Closer

Set out on a journey with me
...A 27-day advent journey
......Traverse the ancient pages of His Story
.........The wondrous story of Word Became Man

Unzip your soul
...Unpack your heart
......Dust off the nativity stored in your mind
.........Move toward the stable awash in light

Love awaits us there
...The Perfect Gift of Life
......Unwrap the promise made to you
.........Behold the Gift of a promise fulfilled

Each day of Advent
...Let's move one step closer
......Closer to the wonder
.........Closer to our Savior

God came
...Jesus came
......The angels came
.........The shepherds came
............The wise men came
...................Will you come?


Purify our hearts, O Lord, as we await Your coming glory. As we draw closer, bathe us in Your Light. Amen.

Advent Alert

Adveni-o. . .

.....I arrive

...........I come

...............I am coming


With minds on His 1st Coming

.....Hearts on the here and now - that He does come

..........And eyes on His 2nd Coming

...............Let's begin Advent.


This Advent Season, let's remain faithful, alert watchers of His coming - past, present, and future. Let not that Light be hidden. With undivided hearts let's make Him visible in these days leading up to Christmas. Visible in our lives, in our homes, in our community.

Let's encounter the Christ, The Anointed One of God. An encounter with Jesus is sure to capture our hearts - capture our holidays - giving real cause for celebration.


Incarnate Word; Come into this celebration of You. Spark in us a joyous anticipation of the celebration to come - Christmas and Your 2nd Coming. Capture our hearts and minds and keep us Advent alert, testifying to the Light that has come into the world. In Christ Holy Name, Amen.

Miles of Thanks

1447 miles traversed along God-spoken terrain,

weaving more thanks into this garland offering

with each silent turn of the odometer.

Giving God thanks across the miles,

mentioning His blessings along the way,

redefining drive time as thanksgiving time.

To my Father's thanksgiving wreath I add

these buds of loving gratitude.

White steeples dotting the American countryside

Crosses raised high, casting long shadows on rolling hills

For those committed to God, building churches in faith and love

The multitudes that fill each pew in worship

Ever-changing canvas of the sky

Spaces unspoiled by man

Harvested farm country

Black Michigan soil

Flurrying snowflakes

Unmatchable traveling buddies

Unspoken memories shared with a glance

Thank You, Father, that wherever I am, You are. Wherever these inner-eyes look for You, they see You. For blessing after blessing, mile after mile. Accept my thanks for Your giving.

My Thoughts This Thanksgiving

“We have been the recipients of the choicest bounties of Heaven. We have been preserved, these many years, in peace and prosperity. We have grown in numbers, wealth and power, as no other nation has ever grown. But we have forgotten God. We have forgotten the gracious hand which preserved us in peace, and multiplied and enriched and strengthened us; and we have vainly imagined, in the deceitfulness of our hearts, that all these blessings were produced by some superior wisdom and virtue of our own. Intoxicated with unbroken success, we have become too self-sufficient to feel the necessity of redeeming and preserving grace, too proud to pray to the God that made us!”

President Abraham Lincoln
March 1863

The President followed-up this bold proclamation in November by instituting a day for giving thanks. A national day of remembrance to recognize the true source of every blessing. I pray you take time to remember what God has done and give Him thanks today.

I've chosen three points I'd like to comment upon in full agreement in this present age:

"We have forgotten God"
The most dangerous and precarious position to totter in uncertain and volatile times is forgetfulness. Forgetting to acknowledge God and place our trust humbly in Him has led to a state of ingratitude and moral decline.

For some the holidays have become reasons for self-indulgent celebrations at the risk of losing the cause of origin. It is yet another lost opportunity to give thanks and praise to God. Thankfully, there are multitudes of faithful Christians that remember our God and Creator and are passing on strong values of faith to the next generation.


"Virtue of our own"
There is an overwhelmingly shared audacity that has assumed an attitude of self-sufficiency detrimental to our relationship with God. American pride is ingrained in us from a very young age, it is toilsome to reverse. Granted, there is a lot to be said of American ingenuity but it serves well for us to remember that the source is our God of infinite grace.


"Too proud to pray to the God that made us!”
It is a sorrowful time to be an American with regard to prayer. Most are no longer so bold as to boast in our Lord and swear allegiance to our God. There are those shining moments that rekindle hope; but, sad to say, they seem few and far between. Thankfully, we have inspiring Biblical examples of man interceding for a nation, bringing about repentance and revival.


