“Be exalted, O God, above the heavens;
Let Your glory be above all the earth” Psalm 57:11.
God, the Creator of heaven and earth, our holy Father says to those who have ears to hear His voice today: “Be still and know that I am God; I will be exalted among the nations, I will be exalted in the earth” Psalm 46:10.
Say among the nations, “The Lord reigns;
The world also is firmly established,
It shall not be moved;
He shall judge the peoples righteously”Psalm 96:10.
For the Lord is great and greatly to be praised;
He is to be feared above all gods.
For all the gods of the peoples are idols,
But the Lord made the heavens.
Honor and majesty are before Him;
Strength and beauty are in His sanctuary” Psalm 96:4,5,6.
Active worship brings victory over anxiety.
We will lift our eyes vertical instead of horizontal. We will seek His face. We cry out for mercy, justice, truth, provision, and protection. And we worship Him:
“Give to the Lord, O families of the peoples,
Give to the Lord glory and strength.
Give to the Lord the glory due His name;
Bring an offering, and come into His courts.
Oh, worship the Lord in the beauty of holiness!
Tremble before Him, all the earth” Psalm 96:7-9.
“Let the heavens rejoice, and let the earth be glad;
Let the sea roar, and all its fullness; . . .
For He is coming, for He is coming to judge the earth.
He shall judge the world with righteousness,
And the peoples with His truth” Psalm 96:11-13.
Amen! We will be still. God is faithful. Speak aloud
My heart is steadfast, O God, my heart is steadfast;
I will sing and give praise . . .
I will awaken the dawn” Psalm 57:7,8.
Amen. We will worship while we wait.
We will overcome, because Jesus has overcome.
In His name we pray, Amen.
Many years ago, sitting high above the row of seats in the sanctuary in a small, separated “new mom’s room” with a window. I was alone with a new baby. Jesus and me and a new-born. It was my fourth child.