Today is a beautiful day, because Luke gave the account of the angelic good news, “And suddenly there was with the angel a multitude of the heavenly host praising God and saying, ‘Glory to God in the highest, and on earth peace among those with whom he is pleased.’” (Luke 2: 13-14 ESV) Praise #joyinverse … Read more
Today is a beautiful day, because the children in the temple cried out for Jesus, “and they (the chief priests and scribes) said to him, ‘Do you hear what these are saying?’ And Jesus said to them, ‘Yes; have you never read, “‘Out of the mouth of infants and nursing babies you have prepared praise’?”’” … Read more
Today is a beautiful day, because, “You shall eat in plenty and be satisfied, and praise the name of the LORD your God, who has dealt wondrously with you. And my people shall never again be put to shame.” (Joel 2:26 ESV)
Today is a beautiful day, because God deals with vanity, “At the end of the days I, Nebuchadnezzar, lifted my eyes to heaven, and my reason returned to me, and I blessed the Most High, and praised and honored him who lives forever, for his dominion is an everlasting dominion, and his kingdom endures from … Read more
Today is a beautiful day, because Daniel praised God for revealing Nebuchadnezzar’s dream to him, “To you, O God of my fathers, I give thanks and praise, for you have given me wisdom and might, and have now made known to me what we asked of you, for you have made known to us the … Read more
Today is a beautiful day, because Jeremiah found reason to praise God in the midst of his prophecies of the fall of Jerusalem to Babylon, “Sing to the LORD; praise the LORD! For he has delivered the life of the needy from the hand of evildoers.” (Jeremiah 20:13 ESV) Praise #joyinverse #blessedthisdayandeveryday
Today is a beautiful day, because we learn from the mistakes of the Israelites by reading their accounts in God’s Word, “For as the loincloth clings to the waist of a man, so I made the whole house of Israel and the whole house of Judah cling to me, declares the LORD, that they might … Read more
Today is a beautiful day, because Isaiah wrote in both present and future connotations, “Our holy and beautiful house, where our fathers praised you, has been burned by fire, and all our pleasant places have become ruins.” (Isaiah 64:11 ESV) Praise #joyinverse #blessedthisdayandeveryday
Today is a beautiful day, because “I will recount the steadfast love of the LORD, the praises of the LORD, according to all that the LORD has granted us, and the great goodness to the house of Israel that he has granted them according to his compassion, according to the abundance of his steadfast love.” … Read more
Today is a beautiful day, because God swore to his people, “I will not again give your grain to be food for your enemies…but those who garner it shall eat and praise the LORD…Behold, your salvation comes; behold his reward is with him, and his recompense before him.” (Isaiah 63: 8b,9a,11b ESV) Praise #joyinverse #blessedthisdayandeveryday