In considering these things my heart sinks and my blood temperature rises. Despite the negatives, however, I have plenty to be thankful for. I don't have to look hard to find endless reasons to give God thanks. That's where my focus must lie. I will remain prayerful and hopeful in God through Christ. And I will choose to make thanksgiving a lifestyle. Maybe it will be contagious. First, to my kids; then, who knows?

Imagine if God received the thanks He so rightly deserves? Even a fraction would be world-changing! That would be heaven-like. Heaven on earth.

Today, let's bring a little heaven to earth by giving thanks to a God of longsuffering, lovingkindness, and goodness. Thank God "that we have been recipients of the choicest bounties of Heaven."

"I do therefore invite my fellow citizens in every part of the United States...to set apart and observe the last Thursday of November next, as a day of Thanksgiving and Praise to our beneficent Father who dwelleth in the Heavens."

President Abraham Lincoln
October 1863

Two things need be said, God of all grace; forgive us and thank you.

Oh come, let us sing to the LORD;
let us make a joyful noise to the rock of our salvation!
Let us come into his presence with thanksgiving;
let us make a joyful noise to him with songs of praise!

For the LORD is a great God,
and a great King above all gods.
In his hand are the depths of the earth;
the heights of the mountains are his also.

The sea is his, for he made it,
and his hands formed the dry land.
Oh come, let us worship and bow down;
let us kneel before the LORD, our Maker!
[Ps 95:1-6 ESV]

A Hymn for Thanksgiving

When All Thy Mercies, O My God

Joseph Addison
1712

When all Thy mercies, O my God,
My rising soul surveys,
Transported with the view, I'm lost
In wonder, love, and praise.

Ten thousand thousand precious gifts
My daily thanks employ;
Nor is the least a cheerful heart
That tastes those gifts with joy.

Through every period of my life
Thy goodness I'll pursue
And after death, in distant worlds,
The glorious theme renew.

When nature fails, and day and night
Divide Thy works no more,
My ever grateful heart, O Lord,
Thy mercies shall adore.

Through all eternity to Thee
A joyful song I'll raise;
But, oh! eternity's too short
To utter all Thy praise.

A String of Hosannas

I will sing to the LORD,
for he has been good to me. [Ps 8:1]

For the LORD gives wisdom,
and from his mouth come knowledge and understanding.

He holds victory in store for the upright,
he is a shield to those whose walk is blameless,

for he guards the course of the just
and protects the way of his faithful ones. [Pv 2:6-8]

Let [us] praise the name of the LORD,
for his name alone is exalted;
his splendor is above the earth and the heavens.

[Ps 148:13 adapted]

A Series of Praise from Scripture

Stringing Thanks

Giving thanks, one by one, for...

Playful freckles on my little boy's nose

Flecks of gold in my daughter's green eyes

Their gentle and joyful disposition

The sounds of togetherness when there's no other sound

Resplendent sunlight on dazzling autumn leaves

Crisp in the fall night air

Draft gliding hawk

The wonder of deep space

Diversity of earth's landscape

Spiritual healing power of salvation

Record of the historical relationship of God with man

My offering of thanks today, Lord; may the God of the Universe be honored in this moment of worship.

Uncommon Transfer

As these days of transference quickly slip away and I wind down this year's theme, another point has come to mind. That of the state of my heart for Christ. Is it pounding with eager anticipation? Or is faith faint?

How easy it is to slip into spiritual laziness - procrastination even! To settle into a state of contentment and stop making gains. Boil slows to simmer. Heat escapes, cooling to lukewarm.

According to a recent study 3/4 of Christians that fall away from the faith "gradually drifted away." A slow erosion of passion and zeal. As Casting Crowns sings; "It's a slow fade..."

Generally speaking, I am of the opinion that many have lost the necessary sense of urgency in teaching the Bible and sharing Jesus with the lost. Many have forgotten Christ's call for vigilance.

The end times and return of Christ was very much a part of the gospel the apostles preached. They were farther from the end yet they were more mindful of it. The closer we get to the return of Christ the less expectancy we seem to have for His approaching imminence.

The Bible warns sternly of apostasy. John penned the words Jesus spoke in His revelation of His displeasure of mediocrity in the church. Lukewarm faith is offensive to Him (ref Rev 3:14-16).

