Berry Patch Devotions in 2021 - Day 117
Devotional Song: ... GO TO THIS LINK ... Please take the time to take in song and lyrics from Jeremy Camp, worshipping and singing the Christmas classic … Joy To The World … worshipping the Lord’s coming to save mankind and rule the world with His mercy, love, and grace.
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Highlight Passage [Context]: … Zephaniah 3:14 [NLT] …
12 Sing, O daughter of Zion; shout aloud, O Israel/ Be glad and rejoice with all your heart, O daughter of Jerusalem!
… God calls on His people, thru Zephaniah, to sing and rejoice at the future coming of Messiah to save His people.
Highlight Passage [Context]: … Zephaniah 3:1-20 [NLT] … USE THIS LINK …
… God, thru Zephaniah, prophesies of a coming cleansing of the disobedient in Jerusalem and the restoration of God’s Kingdom for the remnant of those who hold true tot heir faith in Yahweh ===============
Reference Passage: … Psalm 95:1, 98:4 [NLT] … USE THIS LINK …
… God, in Psalms of praise, calls on His people to shout and sing our praises to the LORD joyfully.
Reference Passage: … Ephesians 5:18-19 [NLT] … USE THIS LINK …
… Paul exhorts fellow Christians to filled with God’s Spirit singing joyfully of our love for the Lord.
Reference Passage: … Philippians 4:4 [NLT] …
4 Always be full of joy in the Lord. I say it again—rejoice!
… Paul exhorts fellow Christians to REJOICE in the hope of the Lord coming again.
My Devotional Journal: Today's Our Daily Bread author, Sheridan Voysey … AT THIS LINK … used an illustration of the need for singing by showing how a bird in Australia, … the regent honeyeater (see photo), male bird is losing his mating song, which has led to a drastic reduction in the species. Subsequently, Aussie ornithologists are playing recordings of the honeyeater’s mating sing to help the male birds sing again to recover and restore the population.
It’s an interesting illustration to show us what God’s word teaches about His people being able - and willing - to sing of our trust and joy in the Lord (see Scriptures above). And I agree heartily with the value of the effect of joyful Christian music and song being able to deepen our love and joy in following our Lord. Often I use Christians worship songs to lift me out of personal downers and to be able to praise the Lord and follow His ways more deeply.
Perhaps there are some, reading with me here today, who need to listen and sing with some joyous Christian songs and be lifted up to praise our Lord with song. Is there a song which could lift your spirits today? Perhaps the linked song by Jeremy Camp might help. How about giving it a try using the song link above?
My THANKFULNESS: ... Oh, Abba Father, thank You, King Jesus, … for using songs of praise to YOU to lift my spirits today.
My Prayer Today: Oh Abba Father, ... King Jesus, ... . I pray that all reading here will join me, … to listen to some uplifting songs of praise to You today, Lord. Amen
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Blogger Note: Everyday during this year, my daily devotional blogs are influenced by the reading and study of the online devotional blog entitled “Our Daily Bread,” distributed online via email by RBC Ministries. If you GO TO THIS LINK on the date of my blog, you can read/study the ODB blogs; or you can subscribe to the blog via email at that site.
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