The last thought from Psalm 97 that I have been meditating on is: “May all who are godly rejoice in the Lord and praise his holy name!” [vs 12 NLT]
Verses 10-12 in this song remind us that those who love the LORD are to hate evil. We are promised that our Father God will rescue and protect (eternally) no matter what we face in this life. And glory(!) we are promised that light and joy will shine on and through those whose hearts are made right through surrendering our lives to Christ Jesus as LORD.
What is our response to knowing those things? Rejoicing and Praising the One Who took us from the realm of darkness and transplanted us into the Kingdom of His Dear Son! [Colossians 1:13 NLT]
Our lives are to be filled with rejoicing! We are to have an attitude of praise no matter what we see with these temporal eyes.
I think of Mary’s response to the news that she would be the mother of the Savior – even thought she had no idea what that would mean or the sorrow that would hold for her, she responded with rejoicing and praise. I want her response to also be mine.
“Oh, how my soul praises the Lord. How my spirit rejoices in God my Savior!” [Luke 1:46-47 NLT]