To keep growing in ever-increasing measure spiritually is to have a shift of focus from the here and now to the Eternal Jesus. To purpose an ever-deepening relationship with Jesus. Being mindful of our Lord's return will keep our faith passionate and alive.

In order to hear the Savior say; "Well done," I must make a transference of my acceptance from mediocrity to excellence. A transference from discouragement to perseverance. From incomplete to complete. From average to uncommon.

"To the angel of the church in Sardis write:
These are the words of him who holds the seven spirits of God and the seven stars. I know your deeds; you have a reputation of being alive, but you are dead. Wake up! Strengthen what remains and is about to die, for I have not found your deeds complete in the sight of my God. Remember, therefore, what you have received and heard; obey it, and repent. But if you do not wake up, I will come like a thief, and you will not know at what time I will come to you."
[Rev 3:1-3]

May our Lord Jesus Christ himself and God our Father, who loved us and by his grace gave us eternal encouragement and good hope, encourage [our] hearts and strengthen [us] in every good deed and word. Keep our minds alert to the danger of mediocrity. May our hearts burn of the coming Glory with eagerness and passionate perseverance. In the Blessed Name of Christ Jesus, My Lord. Amen.



2009 Continuing Series ~ Transference
Based on John 3:30: "Jesus must increase, I must decrease"

Prayers of the Saints

Holy Father,
Thy wisdom excites our admiration,
Thy power fills us with fear,
Thy omnipresence turns every spot of earth into holy ground;
but how shall we thank Thee enough for Thy mercy
which comes down to they lowest part of our need
to give us beauty for ashes,
the oil of joy for mourning,
and for the spirit of heaviness a garment of praise?
We bless and magnify Thy mercy,
through Jesus Christ our Lord.
Amen.

~ A. W. Tozer
The Knowledge Of The Holy

Serve with Divine Abilities

For God did not give us a spirit of timidity,

but a spirit of power, of love and of self-discipline.

[1Tm 1:7]

For years I struggled with a lack of confidence in ministry. I had this passion to teach but never felt I was able to do so. With each lesson plan laid on the altar and covered in prayer (add a dash of mercy pleading) I would stand before the class doubtful. No matter toddler or teen, I’d have misgivings that I could meet the challenge. This apprehension attempted to grow into a reluctance for involvement.

Under-girded by memorized verses and encouragement from fellow-members, I’d step out into the territory of the uncomfortable to volunteer.

Class after class, lesson after lesson, God proved faithful. I trusted Him more and more, for I knew I could. After awhile He’d take me off the written plan and guide me into the unfamiliar ad-lib zone. Providing ideas, examples, stories, and verses to meet the need of listeners and questioners alike. Bursting with thanks and jaw-dropping awe, I’d give Him praise with each success.

As I have studied, grown in the faith, and gained more experience, He has given me victory by conquering that insecurity. Oh, don’t get me wrong, there are times I get a bit nervous with a new experience, but I know He’s there providing to meet my every need to complete His assignment.

Each one should use whatever gift he has received to serve others,
faithfully administering God's grace in its various forms. If anyone speaks, he should do it as one speaking the very words of God. If anyone serves, he should do it with the strength God provides, so that in all things God may be praised through Jesus Christ. To him be the glory and the power for ever and ever. Amen.
[1 Pt 4:10-12 emph added]

I knew not to trust in my own abilities then. I still do. Which leads me to my point for this Transference post. If I want Jesus to be greater as to be seen in my ministry, I must make a transference from my inability to God’s ability. United with God and reliant upon Him, I can rest in Him. As I trust the Holy Spirit to empower and enable I can be assured of God's provision.

Corrie ten Boom simply, yet profoundly, stated; “It is not my ability, but my response to God’s ability, that counts.” I read what God taught in His word and responded; giving thanks that I could count on Him.

Early on I stopped trying to serve the church in my own strength. I learned that if I was going to minister in His Name it could only be done by His grace. Building myself up with the truth that it is the Lord who makes the impossible possible.

Several years ago God led me to write a Bible Study for a group at church. It thrilled me beyond words. A few poems followed. Words of encouragement always my preferred ministry. Private prayer journals and journals of thanksgiving gave me the taste of praise words on paper. Gradually He drew me in. Over two years ago I started wrestling with this whole blog-thing. (That’s another long story.) For months I refused and excused! Fact is, I am the least likely to do such a thing. That lack of confidence dominated once again. Then I remembered God in the equation. I remembered all He had already done. I realized I had to step out in faith. I knew I would have to completely rely upon Him in this uncharted realm. I did. And I do. Here I am, a year-and-a-half later, blindly pounding these keys; amazed at the end result. Praising God, knowing it is all Him.

