Verses: Psalms 149: 1 - 9
Song inspired by the chapter: Song has been uploaded from YouTube.com and is not my original.
My thoughts about the
verses:
Think about the last
sports game you watched. You are sitting
there waiting for that decisive moment that your team takes the lead that
cannot be beat. You are waiting on it
excitedly knowing that at any moment the star will jump in and score that
precious point. Then it happens out of nowhere
a person that you never expected comes and makes the pivotal play. Your heart races you know that your team has
scored the pivotal point that will change things. The other team will have no chance of
catching up.
We live in a world where
we all are waiting for that big thing to happen. We are not sure what it is going to be, but
we know there will be something that will change us forever. I know for me the moment that changed my life
happened over thirty years ago. I didn’t
have to wait as long as others and for that I feel blessed.
See for me the thing
that changed my life was that moment when I came to see Jesus as my
redeemer. I had figured out that I was
doing things that were wrong. I went
through a time period when I was afraid if I didn’t get things straightened out
I would die a horrible death. Then
sitting in a Vacation Bible School Class I learned that Jesus was there. Jesus had already paid for all of my
sins. I only had to accept the grace to
be free.
That decision has guided
my entire adult life. I cannot say that
things went as I thought they would. I
had hard times and times that I hid.
Yet, God always corrected me and got me back on the path. My task was to spread the gospel of
redemption to as many people as I can.
Just like that player that came out of nowhere to score that was what
God laid on my heart for me to be.
Yet, there will come and
even greater day. The day, the saints of
the Lord, have waited for. Jesus will
come in a chariot from Heaven above to call us home. The one thing that we have longed for will
happen in a flash. We will not know the
day or the hour yet, we will know that this is what we had searched for. Our lives will be changed from that
moment. We will become the victors in
Jesus’s name. The world will tremble;
nations will fall as the Son of God comes to claim his own. It is that moment that the final battle will
be one. Jesus will defeat evil and take
his saints home.
We know in our hearts
this will happen. Yet, we worry is it
today. The thing that we must remember
is that Jesus will return. With this
knowledge, we should praise our Redeemer.
We need to shout from the mountains that our Savior is the true
Messiah. We need to live with a joyful
spirit knowing that the one that loved us from the beginning will love us
forever.
Lift up your voices in
praise. Rejoice with your hands held
high. Allow the spirit to overflow in
your life and those around you. Dance in
the grace that comes from the redeemer.
Be ready for that moment when you will find your ultimate victory.
Prayer:
Praise your Holy
Name. We praise you for your redeeming
power. We praise you for your love. We praise you for your victory over
death. We praise you for our
freedom. Dear God help us to never
forget that you are our Redeemer. Help
us share your grace with the people of the world. In the name of the Redeemer and Savior we
pray. Amen
Questions:
Have you had that pivotal moment in your life? Do you feel the need today to turn it over to
Jesus? Are you praising the one that
will come to claim the victory?
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