“For the LORD is great, and greatly to be praised: he is to be feared above all gods” (Psalm 96:4).
TEXT — Psalm 96:1-13
Message
In 1818, the inhabitants of the Georgian Isles in the South Seas turned from their worship of idols to the Christian faith. The London Missionary Society thought it appropriate that special hymns be written in honour of this milestone. “Hark! The Song of Jubilee” was one of those hymns, authored by James Montgomery.
Our passage calls on all men and women everywhere to “sing unto the LORD a new song.” We are to acknowledge His majesty and reciprocate His love and benevolence by yielding all to Him. Singing to the Lord expresses our gratitude, faith, submission, and trust in Him. It will be an awful demonstration of ingratitude if we do not give God all the glory and honour due to Him.
Singing with melody in our hearts to God is a mark of gratitude and appreciation. When we sing, God is honoured, magnified, and glorified. The Scripture is replete with testimonies of victories won by God’s people over their enemies when they added singing to their supplications. Beyond the spiritual potency of singing, songs also have many benefits that include relieving emotional stress, fostering social ties, and aiding mental health.
Given His sovereignty and benevolence, God “…is great, and greatly to be praised: he is to be feared [revered] above all gods. For all the gods of the nations are idols: but the LORD made the heavens” (Psalm 96:4,5). Every living soul should give Him the glory due Him, worship Him in the beauty of holiness, and come to His courts with an offering. God’s people of all ages are commanded to glorify Him by their lives and declare His glory among the heathen. Thus, instead of murmuring and complaining about needs and lacks, we should join the company of all creatures to praise and magnify the Lord and His glorious name. With a gratuitous and appreciative spirit, we are to honour and sing of His goodness at all times so that others can come and taste His goodness and see that the Lord is good.
Thought for the day
All beings were made for God’s praise and He cannot be praised enough.
Listed among “500 most powerful people on the planet” by the Foreign Policy magazine in 2013, Pastor (Dr.) William F. Kumuyi is the founder and General Superintendent of the Deeper Christian Life Ministry (DCLM) headquartered in Lagos, Nigeria. DCLM started in 1973 as a 15-member Bible study group right in Kumuyi’s apartment at University of Lagos where he was a lecturer. His revolutionary Bible teaching on personal holiness and commitment to evangelism soon gained so much traction and resulted in a widespread revival.
3 comments
Nice one for the devotional manual and the
author’s. With the advent of GCK I was thinking that
Our GHS which only has few language’s such as: English, French, Hausa, Yoruba; should have other multiple languages like Igbo, Spanish, china, other languages of the world for the propagation of the ministry mandate- GOSPEL TO EVERY CREATURE.
Nice one for the devotional manual and the
author’s. With the advent of GCK I was thinking that
Our GHS which only has few language’s such as: English, French, Hausa, Yoruba; should have other multiple languages like Igbo, Spanish, china, other languages of the world for the propagation of the ministry mandate- GOSPEL TO EVERY CREATURE.
Thanks Team Leads DEVOTIONAL.
My humble self Bro Israel.
I want to be sent the daily manna devotional every day
GOOD