Let's reason together that if God has
• provided the Sacrificial Lamb (Gen 22; Jn 1:29)
• provided the resources and craftsmen to build a grand Temple (1 Chron 29:16)
• fed Elijah in famine and drought (1 Kg 17)
• daily provides food for the raven (Jb 38:41) and the sparrow (Mt 6:26)
then He can and will provide the means for my service. If even a donkey can be used to serve Jesus, then who am I to shrink back? (Mt 21:1-7).

May the God of peace, who through the blood of the eternal covenant brought back from the dead our Lord Jesus, that great Shepherd of the sheep, equip you with everything good for doing his will, and may he work in us what is pleasing to him, through Jesus Christ, to whom be glory for ever and ever. Amen.
[Heb 13:20-21]

Boldly pray the prayer of this saint and expect answers. Exchange serving by human means for serving in the Spirit (Rm 7:6). Passions are ignited, drudgery is defeated, God is glorified, and others are blessed by the touch of His grace through the least likely of vessels.

All Scripture is God-breathed and is useful for teaching, rebuking, correcting and training in righteousness, so that the man of God may be thoroughly equipped for every good work.
[2 Tm 3:17]

We are equipped through His all-encompassing, authoritative, and powerful Word. Transfer training camps from the mentality of self-reliance to that of God-reliance. My ability (or lack thereof) for His. He equips for service -- and battle. The Sovereign Master and Teacher beneficently provides the capability for His followers to serve.

I use teaching as one personal example, but this principle can be applied to every ministry. Even expanded into our relationships, labor, and parenting.

Take it from ordinary-folk like me. I am no more able to minister to others than I am able to count the stars. But, by God’s working through me, I can do as He provides – faithfully.

Jehovah-Jireh; You are The LORD That Provides. Make Jesus bigger in every act of ministry you lay before me. Keep humility and reliance as my compass with confidence in Your willingness to enable as my guide. As the Lord gifts and assigns and completes may You be praised. For Jesus Name, Amen.


2009 Continuing Series ~ Transference
Based on John 3:30: "Jesus must increase, I must decrease"

A String of Hosannas

I will praise God's name in song
and glorify him with thanksgiving.

[Ps 69:30]

Sing to God, sing praise to his name,
extol him who rides on the clouds—
his name is the LORD—
and rejoice before him. [Ps 68:4]

We give thanks to you, O God,
we give thanks, for your Name is near; [Ps 75:1]

I will praise you, O Lord my God, with all my heart;
I will glorify your name forever. [Ps 86:12]

A Weekly Post of Praise from Scripture

Part of the Family

Praise be to the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who has blessed us in the heavenly realms with every spiritual blessing in Christ. For he chose us in him before the creation of the world to be holy and blameless in his sight. In love he predestined us to be adopted as his sons through Jesus Christ, in accordance with his pleasure and will— to the praise of his glorious grace, which he has freely given us in the One he loves.
[Eph 1:3-6]

Have you ever wanted a different family? (Don’t answer out loud, someone might overhear you.) Maybe your earthly family is less than idyllic. Dysfunctional? Maybe downright harmful! Are you less than affectionate toward your own kin? Possibly even ashamed of the association?

Well, there’s Good News! Coming to Christ actually places you into a new family (actually it’s an old one, just new to you). The family of God. Won’t realizing this truth have an effect upon you?

You are all sons of God through faith in Christ Jesus,for all of you who were baptized into Christ have clothed yourselves with Christ. ….. If you belong to Christ, then you are Abraham's seed, and heirs according to the promise.
[Gal 3:26-27;29]

For the sake of this series theme, I’m going to call that family transference. Let’s look at the benefits of a transference of family association.

Maybe you already knew that your baptism brought you into the royal family. Maybe you’ve been a member of the Body for years. But, have you actually made the identification yours? Beheld God as Father, Jesus as Brother, fellow-saint as brother or sister?

Gaining and accepting the knowledge of what Christ has done for us and the life God would have us live is essential. Then we must move on to living as children of a holy God.

