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October 26
Sunday


ALL TOGETHER

READ:
Psalm 98:1-9
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Shout joyfully to the
LORD, all the earth;
break forth in song,
rejoice, and sing
praises. __Psalm 98:4
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For years my wife's piano and my banjo had an uncomfortable and infrequent relationship. Then, after Janet bought me a new guitar for my birthday, she expressed an interest in learning to play my old guitar. She is a very capable musician, and soon we were, together, playing songs of praise on our guitars. I like to think that a new kind of "praise connection" has filled our home.

When the psalmist was inspired to write of worshiping God, he began with this exhortation: "Shout joyfully to the LORD, all the earth; break forth in song, rejoice, and sing praises" (Ps. 98:4). He called for us to "sing to the LORD: with instruments such as harps and trumpets and horns (vv.5-6). He commanded all of the earth to "shout joyfully to the LORD: (v.4). In this mighty orchestrating of praise, the rolling sea is to roar with exaltation, the rivers are to clap their hands, and the hills are to sing out in joy. All the human race and creation are together called to praise the Lord in "a new song" of praise, "for He has done marvelous things" (v.1).

Today let your heart connect with others and God's creation in singing songs of praise to the mighty creator and Redeemer. __Dennis Fisher

`````````````````````````Let us celebrate together,````````````````````
````````````````````````Lift our voice in one accord,````````````````````
``````````````````````Singing of God's grace and mercy``````````````````
````````````````````and the goodness of the Lord. __Sper`````````````````
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God can use ordinary instruments
to produce a concert of praise.

*******************************Today's Bible Reading __ Psalm 98:1-9**************************************

1 Oh, sing to the LORD
a new song! For He has
done marvelous things; His
right hand and His holy
arm have gained Him the
victory. 2 The LORD has
made known His salvation;
His righteousness He
has revealed in the sight
of the nations. 3 He has
remembered His mercy
and his faithfulness to the
house of Israel; all the ends
of the earth have seen the
salvation of our God.

4 Shout joyfully to the
LORD, all the earth; break
forth in song, rejoice, and
sing praises. 5 Sing to the
LORD with the harp, with the
harp and the sound of a
psalm, 6 with trumpets and
the sound of a horn; shout
joyfully before the LORD,
the King.

7 Let the sea roar, and all
its fullness, the world and
those who dwell in it; 8 let
the rivers clap their hands;
let the hills be joyful
together 9 before the LORD,
for He is coming to judge
the earth. With
righteousness He shall
judge the world, and the
peoples with equity.


>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>INSIGHT<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<

Psalm 98 pictures and celebrates God the savior (vv.1-3), God
the King (vv.4-6), and God the judge (vv.7-9). It also celebrates
His mercy and faithfulness to His people (v.3). It extols God as
the righteous King who will rule the whole world with justice and
fairness (v.9). This call to celebrate is universal, extending to the
congregation at the temple (v.1), to the nations (v.2), and to the
whole earth(v.4).