AS LONG AS I LIVE

Psalm 104:33-35 NLT 

33 I will sing to the Lord as long as I live.

I will praise my God to my last breath!

34 May all my thoughts be pleasing to him,

for I rejoice in the Lord.

35 Let all sinners vanish from the face of the earth;

let the wicked disappear forever.

Let all that I am praise the Lord.

Praise the Lord!

Praise God we’re still breathing … that’s all of us or we wouldn’t be reading these words! Yesterday we looked at what we can still do if we’re still breathing and the Psalmist says a similar thing today in these verses.

He’s so thrilled with God he just wants to praise Him all the time, even to his last breath. God wants us to finish well and this is how we want to do it when our time comes - with the praises of God on our lips. But until then, we have the opportunity to praise Him now, in our present circumstances.😊

We’re encouraged to think thoughts that will please God and some of those thoughts will be to rejoice in the Lord. To rejoice in who He is and all He has done for us, for His promises which are yes and amen in Christ Jesus, for the gift of His Holy Spirit to counsel, comfort and guide us each day. We can praise Him for the authority He has delegated to us over all the works of the enemy and the sheer joy of our salvation, of belonging to God, of being one of His beloved children.

It truly is His breath in our lungs so let’s lift our voices and sing to the Lord today and rejoice in Him knowing we are His beloved, the child whom Jesus loves. In Jesus name. Amen.

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FREE INDEED!

John 8:31-32 NKJV Then Jesus said to those Jews who believed Him, “If you abide in My word, you are My disciples indeed. And you shall know the truth, and the truth shall make you free.” 

V.36 Therefore if the Son makes you free, you shall be free indeed.

I don’t know about you but there’s something about waking up to sunshine streaming in the window that lifts our spirits. When we remember the long, wet, cold days of winter, of wearing multiple layers of jumpers and woolly hats and coats, it’s glorious to have the freedom sunshine and warmth bring!😊

Jesus came to give us freedom. Freedom from the rule of Satan and his kingdom, freedom from sin and guilt, and the hold it had over us, but sometimes we forget we have been set free and maybe don’t appropriate it the way we should.

Jesus reminded us that the enemy comes to kill, steal and destroy and if that is happening in any shape or form in our lives then we know the enemy is at work. But the glorious good news is Jesus also said He came to give us life, to the full, till it overflows! That is still His intention for each one of us today and He went to the cross to achieve it for us, to give us the freedom to use His authority over all the works of the enemy. He wants us to use it!😊

Even if you don’t have sunshine where you live today, you can know the wonderful freedom Jesus came to give us. May we learn to enter into all He has planned for us more and more, whether we’re young or older because God is still working to bring to completion the work He began in each one of us. What an uplifting thought that is, God’s not finished with any of us yet!

If we’re still breathing there’s still someone to pray for, something to learn, praise and thanks to be given to God and to others, and people to love. There are still opportunities to use our faith and trust God more.

Whether it’s summer or winter, there are still ‘Son’ filled days ahead, days filled with the knowledge of all Jesus has done for us, and is doing for us, in setting us free from whatever is trying to hold us back, because whom the Lord sets free is free indeed.😊 Thank You Lord. Amen.

2 Corinthians 3:17 NLT For the Lord is the Spirit, and wherever the Spirit of the Lord is, there is freedom.

Have a very blessed weekend.x

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