Now if we are children, then we are heirs—heirs of God and co-heirs with Christ, if indeed we share in his sufferings in order that we may also share in his glory.
[Rm 8:17]

Making a paradigm shift in my mind is often a battle. But oh, how it changes our behavior; for a change in mindset manifests itself in our actions. Making that transition in the mind, that I belong in the family of God, will effect change. A change of heart, as well. To know I am adopted by God. Adopted in love and out of His good pleasure! That I am co-heir with Christ of His incomparable riches! Doesn’t that excite you? Doesn’t that sense of belonging warm, humble, and compel you?

Won’t this new association create the desire to represent our family well? To model its values and bring honor to the family name? Reflect a family resemblance?

Entrust yourself to the Perfect Father. Make a transference in thought of your fatherhood and family association and walk free from any burdens you may carry from your bloodline. Accept the gift and the promise Christ has secured for you to be part of the family.


My Abba, Father; I praise Your glorious grace! Thank you for calling me your daughter. Help our hearts to accept that we are adopted in Your Beloved Son. I thank you, Jesus for making adoption into a loving, eternal family possible. I embrace Your family, the Church, Holy God. May this personal association of belonging to your family bring about a change in me. In Christ, Amen.

2009 Continuing Series ~ Transference
Based on John 3:30: "Jesus must increase, I must decrease"

Adding Thanks To My Garland

Streams of grace flows from heaven arousing additions to my thanksgiving garland. Weaving words of thanks into a royal diadem to lay at the Throne of Grace for a kindly King.

Sharing just a few more gratitude-prompters today, in this oasis for praise, that came to mind in the quiet of Him before sun and kids arose. Laying them out before Him; may you, too, join in the thanks:

The application of Your relevant, timeless Word to my life is cause for endless thanksgiving. Whether addressed to Israelites, Romans, or Galatians, the principles in the Bible can be applied personally today.

That You have crowned Jesus’ life and raised Him up above all creation, with all honor and all glory is most excellent.

Of Your benevolent goodness, I’ve reasons to give thanks as numerous as the raindrops. The eyes of my heart see gifts of grace to fill volumes. I am awed that You heard my desperate cries for help and sent aid to relieve me from my distress. You comforted and assured me in my mind and in my spirit at that moment; then, in Your perfect timing, You sent tangible blessings in answer to those prayers. Tears pool at the thought of Your benevolence to me.

You’ve changed my will to desire and strive after righteousness – a most remarkable feat.

That you’ve carved out this space and given grace to mark upon it is most unlikely from me, the untrained. It can only be explained because it is of You.

This Veteran’s Day I am mindful of those Christian soldiers that have served You in the brotherhood of faith. I’m thankful You infused them with boldness, courage, and faith to withstand persecution for the cause of Christ, that Your will continues to be done according to your planned purpose.

Father God; As You filled Jerusalem’s Temple with Your glory, fill this humble temple with You. Fill my days with worship and gratitude expressions; ever before You until this body sleeps. In Christ Holy Name, Amen.

Transference of Natures

Another stop we must make on this transference journey is that of our sinful nature. It is another aspect we must contend with if Jesus is to become greater in our lives.

You were taught, with regard to your former way of life, to put off your old self, which is being corrupted by its deceitful desires; to be made new in the attitude of your minds; and to put on the new self, created to be like God in true righteousness and holiness.
[Eph 4:22-24]

Discard the old; renew attitudes; and put on our new nature. It's a transference of natures. The sin-damaged creature for our new self, created in the image of it's Redeemer.

Created in God's image
Lost to sin
Redeemed in Christ
Restored and resurrected in The End

Living in this mid-stage cycle, it is part of our life of faith in Christ to be transformed into that of Christ-like character by God. I'm not rid of this stubborn sin nature, but the Fruit of the Spirit becomes more evident with each victory. It's transference of the Divine kind.

All this is possible entirely because of Jesus and only by the power of the Holy Spirit are we able to put off the old tendencies and put on new virtues. Oswald Chambers summed it up best when he wrote;

"The expression of Christian character is not good doing, but
God-likeness. If the Spirit of God has transformed you within, you will exhibit divine characteristics in your life, not good human characteristics. God's life in us expresses itself as God's life, not as human life trying to be godly. The secret of a Christian is that the supernatural is made natural in him by the grace of God."

Those who live according to the sinful nature have their minds set on what that nature desires; but those who live in accordance with the Spirit have their minds set on what the Spirit desires.
[Rm 8:5]

Deliberate transference of the mind from the sinful nature to the Spirit is my responsibility. The body that houses the sinful nature is dead and the Spirit lives to righteousness (ref Rm 8:9-11). I must purpose a transference from a dead body to life in the Spirit to cultivate holiness.

