Shout for joy to God, all the earth!
Sing the glory of his name;
make his praise glorious.
Say to God, “How awesome are your deeds!
So great is your power
that your enemies cringe before you.
All the earth bows down to you;
they sing praise to you,
they sing the praises of your name.”
Come and see what God has done,
his awesome deeds for mankind!
He turned the sea into dry land,
they passed through the waters on foot—
come, let us rejoice in him.
He rules forever by his power,
his eyes watch the nations—
let not the rebellious rise up against him. PSALM 66:1-7
Shout in triumphant joy, all the earth! In this passage the Lord is calling all the inhabitants of the world that are capable of praising him, to do just that...imagine an ear-splitting burst that signifies triumph!
This kind of joy comes from within...
bursting forth with every ounce of emotion that can be outwardly expressed.
Those that have been in the trenches, participating in what the Lord is doing, are unable to contain this kind of joy!
We live in a media-hyped culture. Magazine pages, airwaves, and the internet are filled with all kinds of information, good and bad, about the celebrities of our time. It's easy to know a lot about a person, without actually knowing him or her. It's the epitome of gossip!
You might be wondering..."where did that come from?"
The Lord is calling us to know him, personally...to join Him in bestowing grace to the world, to be witnesses to His wonderful deeds, so that when we share with others, it comes through as sheer joy! When we're excited about something, people can sense it and are eager to hear.
This kind of
"I have something so exciting to tell you, that I can hardly contain myself"
joy is contagious!
It's the kind of joy I think about expressed in they hymn "Angels We Have Heard on High"
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