for eternity. ... The ODB author wrote: On November 9, 1989, the world was astonished by the news of the fall of the Berlin Wall. [see photo] The wall that had divided Berlin, Germany, was coming down and the city that had been divided for twenty-eight years would be united again. Though the epicenter of joy was Germany, an onlooking world shared in the excitement. Something great had taken place!
When Israel returned to her homeland in 538 bc after being exiled for almost seventy years, it was also momentous. Psalm 126 begins with an over-the-shoulder look at that joy-filled time in the history of Israel.
Now I don’t know where any reader here with me is today. But I would hope that we all can reflect back on a “God-thing” moment or time in our lives when God provided us with evidence of His caring mercy/grace.
For me it was that morning, as a hardened “agnostic” with recognized spiritual weaknesses, when God used the number “13” and the verse in Phil. 4:13 (long story!) to break me to seek His salvation. And I hope that all reading here can look back to your own “Berlin Wall” moment when the truth of Romans 8:31 … and Jesus’ promise to come and make all things right for eternity for His faithful (see John 14:1-3) becomes reality; … and we can all join in praising God and singing Fanny Crosby’s 19th century hymn, “To God Be the Glory … great things He has done!” (see linked song)
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My THANKFULNESS: ... Oh Abba Father, ... thank You, Lord, ... for bringing me to a place where I can see and share in Your glory.
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My Prayer Today: Oh Abba Father, ... King Jesus, ... I pray, Lord, that all reading here can, and will, join me today to give praise and thanks to a God, … Who has most certainly shown us His glory and will one day show us His all. . … Amen
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