Actions follow faith. Given a new nature in Christ, we must choose to live by this new nature, trusting that God provides the power to overcome the desires of the flesh. Knowing in full confidence that we are now able to mortify our sinful desires.

Learning to utilize the power of the Holy Spirit by training through spiritual disciplines renews my mind. Temptations of the flesh, from the world and satan are conquered.

Submission of the old nature and surrender to the sanctifying work of Christ Jesus, live by the righteous power of the Holy Spirit. Jesus will become greater -- as to overrule my lesser nature.

The death he died, he died to sin once for all; but the life he lives, he lives to God.

In the same way, count yourselves dead to sin but alive to God in Christ Jesus. Therefore do not let sin reign in your mortal body so that you obey its evil desires. Do not offer the parts of your body to sin, as instruments of wickedness, but rather offer yourselves to God, as those who have been brought from death to life; and offer the parts of your body to him as instruments of righteousness.
[Rm 6:10-13]

My old nature dead and buried,
now alive and free;
Jesus, become greater in me.



2009 Continuing Series ~ Transference
Based on John 3:30: "Jesus must increase, I must decrease"

Thy Will Be Done

~ by Frederick Mann

1928

My God, my Father, make me strong,
When tasks of life seem hard and long,
To greet them with this triumph song:
Thy will be done.

Draw from my timid eyes the veil
To show, where earthly forces fail,
Thy power and love must still prevail --
Thy will be done.

With confident and humble mind
Freedom in service I would find,
Praying through every toil assigned:
Thy will be done.

Things deemed impossible I dare,
Thine is the call and Thine the cave;
Thy wisdom shall the way prepare --
Thy will be done.

All power is here and round me now;
Faithful I stand in rule and vow,
While 'tis not I, but ever Thou:
Thy will be done.

Heaven's music chimes the glad days in;
Hope sours beyond death, pain, and sin;
Faith shouts in triumph, Love must win --
Thy will be done.

A String of Hosannas

O LORD, our Lord,
how majestic is your name in all the earth! [Ps 8:9]

Stand up and praise the LORD your God,
who is from everlasting to everlasting.

Blessed be your glorious name,
and may it be exalted above all blessing and praise.
You alone are the LORD.
You made the heavens, even the highest heavens,
and all their starry host, the earth and all that is on it,
the seas and all that is in them.
You give life to everything,
and the multitudes of heaven worship you. [Neh 9:5b-6]

O LORD, you are my God;
I will exalt you and praise your name,
for in perfect faithfulness
you have done marvelous things,
things planned long ago. [Is 25:1]

Praise be to the name of God for ever and ever;
wisdom and power are his. [Dn 2:20]

I will praise you, O LORD, with all my heart;
I will tell of all your wonders.
I will be glad and rejoice in you;
I will sing praise to your name, O Most High. [Ps 9:1-2]

I will give thanks to the LORD because of his righteousness
and will sing praise to the name of the LORD Most High. [Ps 7:17]

Sunday Praise from Scripture

Cultivating Gratitude

Reaping thankfulness from God's harvest. Cultivating gratitude keeps this heart kneeling in worship before The Infinite, The Immutable, The Sovereign God.

Spirit, pour out words of praise and adoration for our God of all power, wisdom, and mercy. String together a gathering of thanks from seeds of faith for a garland offering.

Giving thanks that my Lord Jesus is:

The Ever-Reliable Compass to guide

The Straight and Steady Path home

The Eternal Light that dispels all darkness

Steadfast Love despite hostility

The Transcendent God, descended Incarnate, giving life from afar and within

My Perfect Shepherd to this shagged, pitiful ewe

A String of Hosannas

Shout with joy to God, all the earth!

Sing the glory of his name;
make his praise glorious!

Praise our God, O peoples,
let the sound of his praise be heard;[Ps 66:1-2, 8]

Sing to the LORD, praise his name;
proclaim his salvation day after day.

Declare his glory among the nations,
his marvelous deeds among all peoples.

For great is the LORD and most worthy of praise; [Ps 96:2-4a]

It is good to praise the LORD
and make music to your name, O Most High, [Ps 92:1]

For God is the King of all the earth;
sing to him a psalm of praise. [Ps 47:7]

A Series of Praise from Scripture