The Psalmist realized that anguish and despair changes us…that bitter suffering and grief makes us numb, irrational, and at times irresponsible for word or deed…even when addressing God. The Psalmist freely admitted that he was far from the person he usually was. And we, like the Lord, must remember then that grief effects everyone and that the same grace and mercy He extends, we must also.
Tag: Praise the Lord
Revelation 19: 1-2 “After this I heard what sounded like the roar of a great multitude in heaven shouting: ‘Hallelujah! Salvation and glory and power belong to our God, for true and just are His judgements.’ ”
Imagine the loudest sporting event you’ve ever been to…the crowd is whipped up to a frenzy as the team is about to score the winning point…it’s absolutely deafening as the crowd hollers. That noise level is tame compared to the great sound that comes from around the Throne by the multitudes upon multitudes of saints shouting “Praise the Lord!” They are filling the entire heavens with His glory by their shouts of Hallelujah! And someday we’ll be joining them in that magnificent chorus…rooting on “The Winning Team!”